The NC500 – The good, the bad and the ugly – Part 3 So – we finished off with sunshine and snacks by Loch a’ Chuilinn.. Proper munch was on our minds – and by munch – I mean LUNCH. Onward towards Achnasheen which is where we …
Welcome back to the NC500 challenge Now…. where were we? Ah yes – trying to get a good nights sleep (max 4 hours available) amidst the rutting stags and owls. Good morning! I was awoken from what has probably been a 30 minute snooze …
Hello hello! Please see below some information passed on from Sarah from the Bike User Group at The Western General Hospital There will be more police bike marking on site on Tuesday, the 4th of May from 10am-1pm. This will be located at the usual location in the covered entrance …
In October – Kirstie and I set off to tackle the NC500 to raise awareness and funds for the amazing charity – the Scottish Assosciation of Mental Health. We set ourselves the challenge of completing the NC500 in 5 days – covering over 500 miles and completely self suffiecient …
Autumn Step Challenge – Week 4 and Final Results We have completed our Autumn Step Challenge! A huge thank you to everyone who took part, collectively we covered a lot of ground. The final leader board and awards are all listed below… Everyone finished strong in the final week …
The Mental Health First Aiders team has put together a great winter newsletter, with lots of tips and info to help you look after yourself in these challenging times. You can read the newsletter at Go to this Sway. Nov 27, 2020
When you’ve a big challenge coming up – preparation is key. Not just of the kit you are going to need – but the reality of mileage. We have done our chunky cycles before (see previous blogs) – often with trying inclines – always summiting with sweat and smiles. But …
We have completed the third week of the challenge, just 7 more days to go! As a team we have averaged just over a million steps a week (totalling 3,238,500) lets see if we can beat that in the final week. The challenge ends on Monday 30th November and the …
That’s week 2 completed so we are halfway through the challenge now. It was another mixed week for weather with quite a few rainy days, but that doesn’t seem to be stopping our steppers! Unfortunately not everyone has synced their data to the Count.It site yet so I can only …
HELLO! This October 2020 – Kirstie and I ( sadly Jenny could not start with us due to illness) – began our NC500 Challenge. As our email on our return detailed – our challenge was sadly postponed after 2 days in – due to extreme adverse weather conditions …
