Category Archives: Northumberland

All Points North 2019 – Day 1(and a bit)

293.24 Miles 23:50:54 Moving Time 26:45:13 Elapsed Time 26,061 ft climbed 9 croissants consumed The start was great, everyone turned the right out of the HQ and then the next junction everyone went off in different directions, it was like wacky races. Getting out off Sheffield was a series of crossing paths with other racers,ContinueContinue reading “All Points North 2019 – Day 1(and a bit)”

TCRNO7 – Transcontinental Race 2019 1.Prologue- My road to Burgas

TCRNO7 – Transcontinental Race 2019 1.Prologue- My road to Burgas The Transcontinental Race. The big one in my eyes. The Transcontinental was the race that caught my attention around 5 years ago while running out of things to search for online at a job that saw me staring out of the window for most ofContinueContinue reading “TCRNO7 – Transcontinental Race 2019 1.Prologue- My road to Burgas”

Day 2- Stob Cross to Bardon Mill

24/02-  13   mile Total Walked-   28miles After a surprisingly content sleep for the low temperature, I reluctantly emerged from my sleeping bag, unzipped the 2 tent zips awkwardly with my gloved hands and the sun had yet to emerge over the horizon, but it was light enough to see. Iced boots and aContinueContinue reading “Day 2- Stob Cross to Bardon Mill”

Day 1- Corbridge to Stobb Cross

23/02- 15 mile Day 1 started with a 07:23 train from Chester-Le-Street, meaning a fully packed bag the previous night and a lift down to the station at a unreasonably early hour. The train was packed with commuters going to Newcastle and I couldn’t help but smirk when I knew they were all going toContinueContinue reading “Day 1- Corbridge to Stobb Cross”

The Reivers Way

Plan Having a few days off work I thought I would plan a walk to get away from sitting in front of a computer all day, as well as test out some new kit which hasn’t of yet seen daylight. The Reivers way, a 150ish mile wander from Corbridge to Alnmouth through historic Northumberland wasContinueContinue reading “The Reivers Way”