Here now are a few random snippets of what I’ve been up to since the triple biking epic - the rather pudgy bit around my middle might indicate that I’ve been doing rather too much recovering of late though and maybe I need to get off my butt sometime soon 

Little green courgette….

OK so maybe it's not very exciting for everyone but this is the first courgette I have grown - EVER.

Following the photo shoot it is sat in the fridge but I'm really not sure whether I have the heart to hack it into pieces and eat it just yet.....

Run Charlie Run

I’ve done virtually no running since before Mayhem and venturing out again was not surprisingly a bit of a challenge as although my lungs are saying “yay let’s go!” my legs are saying “noooooooo!” It was great though just to slip on my running shoes and pootle off down the lane and across the footpaths – very pure sport - nothing mechanical to worry about. Just need to decide now with Jo which distances we are going to go for in the upcoming Forest of Dean Winter Trail runs (and of course what really cool outfits to wear!). I can feel a shopping spree coming on…

Up a mountain (down a beer)

In advance of the last Trek National Marathon coming up we took a trip up to Coed-y-Brenin to check out what had happened there since the new centre has been built and wow it was pretty impressive. As well as what seemed to be a greatly improved network of MTB trails for all abilities, the new eco-friendly centre also actually served decent food and drinks and the bike-friendly facilities were superb. With trail runs and walks as well as the MTB trails it’s definitely worth spending some time there if you like anything outdoorsy.

We rode what are now called the Tawr and MBR trails which were pretty challenging (for me anyhow ) and driving back I was pondering what carnage there might be later this month as the marathon course is rumoured to include the Tarw trail - well I just hope that they have plenty of Savlon on tap!!!

Anyhow, that’s pretty much it for now as the final marathon is now looming large and with a bit of luck I will be looking back this time next week (hopefully still in one piece) and feeling pretty pleased with how this season’s efforts have gone. Oh yes and there is then of course a bit of end of season fun with Dusk til Dawn, a twelve-hour night race in Thetford forest but more about that later…….