“You know what I’ve noticed? Nobody panics when things go “according to plan”. Even if the plan is horrifying!” Joker, Batman: The Dark Knight 8th Feb – Days to go on 100 days dry: 63. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 96 It took me all Sunday before my legs stopped aching from the monster 20km…
“The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. You never know what is enough, until you know what is more than enough.” William Blake, Proverbs of Hell. 6th Feb – Days to go on 100 days dry: 65. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 98 There is so much information available to you these…
“I have to compete against myself to be better than who I was yesterday.” Nimsdai Purja 5th Feb The aim for this weeks long distance walk was 5 hours. I didn’t make it. Not through want of trying, but the route I had picked out clocked in at 15.5 miles and 6 hours so I…
4th Feb – Days to go on 100 days dry: 67. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 100 “It’s a fine line between standing behind a principle and hiding behind one.” President Thomas J. Whitmore, Independence Day. I am not a massive fan of fad diets, I have lived through the Atkins craze, the intermittent fasting…
“I learned a long time ago that worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but doesn’t get you anywhere.” Van Wilder, Van Wilder. 2nd Feb – Days to go on 100 days dry: 69. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 102 Second run of week three last night. I have to…
“And so of cheerfulness, or a good temper – the more it is spent, the more of it remains.” Ralph Waldo Emerson 31 Jan – Days to go on 100 days dry: 71. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 104 For whatever reason, I have slept more consistently over the last few nights. Maybe the patterns…
“Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic”. Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 29 Jan I decided on the same route as last week, but this time with just #dogbeast and me. My reasoning was that I knew the route and knew what to expect, so I could…
“The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you.” Bob Harris, Lost in Translation 28 Jan – Days to go on 100 days dry: 74. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 107 Sleep continues to be a sporadically enjoyable experience. I am fluctuating between being blissfully unaware…
“If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.” Patches O’Houlihan, Dodgeball 26 Jan – Days to go on 100 days dry: 76. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 109 The shape I’m in, running is hard, but essential if I’m going to build up the Dartmoor Way. First run with proper road-running shoes…
“Maps encourage boldness. They’re like cryptic love letters. They make anything seem possible.” Mark Jenkins 25 Jan – Days to go on 100 days dry: 75. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 108 We have set the stages for the walk itself. Initially it was to be over 5 days, but one of the guys isn’t…
