4 Daagse: Marching Songs: British Soldiers: Early in the Morning johnjrp01 2011-07-24 | The Four Day Marches, Nijmegen, Holland. A group of British soldiers sing "Early in the Morning" as they march. The Marches are held over four days each July. Participants have a choice of 4 X 30kms, 4 X 40kms or 4 X 50kms
Beachy Head Marathon 2023 johnjrp01 2023-10-30 | Beachy Head Marathon 2023Just a little short of the full marathon distance unfortunately.Saturday 21st October 2023A circular route starting and finishing at Bede's School, Eastbourne
Limestone 50 - 2023 johnjrp01 2023-09-05 | The Limestone 50. One of three events held on the weekend of 1st-3rd Sept 2023 and organised by Peak Running. The other two events were the Millstone 100 and the Peveril 33.All three events are intended for runners, but generous cutoff times allow strong walkers to take part. Fiona & I entered as walkers. The cutoff time for the 50 mile course was 21 hours. We finished in 20:38.Event HQ is the Peveril centre in Castleton. The centre is the start & finish of all three events and is also the halfway point for the 100. The start for the 100 was 18:00 on Friday 1st Sept 2023. The start time for the 33 & 50 was 09:00 on Saturday 2nd Sept 2023. There were five intermediate checkpoints on the 50, providing timing checks and food & drink.
LDWA Shotley 50 - 2023 johnjrp01 2023-08-25 | LDWA Shotley 50 Challenge Walk 2023Saturday to Sunday 12-13 August 202352 miles figure-of-8 course on the Shotley Peninsular with Holbrook Village Hall being the start, mid-point and finishOrganised by the Essex & Herts group of the LDWA
LDWA 2023 EBB 100 johnjrp01 2023-06-03 | Long Distance Walkers AssociationAnnual 100 miles walk2023 Elephant, Bull & BearOrganised in the West MidlandsAn anticlockwise circuit south of Birmingham
Beachy Head Marathon 2022 johnjrp01 2022-11-03 | Beachy Head Marathon 2022Saturday 22nd October 2022Starting at 08:00 in Eastbourne, looping out via the villages of Jevington, Alfriston, Bopeep, Litlington, Exeat, Seven Sisters, Beachy Head and back to Eastbourne
LDWA 100 2022 Trans Pennine johnjrp01 2022-06-08 | The annual LDWA 100 miles walk. This year (2022) it was organised by the Vermuyden (South Yorkshire) Section of the LDWA.It was a circular walk starting and finishing at Wombwell, Barnsley.It started at 09:00 on Friday 03/06/2022. Entrants were allowed up to 48 hours to complete the course. There were 16 checkpoints on the route supplying food, drink and often somewhere to rest for a short while. It is a non-stop walk with no break for sleeping (apart from short rests at checkpoints).My wife & I took 45 hours to complete the course. The weather was dry throughout but there was a strong, biting wind through Friday night and into Saturday.
Col Pers Ski Tour johnjrp01 2019-12-18 | The popular Col Pers ski tour above Val d'Isere with guide Remy during the SCGB Premier Party 2019.
LDWA 2019 Hadrians 100: Cameos johnjrp01 2019-05-28 | The 2019 LDWA annual 100 mile walk called The Hadrian Hundred.This video features cameos of most of the participants as they walked an early stage along Hadrian's Wall.
Beachy Head Marathon 2018: The Start johnjrp01 2018-10-28 | Beachy Head Marathon 2018: The Start outside Bede School
Lincoln parkrun 29/09/18 #242 johnjrp01 2018-10-06 | The Lincoln parkrun on Saturday 29/09/18 in Boultham Park, Lincoln
Black Park parkrun 21/07/2018 #477 johnjrp01 2018-07-21 | The 9th Anniversary of parkrun at Black ParkSaturday 21st July 2018
Trump Demo, London Friday 13th July 2018 johnjrp01 2018-07-15 | Donald Trump Demo, London Friday 13th July 2018.Walking down Portland Place, Regent Street, Picadilly Circus, Haymarket to Trafalgar Square.Featuring the mini Baby Trump inflatable and a speech by Jeremy Corbyn.
Wood Pigeon in my Garden johnjrp01 2018-06-24 | A wood pigeon eating food scraps on the lawn in my garden in West London
LDWA Rhondda Rollercoaster 2018 original johnjrp01 2018-05-25 | The annual Rhondda Rollercoaster event held each May.Organised by South Wales LDWA group.This is the full 26.5 mile event but it shares a common start & finish with the shorter 16 mile event.
SCGB Flaine 2018 04 - Gers Skinning johnjrp01 2018-04-27 | Ski Club of Great BritainFlaine April 2018 with Yann WestercampSkinning up to Gers
Microsoft Solitaire Collection: Freecell: Expert II: Timed Solve Challenge 1 johnjrp01 2018-01-11 | ...
Microsoft Solitaire Collection Freecell Expert II Moves Card Challenge 1 johnjrp01 2018-01-10 | The start & the final critical minutes (I cut out the wasted dead ends in the middle)
Microsoft Solitaire Collection: Spider: Solve the Deck in 9:00 or less johnjrp01 2017-12-26 | Microsoft Solitaire Collection: Star Club: Spider: Expert II: Timed Solve Challenge: Solve the Deck in 9:00 or less: Difficulty: Expert
West Drayton Ukulele Band play Jingle Bells johnjrp01 2017-12-05 | Performed & recorded at Southlands Arts Centre, West Draytonat the Creative Christmas Event on Sunday 3rd December 2017
West Drayton Ukulele Band play Merry Christmas Everyone johnjrp01 2017-12-05 | Performed & recorded at Southlands Arts Centre, West Draytonat the Creative Christmas Event on Sunday 3rd December 2017
West Drayton Ukulele Band play Mele Kalikimaka johnjrp01 2017-12-04 | Performed & recorded at Southlands Arts Centre, West Draytonat the Creative Christmas Event on Sunday 3rd December 2017
West Drayton Ukulele Band play White Christmas johnjrp01 2017-12-04 | Performed & recorded at Southlands Arts Centre, West Draytonat the Creative Christmas Event on Sunday 3rd December 2017
LDWA Black Mountain Walk 02/12/17 johnjrp01 2017-12-04 | A walk around the Black Mountain area with the South Wales section of the LDWA on Saturday 02/12/17. Starting & finishing at Glyntawe, Powys, WalesPhotos of the event are here: flickr.com/photos/john_pp/albums/72157667053968959
OU S111 Topic 1 Activity 4 2 Pond Skater - Lead (Pb) Floats on Water johnjrp01 2017-11-06 | A thinly hammered sliver of Lead (Pb) can be floated on water, demonstrating the surface tension of water.
Beachy Head Marathon 2017 johnjrp01 2017-10-31 | Beachy Head Marathon 2017Saturday 28/10/17.A circular loop of roughly 26.2 miles starting & finishing in Eastbourne across the South Downs in SussexLink to my Flickr photos: flickr.com/photos/john_pp/albums/72157686716828582
Activity 1 6 - Detecting Electrons johnjrp01 2017-10-26 | Open University: Course S111: 1.5.2 Practical 2: Detecting Electrons: Activity 1.6
Leicester University Engineering Building Roof Event johnjrp01 2017-10-10 | An Event to celebrate the Completion of the Roof Refurbishment of Leicester University Engineering Building on Monday 9th October 2017
Maamturks Challenge 2017 johnjrp01 2017-05-01 | Maamturks Challenge 2017Photos of the same day: flickr.com/photos/john_pp/albums/72157679403810623
parkrun Bere Island #126 24/12/16 johnjrp01 2016-12-31 | Saturday 24th December 2016parkrun on Bere Island, County Cork, Ireland.A particularly interesting parkrun. It involves taking the ferry from Castletown to Bere Island, then a minibus to the start. There are changing facilities at the football club clubhouse. The hilly course has spectacular views to the Sheep's Head Peninsular & Hungry Hill across the wild Atlantic. Drinks are provided at the finish and showers are available in the changing rooms. Afterwards, everybody walks down to Bere Island Bake House (in the rear of Murphy's Pub) for hot drinks & cakes. Finally the minibus takes you back to the ferry which then takes you back to Castletown.The combined return fare on the ferry and minibus is €10.
Marlow Half Marathon 2016 johnjrp01 2016-11-13 | Marlow Half Marathon 2016A hilly half marathon held on Sunday 6th November 2016.It started in Higginson Park, Marlow at 09:40 then followed an undulating course to the north before finishing at Marlow Sports Club.
LUMC Climb Cross Fell johnjrp01 2016-11-06 | LUMC Climb Cross FellA circular walk on Saturday 22nd Oct 2016 from Milburn, via Grumply Hill to Cross Fell and returning via Kirkland & Blencarn to Milburn.(The man falling in the river was from another trip and was added for humour)
Beachy Head Marathon 2016 johnjrp01 2016-11-04 | Beachy Head Marathon 2016Held on Saturday 29th October 2016 starting and finishing in at Bede's School, Eastbourne.26 miles & 3500 feet of ascent & descent.My photo album of the same event can be found here:flickr.com/photos/john_pp/albums/72157675796943016
LDWA Founders Challenge 2016 johnjrp01 2016-10-14 | LDWA Founders Challenge 2016The annual LDWA 27 miles Challenge Walk in the North Downs which visits many of the landmarks associated with the LDWA.It starts & finishes at Peaslake Village Hall. This year was on Saturday 8th Oct 2016.
parkrun Maidstone #182 17/09/16 johnjrp01 2016-09-22 | parkrun Maidstone #182 on Saturday 17/09/16http://www.parkrun.org.uk/maidstone
10Peaks Brecon 2016 Short Course johnjrp01 2016-09-18 | 10Peaks Brecon 2016 - Short CourseSaturday 10/09/16 58 kms & 3000 vertical metres to be completed in 24 hours. Start at Danywenallt Youth Hostel, Talybont at 06:00.Event details: http://10peaks.co.uk
CCC® 2016 johnjrp01 2016-09-11 | CCC® 2016The CCC (Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix) Race is one of the five events which takes place under the general banner of the UTMB (Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc) which is held every August in Chamonix, France.The CCC is 101kms with 6100 metres of vertical ascent. It starts in Courmayeur, Italy at 09:00 on the Friday of the festival. (This year it was on Friday 26/08/16). Runners are allowed a maximum of 26:30 to follow the course via Champex, Switzerland to finish in Chamonix, France in a non-stop race. This year there were about 1800 starters and 744 of these were either timed-out or withdrew.
LDWA Wenlock Olympian Walk 2016 johnjrp01 2016-07-22 | LDWA Wenlock Olympian Walk 2016A 100k circular walk in the Shropshire Hills, starting & finishing at The Priory Hall, Much Wenlock. The walk to be completed in 28 hours.I was unable to finish this year due to a pulled hamstring. I got as far as Holdgate at 17k.
