Nice & Cap Ferrat

Stayed over for an extra night after the conference and walked from the Centre of Nice to the Villa Ephrusi Rothschild at Cap Ferrat. Took in many sights along the way on a lovely sunny day. Nice centre and seafront, old town and Castle on the hill, past the port and round the headland of Mount Boron through to Villefranche Sur Mer and then to the villa and garden on Cap Ferrat. A good 8 hours walking.

Actuarial Directors Conference - Cannes

One of the occasional perks of the job - a trip to Cannes to attend a conference with actuarial directors from around Europe. Stayed at the Majestic Barriere Hotel on the front. Not a bad view from the hotel room.

The Might Deerstalker

Went off on Saturday to Traquair House for the Mighty Deerstalker Run. The race started on a pleasant saturday evening at 5.45 pm. The course went through lots of mud and water before climbing the first hill. Fast run down a mountain bike course and then through town and a 100m walk along a freezing river as darkness descended. The second big hill then followed with what felt like a pretty dangerous climb up a steep scree slot. Down through the forest and through waste high drainage channel to finish at Traquair House. Felt pretty strong throughout and came home at a decent pace. Great fun race although I do think it's an accident waiting to happen with some of the runners our for 4 1/2 hours on a freezing cold evening after running through freezing water at several points along the way.

522 place of 1673.

SOSOL - Palacerigg

Max and Colin headed out to Palacerigg Country Park near Cumbernauld. Snow was still on the ground and temperatures low. Max had a poor slow run and was near bottom of the field. Colin had a good first half and then fell apart in the second half with some big misses.

KB5

A cold snowy day for the 5 mile race in South Edinburgh. The pavements were all covered in slush making the going very tough. Enjoyed the race but with a slow time - part conditions part form to blame.

Night O at Blackford Hill

Hannah joined Colin for her first orienteering outing in a few years. A gentle jog and walk round selected controls. Lots of bats in the woods. Some fierce snow and winds on the hill by the end.

SOL 1 - Dalrulzion

Out for some orienteering to the North of Bridge of Cally. A lot of standing about beforehand as I was helping out as our club was running the event. Very poor performance in the difficult forest. Got a bit lost on the second control and the terrain was very hard to get any speed on. Near the bottom of the pack unfortunately.

Fight with the Night

Spot of Night Orienteering at Riccarton Campus. Struggled a bit with the map. Running form pretty good.