Another year and another Star Trekk walk. Only 7 miles this time but the pace was better at 16:55 this year compared to 17:37 in 2025. Gained at the cost of sore feet and some blisters. Lead the pack for three miles until my strokey right side went numb and slowed me down. 2000 people…
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I once again find myself wandering around Southport for the benefit of other people. Get ready to spread some festive cheer — the Santa Sprint is back for 2025, and it’s set to be merrier than ever! Join hundreds of jolly runners, walkers, and little elves as they don their Santa suits and take to…
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So I went for a walk around Southport in aid of Queenscourt Hospice. 10 kilometres or 7.4 miles around the roads of Southport starting and ending at the fair ground. Average pace of 17:37 but hit 16:21 at one point. Reward was a Pride of Pendle at The Lakeside Inn. Alltrails link Funds still coming…
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I did some size comparisons and with some brave assumptions (…) and not knowing the focal length of the camera, the object is max 195ft long. So, assuming the Harrier is engaging with the object and assuming it’s banking to port (left) circling around the object then this marks an outer limit and gives the…
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An ill-planned 8.2 mile walk in tremendous heat along a road with no footpath to a shop which was too busy to get in to buy something I didn’t need or have the cash with me to buy. Great planning there boi.
Thanks to the many people who have contacted me about this blog post and especially to Joshua Cutchin who mentioned on his Twitter feed. This seems to have kickstarted the recent flurry of emails to me about this interesting and baffling subject. I’ve not been idle since the first article and this new posting contains some…
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Over the last twelve months or so I’ve been collecting information about the rather strange appearance of juniper plants in connection with bigfoot and sudden appearances/disappearances. It sounds bizarre – and it is – but that plant just keeps on cropping up like some kind of paranormal stalker. Is it similar to the indicator plants…
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