Been pretty busy since my last post, and pretty tired as well. It started with putting controls out for the Great Lakeland 3 Day Challenge that I planned the route for.

So it goes something a little like this: -

Tuesday 1st May - A quick, and I mean quick, loop of Cunswick & Scout Scar above Kendal with JP Challinor. Good fast pace, very enjoyable, but not the best for the week I have planned...

JP Challinor on Cunswick Scar (Below) & Cunswick Scar (Above)

Wore my new Montane Slipstream GL Smock, looks like a bin bag, performs like a dream!! More on this soon.

Wednesday 2nd May - Putting out controls from Langdale to Kirkstone.

Headed up from the Stickle Barn to Stickle Tarn to place the forst control, today was day 3 of the GL3D in reverse.

2 happy dogs & one big boulder (below) & GL3D control (above)

From the little tarn just south of Stickle Tarn I headed round Blea Crag & down to Easedale Tarn, down into Easedale and behind Grasmere to head up the valley oppositeand straight up and onto Fairfield summit. It was hot and I sweated hard. I cursed the speed JP & I had run round the scar, as I really felt it in my legs as I ascended. When I hit the summit of Fairfield I put the control out and the weather on top was not as it was in the valley. Very common, but there was a big temp. difference, so I donned the Montane Sliptream GL Smock plus hat and gloves. My fingers went white, and I felt a little funny, so headed off quickly to get the blood moving again. As I headed down into the pass between Fairfield and Hart Crag I trip a few times, slightly, and thought I must be tired and need to be careful & at that point I tripped agin, this time properly & was caught off guard. It has never happened before on a hard lakeland track, I hit the deck, HARD. This is something you don't want to happen on a fell top, in the late afternoon, in colder temps, but luckily I fell well, took the impact with my hands, and then elbow and shoulder. Thankfully I didn't hit my head. I lay on the ground taking stock of what had just happened.The GL smock was fine as well!!

So, back up, I took in Hart Crag, Dove Crag & then down to Scandale Pass & up the back of Red Scree's, one of my favorite mountains to place another control on the summit. From here it was down the Red Scree's themself & then the walkers path. what a quick descent this is, roughly 5 mins & you're at the carpark. Across the road & back up St Ravens Edge and along to the summit of Stoney Cove Pike for the final control I was placing that day & back down to the Kirkstone Pub to meet my lift home!! Was pretty chuffed, I got from Red Scree's summit to Stoney Cove & back to the pub in 1 hour exactly... not bad.

Wind Turbines at Kirkstone Pass, what do you think?  (below)

The Kirkstone pub has been granted permission for wind turbines, and in one sence I love it, but in another I don't. I learnt to ski on the hill where they are & they don't look nice, but then I guess its better than the pub burning Oil & Gas to heat & power the place... lets hope it doesn't open more use of these.. but then its better then nuclear for sure!!

Met Shane in the evening in Keswick to have a quick bite and discuss plans for the following day.

Thursday 3rd May - Putting out Caw Fell, Brown Pike and the South Western Fells

Got picked up by Shane at 10am at Beck Mills, the Outdoor Warehouse's head quarters. From here we head to the Duddon Valley via Greenodd and parked at the Newfield Inn. The start of the Duddon Valley Fell race. Shane headed upto Brown Pike and myself to Caw Fell to place a control each. Had a nice conversation on top of Caw Fell wiht some Wainwright baggers & then headed back to the van to wait for Shane. My legs were shot & I felt knackered, but it was a good stretch.

Looking back at the Coniston Fells from Caw Fell (below)

The Newfield Inn, start of the Duddon Valley Fell race.

Next we set off to the Corney Fell road & parked at the highest point in a pull up. I headed north to place my control on Whitfell, ground I had never covered before & Shane headed out to Black Combe, a 'Fell' I new people would love visiting in retrospect, but not on the slog there and back!! Again, we met back at the van & then headed back to Kendal.

Today was easier in distance, but harder considering I was shot...

Friday 4th May - Wasdale to Dunmail.

I felt much better today, but wasn't looking forward to the weather.. it was forecast low cloud & possible snow. I know this routeall too well & didn't worry about nav, but didn't look forward to the prospect of running in the clag for several hours... I must becoming soft. Note toself, get out more in in-clement conditions before its TOO late!!

Shane dropped me in Wasdale and I headed upto Styhead Pass to place the first control under the First Aid Box. Job done and I headed up past Great End & Allen Crags to Angle Tarn, round the back of Rossett to Stake Pass, and up onto High Raise.. I was feeling excellent. Legs a little tired, but strong.

From High Raise it was down Mere Beck & past Calf Crag, the BG route anti-clockwise & then Steel Fell for the final control of the day. From here is just a super quick, but tough descent to Dunmail, where Shane was waiting in the van.He had only just got there 10 mins before, apparently, and I had only taken 3 hours, so was pleased.

We headed to Langdale to set up the HQ & Start etc. This was done by 4pm & we were ready for the first competitors to arrive, who was Sandra Scott, a very interesting lady I learned who had taken up fell running at 62 (obvious complete nutter!!) and now 67, was running the Fellsman the weekend before in super foul conditions & after this had plans of a Joss Naylor round. Reeltime Adventure are making a documentry on her - check them out.

With cold clear conditions forecast, the weekend looked set tobe a good one.

Saturday 5th May - GL3D Start from Middle Fell Farm.

I was up at 6am, to get the first control fo the day on the Pike of Blisco. The dogs and I set off at 6:30 & werre greeted with a glorious day, and clesar views in all directions. We saw Black Combe, off shore wind farms, around the Langdales & over to Inglebrough and its surrounds.

A sleepy Langdale (below)

A happy Scratch - A BG Dog!!

A happy Pepa- a soon to become a BG dog.. if all goes well...

We descended pretty shortly after putting the control out & were passed, on their first fell of the day, by the competitors moving in the opposite direction.They were set for a good, but long day.

Once back in the Valley, we cleared up the HQ, loaded the competitors over night bags into the van, of which Shane realised he had made an error with the size (it should have been 50L, not 109L - oh well, we all make mistakes) and wondered what the hell some of them had got in there!!

Off to Dalegarth Hall in Eskdale. We set up the race HQ in glorious sunshine and waited for the first guys to get in. It was 2 Scottish boys Collin Russell & Kev Harper, with a fast time of 06:23:28, not bad for 30 odd miles. Next in was Patrick Devine-Wrightin a time of 06:39:54 and then David White with a time of 06:40:21 just behind Patrick. In 5th place was Steve Jones with 06:45:06 and the rest kept coming in, in dribs & drabs.

Everybody completed,but some elliminated control 4, the Black Combe outlier, if they were slower.

Sunday 6th May - Dalegarth to Troutbeck Park.

The weather was again kind & this was a whopper of a leg. 33 miles roughly and over 2700m of ascent I think. See David White's article for the race route... The same positions were held at the top of the field, and some of the slower runners/walkers really struggled. Quite a few moaned of the cruel ascent out of Patterdale, past Hartsop & over into Troutbeck by Threshthwaite Mouth, but all enjoyed the views & the course by the time they had finished.

Troutbeck was a perfect place to be & such a journey, being on the opposite side of the Lakes, from West to East in a day!!

I spent my time talking to runners & enjoying wathcing peoplemilling around and dicsussing the route/cruelty/plans for the next day. Shane patched up Andrew Burton's (Inov-8 rep) thumb, after he had taken a fall somewhere around the back of Rossett Pike & the night closed in.

Shane and his matching gloves!! (below)

Monday 7th May - Troutbeck to Langdale, via Stoney Cove Pike, Red Scree's & Fairfield.

A few said day 3 looked hard, even though it was shorter, some dipped out completely and headed directly for Langdale, all within the spirit of the event & others just muscled on.

The weather was set to change at somepoint, so we offered a shoter course if it closed in, just to miss out Fairfield, so not that much shorter, just enough to keep people off the tops if it did turn foul.

David White after scissor jumping the red flash finish tapes!! (below)

Competiors hide from the onset of rain.. we did so well with the weather!!

Again, the same places were held, view the results here - GL3D Results 2012 - but the best thing a planner could have, happened. As all the runners/walkers crossed the finishing line & dibed in at Middle Fell Farm, they had beaming smiles & said they had loved the course, the WHOLE of it. What more could you ask for? My high was complete & so was theirs & Shane just sat back, wiht a diservedly big smile on his face, content, that the new GL3D was off to a great start. We were aready planning 2013 at Troutbeck the night before, and belive me, it will be another corker. So look out, new ground, classic routes, less visited summits & beautiful paths, valleys and views... that is of course if the weather is kind.

Thanks to Stewart, Neil, Paul & Martyn, our marshals, the only control I had to go and get was at Stickle Tarn, a good leg stretch after a tiring weekend. And just in case your interested, they got a free place in next years event for helping out, so if your free next MayDay Bank Holiday, then give either myself or Shane a shout.

After a couple of weeks off after the Highlander MM, due to a cold, Mike and I got out on round 2 of our Rock & Run day's out. Didn't feel great until I had some Bowen Treatment to clear the cold, on Thursday night last week, Friday I bounced out of bed & Saturday I was up and ready for 06:15 to get over to Langdale, the OLD DG, our meeting and finishing point for the day.

I was early, unusually, Mike was actually late for once... we sorted kit, got changed and were off running by 8:30 am latest. Up the long old 'Langdale' [Long Valley] to the head & up Rossett Gill. Direct, rather than following the path, & past Angle Tarn. Today's objective was to follow from Esk Hause, over te Scafell Massiff to do Moss Ghyll Grooves & Jones Route, from there we would follow the Corridor Route to Styhead Pass & then scoop round to Toffett Wall, and then Napes Needle & Needle Arete, from here a quick summit onto Great Gable & then back to the 'Old' for a pint of Cowmire Hall Swallows Leap.

Angle Tarn at the head of Rossett Gill (below)

Folk camping on the flat area's near Angle Tarn (below)

On reaching Esk Hause we were greated by hoar frost on the grass... it looked like Scafell was going to be freezing and we were'n't going to get our intended routes done. As climbing with minimal gear, at the same time (Simulclimbing  - A technique where both climbers move simultaneously upward with the leader placing protection which the second removes as they advance. [taken from Wiki]), we figured, would be out of the question, as our fingers were going to freeze & its never fun when you can't feel what you are pulling on. Once we got to Scafell, we decided it was far too cold to climb in this style, whilst wearing minimal clothing. If your going to run between crags, then you need to have a small & pretty light pack.. or you either wreck your knees or are on them, 'literally', from the extra weight.

The mighty lump of rock known as Scafell (below)

Mike heads off towards the Corridor Route (below)

We still checked out Moss Ghyll Grooves, and Jones Route for next time we make it up there, and then headed underneath Pikes Crag and off down the Corridor Route. This led us to Styhead Pass & we picked up the track to Napes Crag & Tophet Wall. I'd never climbed Tophet Wall, so Mike led & I followed. Beautiful route, well deserved of a classic status, fantastic exposure on the penultimate pinnacle moves & then a scramble down the otherside found us back at our packs.

Next we headed round to Napes Needle, the birth place of modern rock climbing. Originally scaled by Walter Haskett-Smith, who did a handstand on the top when he summited. He climbed it solo & then soloed backdown. Now-a-days it is super polished, and although it is easily solo-able, it would be pretty easy to slip on the polish & off you go.. crashing down to a fatefull end.. so we roped up. Mike was on-top first & then down climbed, I then went up and down in the same style, belayed from the shoulder. Next on the list & our final climb of the day was Needle Arete, I hadn't done this before & it was a very pleasant and straight forward route. Cracks & corners, arete & cracks... all there, and suprisingly, not so polished.

Some scramblers on Sphinx Rock (below)

Looking up at a party on Needle Arete (below)

From the top of the arete, we donned running shoes again & headed to the top of Gable by way of a scramble and a gully. Once on top we headed straight for the path to take us back to Styhead Pass. The descent was horrible, as even the path which is good for walking maybe, was murderous on our knees & our tired minds. Once in the Pass, its a slog back up to Esk Hause & then back the same way we came... Angle Tarn, Rossett Gill (direct of-course) & down the 'Long Valley' to the Old DG... a good place to finish.

Looking into Wasdale from the top of Needle Arete (below)

Heading back into Langdale via Rossett Gill (below)

A brilliant day out, with slightly mixed weather. Sunshine, cold winds from the East/North-East, snow flurries at the foot of Scafell Crags, the warmth of the sunshine on our backs at Tophet Wall and Napes Crag & cold winds as we headed back into Langdale. What more can you ask for... it was certainly better than the weather that hit on Sunday.

Next mission... Pillar, Gillercombe, Black Crag & Shepherds...

What a way to spend a weekend in April. Running in the most beautiful mountains possibley, that the UK has to offer.... and on top of that, to have some of the best weather and mixed conditions you could ask for. Why would you sit at home when you can do this?

I was booked in to run the Highlander Mountain Marathon 2012 with JP, my regular running partner in the Lakes, but something cropped up for him so he wasn't available. Lawrence Friell, my MM partner for a few events previously (LAMM 2006 B Course Winners, Morne MM 2006, Highlander 2010), had also entered, but the guy he usually runs with had come down with a virus... so in steps Lawrence/or Charlie, which ever way you want to look at it & this possibley makes a wining team!!

Nicola was due to run the Highlander also, but due to a dickie knee, decided not to, but still wanted to head north. Lawrence works for Lowe Alpine and was up in Inverness seeing his accounts, so Nicola and I, plus the dogs, headed for Kinlochewe on Friday afternoon. After a good drive & 6 hours later, we arrived at the events centre, the village hall.

Sign for the Beinn Eighe National Park - By night (below)

This year the Highlander was having a film crew (Triple Echo) making a documentary about the event, so film crew were all over the mountains and around the events centre and midway camp. This made for a different twist.. but the Highlander needs it, as they lack numbers each year. Why? Maybe the time of year, maybe the distance north, maybe because people are scared to enter for fear of getting cold and out of their comfort zomes... So hopefully, the BBC Adventure Show, will boost the numbers for next year.

The usual suspects were down on the entry list, Mark & Jacqui Higginbottom, David White and Russ Cannon, Stephen Martin and partner, Yiannis Tridimas & Stephanie French, Andrew Burton and Timothy Martin and Ron Smith & Brian Layton (Ron is the oldest competitor at 73 & Brian is a more than 100 entrant of MM events since he has been doing them... what a pair!!)

I have only picked a few names I recognise, but the Highlander is entered by the connisuers of MM events. The LAMM used to be dubbed as the connisuers MM event, but I would now say this label shoud be for the Highlander, as its a great event, perfect locations, small... but needs more support, a Ceilgh at midway camp, beer, food... what more do you want? Sun, snow, perfect weather etc...

Looking up at Slioch/Sgurr Dubh from the events centre (below)

Looking up at Slioch/Sgurr Dubh from the events centre (below)

Lawrence and I entered the Score, as we thought we had a chance of winning. As we awoke on day one, we were greated with snow capped mountains of Torridon & beautiful sunshine, albeit a little cold... it was a perfect runing day. Suffice to say, Lawrence and I had a great day's running through the mountains, clocked over 20 miles in 7 hours (our time limit for day one), a good amount of up and down and a whopping 590 points, which put us in the lead on day 1. The midway camp was the other side of Loch Maree, looking back at Slioch, an amazing looking mountain.

Lawrence leading us up on of the first hills (below)

Looking down Loch Maree (below) - Note the snow showers

Old snow ascending Beinn a' Mnuinidh (below)

Looking N/E to Slioch (below)

Riding the Rib across Loch Maree (below)

We were taken across the Loch on a RIB, all very smoothly as one took 12 people and the other took 6... after the ferry ride, we were greated by Nicola and the dogs.. a different experience to any other MM I have done, as usually it is just you and your partner, or you!! The Terra Nova Laser Ultra 1 was put up, kit and my Klymit Interita X-Frame sleeping mat (the most comfortable and lightest I have used) were put inside, GoLite Ultra Quilt laid out inside, Lawrence sorted himself as well and we were ready for food. We head in the marquee to get out free nosh from the Red Poppy Catering, then back out to the tent for our dried meals, mine being Kudrati (not enough calories alone, so you need to suppliment it!). Fed and watered, we headed in the marquee for a little sit down and watch of the almost famous Ceilgh.

Day 2, the pressure is on. We tried to wait for the 2nd place to leave first... but they were more patient. No chasing start for the score. Snow from 7:30 until 8am... the snow started to clear, we got itchy feet... goodbye to Nicola and the dogs and we're off.

A shorter day today, 5 hours, 345 points, a removed control to contest, amazing views... but I seemed to have slightly tunneled vision for half of the day, Lawrence is leading us, his Nav is great, my legs hate me... but I'm still smiling. We see David White and Russell Cannon halfway though the day, Russell waves at us and then hits the deck... wasn't watching where he was going, it happens to the best of us. He's obviously ok, as he gets up and trys to catch David.

We pass the 2nd place 3/4's of the way through the day. They look comfortable, I am still suffering, have we held our lead?? You never know in the Score, thats the beauty of it, no following each other. 4th to last control and we come across camera's, which has been frequent over the weekend and Alec Keith the controller for the event. Next we see Brian Layton and Ron Smith... the end is in sight. My stomach wants to throw up all of its contents, but I hold it down, grit my ever shortening teeth, as I've been gritting them all day & we head in for the last controls.

Slioch thorugh the morning mist from our mid-way camp... how lucky are we?? (below)

Taking a picture of the map, time and where the control should be... if your right, at least the organisers know you were there!! (below)

Lawrence posing at the sight of the missing control (below)

Ruadh-stac Mor (below)

Ruadh-stac Mor & Ruadh-stac Beag behind with a light snow covering (below)

Finally my adrenaline is pumping, the finish is insight and its almost the end of a perfect weekend. We cross the line, contest our control, which has infact been removed before we got there and then looked at the leaders board. Can you believe it, we had won... second place today by 5 points, but overall we still held the lead by 30 points!!

If you like mountain marathon events, then please faction this one into your diary for next year. Don't be put off by the distance or the temperature. It is one of the best on the circuit, the weekend is often blessed with fantastic weather. I have done it in glorious sunshine, mixed conditions and now with snow as well. It wasn't really cold, not whilst your moving and if you don't support it, then the organisers won't be able to keep it afloat... and then what a shame that will be. Come on, what else are you going to do? Go for a walk, a local fell race, sit in the pub, go to a party...NO, you're coming to the Highlander MM 2013

Rock and run was originated by Andy Hyslop back in the 1980's as far as I am aware (I'm sure others will have done it, but he was the first to start making waves about it). He liked the idea of moving quickly through the mountains with a light rack and rope, and climbing routes on different crags, strung together by running in-between. He liked the idea so much, he started a shop in Ambleside and called it Rock & Run. Today it is a mega website, the shop is gone, and Andy is fit as ever and still rock & running.

I have done a little of this style myself over the last 5 years, running to crags, climbing easy routes, running to the next crag and so on. When your on your own, it makes it a little more interesting, as you take no climbing gear, apart from your chalk bag and shoes and you solo what you feel comfortable with. You of course only go after dry spells and on dry day's.

Mike Elliot, a good friend and one of my climbing partners, and myself have been keen for a bit of this action for a while. We have banded it round over pints in the pub, but the best way to do it, is set a date, plan a route and then head off.. damp or shine (rain might put more of a dampner on it than you want.. so if it is, change you day out)

We set a date for the 7th April, Easter Saturday. The weather has been dry up until last week, but we didn't let that put us off. On Good Friday we had rain and I ran with JP Challinor in the morning around from Watermillock to Little Melfell, Gowbarrow Fell and back home. Saturday's weather looked to be better, with dampness forecast for first thing, but improving throughout the day with it clearing the further north/east we travelled. 

We met for a pint in the Stickle Barn, soon to sell the excellent Ancient Orchard Cider and Swallows Leap by Cowmire Hall Ciders, and finalised plans over a couple of pints. We then headed to Blea Tarn to van camp in the carpark there. A good place to sleep and a good place to wake up. Breakfasted and raring to go, we left a van at The Old DG and headed for Walna Scar in my van. Geared up, once at Walna, and we set off at 8:30am.

Charlie and Mike raring to go!! (Below)

Mike on his way to Dow Crag (below).

Heading upto the crag (below).

Mike starting Murrays Route (below)

We arrived at Dow after a steady pace of walking, to wake our bodies up. Murrays' Route on Dow was the objective and we set off up this at 9:15am. It was wet and Mike did a good job of leading it smoothly. Granted it was probably led like this on its first ascent, but now it is a little polished and we also want to see how quickly we coud do this. We had 40m of climbing rope, 15 wire's/rocks, 10 quickdraws and a few locking crabs and slings. The idea was for Mike or I to lead and the other follow as the rope went tight, meaning we would be climbing for some of it together. By the time we go to the top of Murrays, we decided 40m of rope might be too much, but without trying some more routes, we weren't sure. So we scrambled to the top of Dow, packed up and headed off to Gimmer.

Heading down into Oxendale from Red Tarn (below)

The route taken, was down to Goat Hause, behind Brim Fell and Swirl How, round the shoulder of Great Carrs and down to 3 Shires Stone on Wrynose Pass. Then upto Red Tarn, down into Oxendale, and pretty much directly across to Gimmer. The slog was hard straight upto the crag, but we got there in good time. Around 2½ hours from starting at the foot of Murray's on Dow.

Looking across to Pike 'O' Stickle (below)

A quick sandwich and we headed up Ash Tree Slabs, a great little V-Diff, then across Ash Tree Ledge and to the foot of C Route.. a little route finding and I was leading the way up this impecable route and with Mike following quickly, we then down climbed it. Mike first, me following. From the foot of here, we ab-ed to the bottom of Bracket and Slab and then climbed this weaving, but interesting classic Severe. At the top of here we both completely agreed that 40m of rope was too much and 20m might be much better, as we had suffered a lot of rope drag and couldn't hear each other so well.

Never mind, we headed off the top of Gimmer and over Mart Crag Moor to Stake Pass, taking a line of the Bob Graham under Black Crag and in-between Rossett Pike to scoop round the back we found ourselves passing Angle Tarn and then heading round the front of Bowfell towards the monolith of Bowfell Buttress.

Bowfell Buttress, what a fantastic classic route!! But what have the winter climbers done to it?? I winter climb, so I understand the buzz. I have climbed on less frequented routes, which aren't summer climbs and probably am guilty of scratching rock.. but this is a total summer classic and what has happened since I last climbed it in around 2006 is terrible. If you winter climb, and you have done this route in the last few years, you maybe need to ask yourself a few questions.

Just before I upset anyone, I understand, if you can climb grade 5 comfortabley or better still, you climb harder, then Bowfell Buttress is not so much of an undertaking, you are probably carefull with your axe placements and most likely have the strength to pull yourself up, and with using carefull crampon placements are able to climb the route with little damage. BUT.... and this is a big BUT!!! If you aspire to climb grade 5, are desparate to say you have ticked Bowfell Buttress and 'want it' to make you feel better? Or are climbging in minimal conditions, and maybe you should be prepared to change plans and climb elsewhere. Yes rock climbing leaves its mark with pro-scars in the rock and cracks, yes it takes off lichen and moss... yes people have burnt off vegatation in the past, but I have never seen any damage like what I have on Saturday, on Bowfell Buttress. I didn't take photo's, but plan to do so soon and write more on this travisty.

The monolith of Bowfell Buttress (below).

Mike leading up Bowfell Buttress (below).

OK, rant aside, we got to the foot, doubled the rope over, so we only had 20m this time round and then Mike set off up the route, with me following very quickly afterwards. We moved together well, wiht a minimum of one piece of gear between us at all times, but trying to keep 2 if possible. I have soloed it last time I climbed it (onsight), Mike had climbed it the previous year with his friend Kas. Everything was easy, everything was perfect, the rock was beautiful... bar the scars, and we were at the top in no time. All we needed to do now was put the rack and rope away, head to Esk Hause and then come back down Langdale for a pint and chips with gravy in the Old DG.

The famous Old Dungeon Ghyll pub & hotel (below).

Great day, great company, great weather and a brilliant route passing over land and rock. Can't wait to do more, bring it on.

 

Found it a little difficult to keep up with everything last week, that includes updating the blog.. so this entry is a little late.

Last Wednesday (4th April), Nicola and I went to our first of, many planned, crossfit sessions with Jonny Thompson of CrossFit Cumbria at their new box (gym) just outside of Penrith on the round-about that accesses the M6. It perfect for a fitness session on the way home from work and was a little more than I was expecting.

Being a fitness freak.. I think I can cal myself that, I wasn't expecting it to be so exhausting, but then we always under-estimate new regimes.

We spent 30 mins looking at technique and then 15 mins maximum doing a workout. 15 mins of a workout left me rendered directly afterwards, my shoulders and arms stiff for 2 days, the insdie of my thighs cramping directly afterwards and stiff for 2 days as well and my stomach muscles ripped for 4 days!! Thats only 15 mins remember... can't wait for a longer session, although I might try to pace myself a little better next time.

More on crossfit coming this week after session number 2, plus an article to explain what it is, how it originated and a little more.

 

By Charlie