A quick rant about potholes or to be more accurate - highway surface defects. This is a big issue which I have my own views on generally but a specific issue locally on a street near my home which is a principal route I use when cycling in the area. There are loads of other …
#TwitterRoadRace 2012
I took part in the very first global Twitter 5k road race yesterday and it was great. The event was organised by Doug Cassaro of Washington, DC who goes by the Twitter handle of @seedougrun and he used his blog I run because... to manage (very well I might add) registration, race day info, posting times and providing the results. …
Cool new bathroom
We recently had our tatty old bathroom renovated and I have been meaning to put up some photos and details on the blog - mainly to give a bit of exposure to the local chap who did the work as we are really pleased with it. It is a very small bathroom and we kept …
Leigh-on-Sea 10K
Did my second ever 10K road race this morning and wanted to do better than my first 10K a couple of weeks ago on the hottest October day on record. You can read about that event here. This 10K was organised by Leigh-on-Sea Striders running club and had around 500 competitiors. It was perfect conditions …
Sadlers Farm – Soil nailing on the A13
Works on the Sadlers farm Junction Project continue apace and making the most of this unseasonal spell of good weather. On the A13 - on the stretch between Church Road Bridge and Pitsea Flyover the works are focussed on widening the embankments for the new increased width of highway. Between Church Road Bridge and the …
Southend 10K – I survived it!
Okay. So a quick blog about the Southend 10K road race that I took part in today. I was runnning in aid of Havens Hospices and if you wish to donate to the cause and support my efforts then you can do so here. Back in April/May I decided I needed to get fit and …
Sunday morning on Southend Seafront
I live in Southend and like nothing more early on a Sunday morning to go for a run or a cycle along the seafront especially if the weather is good. I am not the only one who likes this time of day on the seafront as you will find many people running, cycling, walking and …
Eastwoodbury Lane link road opens
A new link road has recently opened in Southend that enables the 300m extension of the runway at London Southend Airport to commence. The works are part of a major upgrade plan by owners Stobart Group to the airport which also includes a new rail station (complete), new control tower (complete), new terminal building (in …
London Prepares – International Mountain Biking
In glorious sunshine I and my two kids spent the afternoon at the Hadleigh Olympic Mountain Biking Venue today to watch the London Prepares event. We were not able to get there in the morning and so missed the women's event. We got there at around 1pm having caught the shuttle bus from Leigh-on-Sea station …
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London to Southend Bike Ride 17th July 2011 – Photos
It was the London to Southend Bike Ride today and as I was not taking part this year I decided to go down and take a whole load of photographs of those people who were taking part and in doing so raising funds for a variety of causes and for the British Heart Foundation. I was taking photographs …
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