Karen Darke – Back-Up on Location
Snow on the mountains this morning: my fingers numb as the cold penetrates the gloves, heavy breathing fogging my glasses as I work hard to climb the hills, big puffy [...]
Snow on the mountains this morning: my fingers numb as the cold penetrates the gloves, heavy breathing fogging my glasses as I work hard to climb the hills, big puffy [...]
Racing season over, its ‘downtime’ time. Instead of prescribing killer training targets and structured sessions, my programme this month simply says, “Do what you feel like, you need a rest”.
Ahhh, [...]
In Berlin for the marathon, testing my cousin Becci’s patience with the logistics of travelling with a handbike – its big, its long, a no-go in most taxis, and I [...]
Sitting in a Copenhagen cafe trying to make a Chai Latte last a long time so I don’t need a bank loan to stay in here for a few hours [...]
A few leaves have dropped off the trees this week, fluttered through my bike spokes and reminded me it’s that ‘change’ time of the year. My partner Andy, aka ‘The [...]