All photos in this post are courtesy of the very talented Phill Stasiw Finally, mental health is starting to get discussed more and more openly in the UK. And from the BBC’s much-celebrated Mind Over Marathon documentary, to Look Mum No Hands’ panel discussion on the matter, the benefits of exercise for mental health are … Continue reading Mountain biking and mental health: my Trans Cambrian story
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And so it was that we returned to the van in Chatel, in need of a new adventure. As luck would have it, a new adventure presented itself to us, in the form of a message from my friend Kat. She texted me to say that she was currently on holiday with a company called … Continue reading J’adore VTT (part 3)
Two blogs in one week? Has the world gone mad?? I couldn't just leave you all wondering what happened next on our big French adventure, so here I am - back with part deux. After a wonderful week in Annecy, playing on the lake and whizzing down the mountains, it was time to move on. … Continue reading J’adore VTT (part 2)
Hello! Remember me? It’s been a while! I won’t bore you with the details of why it’s been so long, but it’s fair to say I’ve really missed blogging and my little corner of the internet lately. So here I am – back! So much has happened since my last post. I've bought a new … Continue reading J’adore VTT! (Part 1)
Last weekend was a three day one, thanks to the wonder that is the British bank holiday. My Mr was away for the weekend, so I decided to take trip too, with some girl friends. It was my first biking break with my friends and we all took the Tuesday off work, to make a … Continue reading Lovely Lakes
The Mr and I always tend to go away for a holiday in the UK around Easter. We've always been really lucky with the weather and had some great adventures at that time of year. This year was no different. This year we went to Scotland. We took a week off work and took our … Continue reading Super Scotland: adventures North of the border
Last week The Mr and I decided to take a break. It's been a crazy few months for us both work-wise, so the idea of getting away and chilling out for a few days was very appealing, especially as the weather forecast was looking really good! So I snuck in a cheeky late notice leave … Continue reading Lovely Long Mynd
In October I celebrated my 30th birthday in style, up a Spanish mountain on a Pure Mountains holiday. It was the best birthday I've ever had and one of the very best holidays too! Pure Mountains is a mountain biking holiday company run by the very brilliant Jenny and Tim. They moved out to Spain … Continue reading Pure Mountains: pure magic!
Last weekend was a big one for me; it was my first weekend back in the saddle since the Cwmcarn incident. That's right, I hadn't been able to go riding for a full 11 weeks! It turned out that when I was initially told 6 weeks, they were talking nonsense and the physiotherapist I saw … Continue reading One mojo, happily returned to its righful owner
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