Exercise
Rundownunder into Western Australia
In the Rundownunder challenge, the start of 2023 saw me walking / running / hiking, virtually, across the top of the Northern Territory. The travelling north along the eastern seaboard of Australia in the first year or so of the…
The Road Back To Health
As mentioned in a previous post, on 1st May 2022 I injured my knee and the subsequent healing of that injury brought virtually all my physical activity to a screeching halt. From the activity when the injury occurred through to…
- Beauty, Camping, Cycling, Exercise, Exploring, Footbiking, Hiking, Holidays, Interesting Places, NAtional Parks, Nature, Travel, Walking
A Very Outdoor Month
Late March 2022 was the time of a “wife and me” holiday – the first such holiday after the last of our progeny departed the nest. The destination was Mitta Mitta, a place I had stayed at twice before. Mitta…
St. Francis Way Virtual Challenge
The start of 2022 meant the start of another Conqueror’s Virtual Challenge. On 1st January 2022, I started the challenge, and allowed myself 10 weeks to complete it. The challenge is 503km / 312 miles long which means I have…
- CAMINO DE SANTIAGO VIRTUAL CONQUEROR CHALLENGE, Cycling, Cycling Touring, Exercise, Footbiking, Interesting Places
The Camino De Santiago Completed
Following on from the previous post about Camino De Santiago virtual fitness challenge, on 8th October 2021 I reached the 60% completed point of the challenge. The next postcard was only a couple of days away at that point. 10th…
- CAMINO DE SANTIAGO VIRTUAL CONQUEROR CHALLENGE, Christianity, Cycling, Exercise, Footbiking, Interesting Places
The Camino De Santiago
On 1st September I signed up for another virtual fitness challenge, the Conqueror Challenges Camino de Santiago Challenge. This challenge, like the Lands End to John O’Groats one I did earlier in the year, is being done by Kickbike. It…
- Cycling, Exercise, Footbiking, Interesting Places, LANDS END TO JOHN O'GROATS VIRTUAL CONQUEROR CHALLENGE, RUN DOWN UNDER VIRTUAL WALK / RUN CHALLENGE, Walking
Next Batch of Lands End to John O’Groats Challenge Postcards and Run Down Under progress
LAND’S END to JOHN O’GROATS VIRTUAL CONQUEROR CHALLENGE Since the last blog post, the Kickbike rides I have been doing have been steadily adding up in the Lands End to John O’Groats (LEJOG). 2nd March 2021: Coventry “You could be…
- Cycling, Events, Exercise, Exploring, Footbiking, Interesting Places, LANDS END TO JOHN O'GROATS VIRTUAL CONQUEROR CHALLENGE, Travel
Lands End to John O’Groats Challenge Postcards
Since the previous post about the Lands End to John O’Groats Virtual Conqueror Challenge, I have past the following waypoints and received postcards. 10th January 2021: The Eden Project “Although the idea for the Eden Project only dates back 20…
- Cycling, Events, Exercise, Exploring, Footbiking, Interesting Places, LANDS END TO JOHN O'GROATS VIRTUAL CONQUEROR CHALLENGE, RUN DOWN UNDER VIRTUAL WALK / RUN CHALLENGE, Travel, Walking
New 2021 Fitness Challenges
Two new fitness challenges will make 2021 an interesting year for maintaining my fitness level. One of the challenges is for cycling, and the other for walking / running. For around 10 years now, I have been cycling regularly. It…