So last weekend I sat down to watch the Olympic Opening Ceremony with friends in Guildford. Despite me hating everything about the sponsors and IOC I loved the opening ceremony and have so far really enjoyed team GBs success, which I think has largely had nothing to do with any food they ate at a well know clown fast food chain, power from some company that messed me around twice with connections or any natural extract carbonated sugar beverage they probably don’t go near. Having left the car in Guildford and gone home drunk on the train (missing Brian May … Continue reading Phallic Towers , Ladygardens, Phallic Boats, Ruins, Sausages and loads more World War 2 stuff.

Reflection of lee in Hascombe Sometimes a simple trip to the Running Shop can be spiced up by taking a cross country run to get there instead of driving. My part of Surrey in the UK is unique in being criss crossed with some famous long trails including an old canal path that used to run to Brighton on the coast, an old railway line that also used to run to Brighton and a Greensand Way 108 mile trail that follows what was 100s of millions of years ago the sandy seabed in this area ! This sunday was a … Continue reading Wet Socks, Wind Socks, Tortoise and Hare

Bed Car at Wokefield Park Hotel Last weekend I was on an excellent business course at Wokefield Park in Berkshire. I often take my running gear with me when I travel so I get a chance to run in new places.  As I arrived on the Friday night there was a school prom happening on site and there was a massive queue of crazy vehicles waiting to deliver gleeful students. One was an american  police car, one kid rocked up in black tie and a scramble bike, other in limos….but the winner by far were the girls who turned up … Continue reading Bedcars in Berkshire, Wet Nipples and being the only person in the World for an hour

So here is my new blog for my running, flying and diving.  My previous blog posts can be found at www.greensandway2012.blogspot.co.uk.  With that challenge completed it was time to find a more permanent home for my blogging here.  I wanted to start this blog with ‘a goodie’ so the opportunity rose this weekend just gone to meet some good friends of mine in Peaslake to go mountain biking.  Why drive to Peaslake when you can run there? Lee taking a sit down in the boathouse at Winkworth Arboretum I set off around 11am Saturday with a light day rucksack (about 4.5kgs) … Continue reading Lakes at Winkworth, Owls at Pitch Hill and Marshmallow Forks