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This morning I paid a visit to Trifarm - a purpose built open water swimming lake and triathlon centre near Boreham in Essex. This was my first visit there and it was not to use the facilities but to play taxi to my daughter who was having an open water swimming lesson there. The sporting facilities were …
Last Saturday afternoon the lad and I took ourselves up to the Lee Valley Velopark in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - aka the Olympic Velodrome or The Pringle - to watch the final evening session of the Revolution Series Round 5 track racing. It was a great experience. I'd not been inside the Olympic Velodrome before and have …
My photography has ramped up considerably in 2014 and much of it has been taking photos of local sporting events and primarily parkruns at various locations. Ive also been able to do some wildlife photography plus some odds and ends of concerts, landscape, art, and architecture. And I've not earned a single solitary sheckle for …
Today was the 2014 edition of the London to Southend cycle and instead of taking part as I had planned I decided I needed sponsor money toward my own cycle challenge in August more than I needed to take part. So I did what I often do and took photos of those taking part. I …
Today was the day that many many cyclists in the East of England - me included - have been waiting for all year... the day the Tour de France came to sunny Essex. I took the day off and spent the day near Roxwell just west of Essex and had a brilliant time. In the …
Had a great morning up at the Great Notley Discovery Park this morning watching and photographing the Born2Tri Great Notley Spring Dualthlon. I took part in the Autumn running of the event last year and whilst it looks relatively easy on paper it does have a sting in its tail with the ascent and decent …
Today was the Great Notley Duathlon. I had in my diary to take part in the Southend on Sea 10K which was also today however a few weeks back Mr SMCC Ian Tovell aka Goldie aka @Sprocketwaffle tweeted that he had signed up for this event. This was shortly followed by Mr IronMan himself David …
Regular readers and occasional visitors alike will have seen my previous posts about the possibility of a Institution Of Civil Engineers social summer bicycle ride through the lanes of Essex, Suffolk and Hertfordshire. We have decided that this cycle will go ahead on Sunday 7th July 2013 starting at 9am in historic Stansted Mountfitchet and returning to …
I'm considering organising an ICE Summer social cycle around the leafy lanes of Essex and its environs and am wondering what appetite there might be... Am thinking a minimally organised ride - so no signage or marshalling - so just a group or two of people out for a social ride. Thinking donation's of £5 -£10 'entry …
Last weekend was the 2012 London to Southend cycle event in aid of The British Heart Foundation. I had signed up to take part but a heavy cold and associated lack of sleep and training meant I had to pull out. It was a glorious day for the event which made it all the more …
