John Davidson Going off-road
I think I might have found a new favourite pastime… trail running. Partly as a consequence of entering this year’s Highland Cross and partly inspired by Susie Allison’s book on…
Highland cyclists call for ‘culture change’
The following is a press release sent to local papers on behalf of a group of cycling campaigners/interest groups which met recently in Inverness: Cyclists from across the Highlands and…
5×50 Challenge
I recently finished the fantastic 5×50 Challenge – a challenge to run, jog, walk or cycle 5km a day for 50 consecutive days.
Western Isles ‘circular’
My recent week-long trip through the Western Isles turned out to be something of an adventure. After two wonderful days cycling from Inverness down through the Great Glen to Fort…
Heartbeat Challenge 2012
The Heartbeat Challenge is a duathlon made up of a 12-mile run over the Monadhliath hills between Clava outside Inverness and Moy, followed by a 10-mile cycle back along the…
Three in a row
This is the end of my summer holidays so I had to make the most of the last few days of fine weather with a few outings. On Saturday I…
Cycling on the Moray coast
Meg and I took our daughter on a lovely bike ride on Sunday through quiet country lanes in Moray then back along the coast on the National Cycle Network Route…