In my previous Blog Post I wrote about Paul’s 100 mile Ultra Marathon (you can read that here). This post continues with recollections from his epic run. The L2M route took Paul and the other runners along stretches of the Pennine Trail towards the half way point in Didsbury Manchester before heading back out to […]
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There are many people who say they are going to do something, sometimes it’s more wishful thinking than any real commitment to making something happen. But sometimes there are people who say they are going to do something and then actually go and do it. My brother Paul falls into the latter group – and […]
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Last night Paul and I nipped along to the Tameside based OKE Charity in Droylsden. Paul ran there from work, and then ran home after our visit and therefore used it as part of his final preparations for his 100 mile Ultra Marathon on Saturday …. I also made a point of using it as […]
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Well done to Paul the amount sponsored for this weekends Ultra Marathon (100 miles) has now gone over £1,000 – a great amount to achieve and nice timing in advance of this evenings visit to the OKE Charity that are set to benefit from his run. You can read more about Paul’s run here If […]
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100 miles and a £1,000+ With just a week to go before Paul sets off on his epic 100 mile Ultra Marathon he looks set to hit around a £1,000 in sponsorship for the Tameside based charity Our Kids Eyes, which is a decent effort when set against his original target of raising £500. Last […]
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I had a cracking day out yesterday and was able to make the most of the decent weather. Despite having been to North Wales on my bike(s) many hundreds of times over the years, there are occasions that I still manage to stumble across roads that I’ve not been on before and yesterday was no […]
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Moto Guzzi V7 Cafe Classic (2012)
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Although there was something of an improvement in the weather during April, it still hasn’t really been that good so far, which in turn has disappointingly meant that it has been a pretty slow start to the ‘biking year’ for me, compared to previous years. On the positive side I have managed to get out […]
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I’ve written previously about the small matter of a 100 mile run that my brother Paul is doing at the end of this month. I caught up again with Paul over the weekend to see how his preparations were going as he gets closer to the start date. This Blog post is the second ‘interview’ […]
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