Really homesick today 😕 I mean I’m functioning fine, I just Think this might be one of the hardest things I’ve done! My rucksack is so heavy, I’m the highest, furriest, grubbiest I’ve ever been, and coldest and least cuddled 😛. I miss so many things. Some days I want to come home so bad (I’m…
Adventure far from home!
Life is a pretty awesome rollercoaster, highs, lows, slow bits, fast bits. Since The Crash it seems to have speeded up!! Just occasionally I’d like to pause it and take a moment! Life doesn’t seem to work like that though! I got a last minute invitation to a trip climbing in the Himalayen! And I…
Cake Collection
So this summer I have been out on my bike hunting for cake and I even found some, I just didn’t get round to writing about it. I need a break from writing about my big race, so I’ll write about cake! I’ve picked out 3 highlights from July and August…. The bakery somewhere near…
Waiting for Mary with Dan
My friend Mary (who got me into running ultra trails) ran the CCC race (Courmayer, Champex, Chamonix) 25 days ago. She ran 101km with 6100 meters of vertical gain! Dan and I were her support crew, which involves popping up along the route with food, clean socks and encouragement. As she ran through the night,…
Before
I wrote this the morning before The Crash. Afterwards with my pounding head, battered body, general feelings of misery and bad side effects of antibiotics and codine I really didn’t feel finishing it up. Now I’m starting to starting to feel myself again I can look back, polish it up and share it! 23rd August…
The Crash
I’m sitting still for the first time in what feels like forever. My cheeks reddened by being out in the rain all day are starting to glow with the affect of wine and autumns first fire. As I search for calm and try to get my thoughts in order I’m distracted by the healing itch of…
Joys of Sprint Training
Pick a spot Focus narrowed to the spot Nothing else matters Go Go Go Fists tight Arms pumping Breath sawing Legs pumping Feet pounding Total focus Push a bit more Giving everything Almost there! Push Hurting At the spot Stop! Stop! Stop! Knees bent Heart pounding Legs shaking Head bowed Breath sawing Arms still Desperate…
Privilege and Joy
A little while ago, on a hot sunny day I ran from Grächen to Saas Fee (Switzerland) Without a shadow of a doubt it was one of the most beautiful runs I’ve ever done! A balcony run, presided over by a parliament of snow capped mountains. Undulating, flowing paths framed either side with bright alpine…
Still No Cake!
This cake and col project isn’t really going to plan! Plenty of cycling, but not very much cake. Last weekend I went up to the col de Pierre Carrée just before Flaine. Its long, but not super steep. Its a really lovely climb, quiet roads, beautiful views and, according to Damien, some very pleasing bends!…
NO Cake!
This weekends hunt for cake was a tough one, up to the Emosson dam (Col de la Gueulaz) It’s a tough climb, the last 6km have a steepness of 9-10%! It was the first sunshine we’ve had for a while, lower down the hillsides and verges are lush, verdant green strewn with brightly coloured flowers….
Three Peaks Race
Yorkshire 3 Peaks Race 30th April 2016 When I first entered the Yorkshire 3 peaks race I filled in the entry requirements realising that is was a slightly different kettle of fish to the longer races I have done before. The race  is 37.4 km (23.3 Miles) with a total ascent/descent of 1608m (5279 ft) It…
Birthday Biking
Cols and Cake…. The Beginning I’m not a real road biker, I don’t have a matching set of Lycra! But I do love going out on my bike (a little bianchii, the same colour as a mint imperial wrapper!) Exploration of the mountains in different way, beautiful back roads, high mountain cols, twisting, speedy desents….
Where's Georgie 