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The Old-Man-Test! You've probably come across this before, but it's new to me, having (unfortunately :) ) discovered it yesterday. Since then...

No Barton in the beans for me today but plenty of great places names visited including the delightful Bell End and Mearse Lane. A lovely day for a...

Sorry to hear that. Fingers crossed for the next two opportunities. Treadmill hill session this morning. 6 x 4 minutes @ 10% gradient (6 minutes...

This is known as "greasing the groove" in strength training circles.... a lot of people will have one located in their house on a door frame, and do...

The inaugural Talgarth Fell race has been won by Bethan Logan, with Rhian Robert (FV50) in third place. Exactly 50% of the 20 finishers were women;...

Hi Ian, I hope this goes well for you. I am in a very similar boat. Ankle became increasingly sore to the point where walking was a struggle. As per...

You obviously weren't looking at the road signs in Congerstone, as I'm sure one of them would have pointed to Barton-In-The-Beans. But it is a very...

A sad loss to the fell running community. Condolences to family and friends.

EMOM press-ups routine. 11 reps (floor to lock to floor) press-ups, every minute, for 10 minutes. Secs remaining for each of the 10X 1 min sets. ...

It was Travs. I got selected but unfortunately had to withdraw. Really pissed off. I've had a hamstring niggle since Lads Leap that doesn't seem...

10.48 miles, 3,016 feet, 3 hours 26 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 2 sides, including along the ridge to the true top. Another cloudy/misty day; the...

Llani there was an international masters road 10km in Birmingham today.... Was that the one you were possibly in with a shout of a Welsh vest.....?

I've done a fair bit of cycling in the past in that direction, all the way up to Burton On Trent.... but although i've cycled round Twycross,...

I have only just picked up this news. Like others, I only knew her from the forum. So sad to hear of her passing. Sincere condolences to family and...

Yesterday's ride was to the south-west, the most hilly direction from here. Reached Barton-in-the-Beans, almost halfway to Travs's domain, then...

light pull session today after doing a fairly long run. Landmine rows. 6 x 15 @ 35kg Wide grip pull downs 4 x 15 @ 30kg

Press-ups with a bar, EMWM for 86 minutes, sets of 10. So 860 in total.

11.05 miles, 2,879 feet, 3 hours 22 minutes: Loughrigg trails, including down from Loughrigg top via the race route and Deerbolts Woods, and back up...

I'm in but I think I have made a fatal error in not selecting Pog. I had to pick G of course but then have gone for a team of experience and...

I'm in. Come on Marco, Graham, Pete S, Mr B and anyone else who does or doesn't ride a bike!

A lighter push session this evening as feeling a bit tired. Dumb-bell shoulder press 5 x 15 @ 12kg each hand 4 x 15 @ 10kg each hand Bench...

I'd be dead chuffed to still be hitting 46s in the final few sets. Great going Mr B.

30 EMOM alternating pull-ups and chin-ups. Pull-ups 1x5 (Yay!) 1x3 5x2 8x1 Chin-ups

14.62 miles, 3,505 feet, 4 hours 39 minutes: Fairfield Horseshoe anti-clockwise from/to Rothay Bridge. I went up the rock step, and stayed on the...

OK folks, it has been a while but I'm back - I am going to be in Borrowdale for my Godparents' 50th wedding anniversary in July so for various...

Eveybody dies and Duane Eddy now has at 86. He was the first rock artist I ever saw live in the early 1960s and the last I saw in Manchester in...

I did an epic run in a similar area, probably 5 or 6 winters ago... Starting in Mungrisedale, i think i took in Souther Fell, Mungrisedale Common,...