So my first over 40 mile run (since May) complete...and a success! I can walk the following day:) Thonk maybe the stopping for burger and chips halfway helped..I have a new event strategy!!

Back from a great SARDA weekend on DArtmoor. Aven passed her/our indication test, finding 4 blind bodies and showing me where they lay in the woods with a dramatic "woof" , very proud of her and her progression to stage 2!

Lots off work ahead of us now, playing with the big boys and girls! Time for me to start working, learning how to give her the chance and confidence to perhaps become a SAR dog.

 Not sure how we will progress, the journey is certainly full of emotional highs and lows, many hours of training, depends whether I am strong enough to ride the storms and finish the challenge, whether Aven has the innate drive to work; whatever the outcome, love time with this girl.

Celebrating a 44th year

A little R&R for the #adventuredog team #cornishsummers #calstockboatyard

First back to back 102 km over 2 days

Packing light, critical for trying to anything that resembles running...or lets be honest wabjabbing.  Think I (nearly) got my kit  down to the minimum kg I could with the kit I owned, perhaps a lighter tarp and a more comfy sleeping arrangement would improve the experience.

Kit ready for re-packing in Salomon 15 and room to spare; will have to weigh it next time!

So I waited until the weather looked a little more settled and set off for my first longer back to back. 40km  to a campsite and a huge burger and chips!! Then a surprising 51km back....knees good, warm, but suffered less and just nursing one blister which I am told is due to my shoes!! All good.....lets keep training #longroadahead

So, way too hot for doggies and long runs this weekend, so instead I left them at home to chill with their doggie friends and hit my first back to back session....lets catch a train and run back :)....40 miles done, but well toasted in the sun! #training #learningeveryday #hydration #getoutside #dostuff #h2adventures

Sometimes, you are that sheep on the wall....at others, you're just stuck in the garden wondering whether you should jump....
 #Minions #Bodminmoor #lovecornwall