Only a short while ago Nokia ruled supreme in the mobile phone world. Symbian, based upon the software used in the Psion handheld computers, was the operating system for a decade of phones which steadily gained sophistication. However, apart from Calls, Texts and Games, Email on your phone was considered a luxury and only in […]
Marsden to Glossop. 28th January 2012. 22 miles, 4000ft ascent. The Marsden to Edale route, used by a number of endurance events including Tanky’s Trog and the Trigger, is a tough 21-mile North-South traverse of Black Hill, Bleaklow and Kinder Scout. In good weather, ideally after a long dry spell, it is a wonderful day […]
This is developing into a hobby which sits nicely alongside my other activities, such as running, walking and even visiting other locations whilst on business or vacation. Basically, Geocaching is Hide and Seek for the 21st Century. People hide things and you have to find them. There is also a touch of the cloak-and-dagger, dead-letter […]
15th January 2012 Sometimes you push against situations that seem to be telling you to stop. From a logistics point of view the weekend was difficult and most “sensible” people would have understood if I’d said, “Nah, didn’t go – a lot of hard work for a day’s running”. The running in question was the […]
Nothing prepares you better for hill-work, than hill-work. With a mountain marathon looming it was time to give Lefty & Righty a bit of push – and give calves, quads & hams some stick. I left Trebor at the lay-by above Loggerheads around 2pm and basically followed the Open To Offas route backwards, mixing sections […]
So many to chose from – a real vintage year. This list will probably be updated as I remember them, which has also given me the idea of a blog for albums of 2012 as they arrive. So, not in any order … Rock Transatlantic – Whirlwind Transatlantic – More Never Is Enough Nightwish – […]
iPhone 4S v Nokia Lumia 800 I am in the rather strange position of having two smartphones in daily use. My “main” one is my iPhone 4S, (on the Orange network) and I have just been given – literally – a Nokia Lumia 800 (on “3”) to test drive. They are both flagship models for […]
Starting out is always the worst bit. I set Trails running on my iPhone, set the HR monitor going and head off down City Road and onwards, towards the River Dee. Taking it easy as legs realise what’s afoot. Breathing stabilises as I cross the river over the footbridge and then it’s down to the […]
I rarely listen to my iPod when on events – the sound of the countryside, and my own thoughts, are usually all I need. On the other hand, my runs around the various routes I have in and around Chester are often done to the accompaniment of 70’s rock, Mahler Symphonies or Wagnerian drama. The […]
Warrington Pyramid Hall, 7th May 2011. I rarely come away from these concerts without wanting to look up some newly discovered piece of music, or composer, but hadn’t expected to on this occasion. “A Night at the Theatre” comprised music by Bernstein, Wagner, Puccini, Fucik, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner & Loewe, Bock & Harnick and […]
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