Manchester Marathon 2013

Bizarrely, I started and finished at the same time as a friend. My chip time gives a two minute difference?!?

My updated (29/4/2013) chip time was 4:23:45 which correlates with watch time.

Much less wet , cold and muddy this year hence the 15 minutes less on the time.

Splits:                 2013             2012

10km                 0:56:23          1:05:28
10 Mile              1:32:03          1:44:31
Half Marathon    2:01:25          2:16:36
20 Mile              3:14:47          3:30:29
Finish                 4:23:45          4:38:59

Lake District Video Re-Edit

This is the re-edit of various bits of Lake District footage.  Parts of it were filmed just after I snapped my A2, so the easier stuff was part of my rehab.

Chapel Stile - H&M Smith Traverse 6a+, Ly'al Fella's Wall 7a??, Pocket Slab Centre 5, Pocket Slab Far Right 6a, Wall 1 5+, Wall 2 5
Gouther - Four Winds Wall 7a+ (fail), Renegade NED 7a, Trev's Traverse 7a (fail)
Kentmere - Badger Arete SDS 6c+, Blow Yer Ballast 6b, Middle Earth 7a+/b, Negative Reality Inversion 7a+
Langdale Boulders - Problem 13 6c+, problem 18 7a, The Mantel 6b

Climbers - GCW and Rick Ginns, with a cameo from Sam Davenhall.
Music by Gordon Lightfoot.


Lake District Bits 01 from GCW on Vimeo.



http://vimeo.com/64553155

Rivington Ultra Trail Marathon

The official Rivington Ultra Trail 26 was postponed due to deep snow. We decided to run it unofficially today.  43km, over 1000m ascent. I struggled with the heat in the middle section which wiped me out. We did it in 5:50:02, which is below our 6 hour aim.  Still a little disappointing that I was shit.

Night Series Done

http://www.thenightrunner.co.uk/

Really good fun!

15/12/2012  Delamere Forest Festive Fun  48:56
12/1/2013  Rivington Close Encounters  54:27
16/2/2013  Formby Valentines Massacre   47:42

Fontainebleau Video Re-Edit

Bouldering in Fontainebleau with Nik at work, GCW, Rick, Mike and Baz with a cameo from Andi "funky beanie" E.

La Roche aux Sabots- Zen 7a, Jet Set 7a
Apremont Bizons- 7a Wall fail
Bas Cuvier- Le Super Prestat 7b+ fail
Bois Rond- Toubib or not Toubib 7a
Buthiers- Attention Chef d'Oeuvres fail 7a
Canche aux Merciers- Blue 15, Keo 7a?, Mardis Gras 7a
Franchard Cuisiniere- Le Mouton a 5 pattes 7a, le Mouton a 6 Pattes 7a
Franchard Isatis- The Real Thing "7a Double Dyno", Abdolobotomy 7a
l'Elephant- Le Lepreux Direct 7a
Maunoury- l'Oeil de Boite dans l'Epaule 7a
Potala- le Petit Toit Ocre Direct 6c+
Rocher Canon- leve la Patte 7a?

Fontainebleau 2010/2011 from GCW on Vimeo.

Thorn Bouldering Video re-Edit

Bouldering at the excellent Thorn Crag with Andi Emery and GCW.

One Eyed Willie 6a
Red Rose Addict 6c+
Fresno 6a+
Score 5
Grit Nose 6a+
Burnt Heather 6b
Neil's Thorny Arete SDS 6a
Budmunk 7a+
Elemental 6c
Neil's Slab 4
Easy Karma 5+
Mothership Reconnection 7a+
2001: A Grit Odyssey 6c+
And For My Next Trick 7a

Music by Primus and Ministry


Thorn Crag Bouldering from GCW on Vimeo.

Preston Guild Series Ticked!

7/5/12  5k  25:47
30/9/12  10k  56:50
28/10/12  Half Marathon  1:52:33
(4/11/12  Tatton Park Half Marathon  1:48:41)
18/11/12  10 miler  1:25:06

You can tell I am not a runner.




And from this video of old stuff, you can tell I'm no boulderer either.  Some problems from Lancashire Grit/ Sand stone.

Windy Clough-  Bodacious 7a. Bully for Bugs 6c, Wall 6b+, Country for Old Men Variant 6c+, Mr. Owl ate my Metal Worm 7a, Welcome to the Palindrome 6c, Live Evil 6c+, No Country for Old Men 7a+
Heysham Head-  Spiderman's Toxic Sunday 6b+



Windy Clough and Heysham Head from GCW on Vimeo.