Aleks_K:
Going up a Kinder Dozen descent. Not sure it was any better going up through all the Bilberry bushes. Not sure there are many places where one can find such backside kicking hills. I was heading to the Lakes to get the hills in but I'll be paying homa
Aleks_K:
Some serious off trail running, trod hunting and heather bashing climbs today. I'll be visiting this place one a week when I'm in the Peak to get some proper hillage into my legs.
Aleks_K:
If you buy a balloon that floats, then make sure you tie it down real good or be prepared to chase it to the ends of the Earth! Balloons do not belong in the sea and they also don't belong in the countryside! 😡
Aleks_K:
Two tubby people on a rock! #runningsucks cos regardless of what distance I run, I remain a chunk 😂 Prating around on Druid Stones on the Kinder Plateau.
Aleks_K:
#trigyoga is back as a weekly thing. 7 miles and nearly 3000' of off trail hills. #Kinder is a amazing place to train and training is gonna have to be hardcore. I'm miles away from where I need to be. 😕 #training #trigpoint #yoga #blueskies #
Aleks_K:
There's nought like the smell of bums and feet first thing in the morning. Initial stent had rating of this Camembert was off the charts!? 😂
Aleks_K:
Need another 5,500' to hit my weekly target. 9 miles with 1300' done with some stupid running... UPHILL! This goes against all my beliefs 😂 #projectbigswim training is actually starting to take shape. 💥
Aleks_K:
Swimming done, time for breakfast before running. Full stomach, slow pace training on a hilly run route is everyone's favourite training right? 🤔
Aleks_K:
Saturday training part 1 - 2miles or 2 hours. Which ever comes first. I except the pool is late in opening so it might be 1.5hrs as apposed to 2. Can't say I'm disappointed though #swimmingsucks
Aleks_K:
Absolutely smash the weekend y'all. Go outside, scare yourself, do something you've never done before and generally, be your awesome self. Here's to the weekend :)
Aleks_K:
Who'd like to be part of #ProjectBigSwim? Im in need of one or two people to act as safety boats & to stop @rooneysophie from doing me a mischief when I annoy her. The time for the adventure is 2nd of September, 2016. You'd be on the sea for 12 days, fo
Aleks_K:
I love his hat and love @auxiliary_op & @anthonyoram for giving me yet another replacement (and the last new hat on existence) Super stoked so will go make my legs tired this eve to celebrate 💥
Aleks_K:
Step one of #ProjectBigSwim is all about familiarity with the sensation of fear and hopefully, depending on weather, ticking off part one and focusing on part two. It's approaching fast and that sense of running out of time is building! Time to #getout
Aleks_K:
The smell of a fresh bag of #coffee, a note that totally destroys your planned swimming avoidance. #perfectday #ProjectBigSwim #swimmingsucks
Aleks_K:
I know Ronald's meant to be a nice character but seeing him emerge from the mist in Germany was just a little bit creepy! One of the many McDonalds stops during #runeuropenorthtosouth, the oasis of warmth, toilets and electricity
Aleks_K:
#ProjectBigSwim prep... tidal flows and ocean currents on screens and with an hour by hour prediction option! Now to learn the timings and workout if you could swims some of these bits as a relative novice without having to waste RNLI's time. Advenure'
Aleks_K:
I love the fells because they keep me sane, the kick my arse and reward me with the sublimely peaceful view of the valleys below. I love the fells because no matter what I do, they will always teach me humility. I love the fells because they are themsel
Aleks_K:
Sometimes, my ideas and instinct are totally rubbish, other times, I seem to do things right completely by accident!!! #breathing drills and the first one is real similar to what I did to get over panicking when my face went in the water!! #LynneCox' bo
Aleks_K:
What a view! Well worth the nausea of doing interval sprints up to Scafell Pike from Wasdale Carpark. Can't wait to make this place my back garden and be able to train like a monster :) #harderclimbbettertheview #projectbigswim #swimmingsucks #runningsu
Aleks_K:
Got in the water today and some things clicked into place. Watch out for a post on @alpkit's #daringdeeds page about all this swimming nonsense. I worked out my next step today because I could stay in control of the fear long enough to think! . #makefe
Aleks_K:
Ive got this theory that the longer I spend I the water, the easier it'll get to go in on subsequent swims & the easier it'll get to manage the fear. So far, it's been a hit & miss experiment but the worse swims have had bits that have been kind of amazi
Aleks_K:
Rubbish film and view. Not the day I intended but an awesome day no the less :) #lovethelakedistrict
Aleks_K:
Hero's of the fells. These awesome volunteers were working there way up the main path to Scafell Pike, cleaning and fixing damage from footfall and winter. An amazing bunch of people who clearly love the fells and decided to help make a difference. Make
Aleks_K:
Doing what I normally do... Really bad #trigpoint yoga and gluing my gash shut. . It's like I've gone back in time to the start of my Europe run, where I had to glue a deep gash to the base of one of my toes for 2 weeks! . . #scafellpike #training #harde
Aleks_K:
Doesn't happen very often but it does happen. Momentary loss of concentration after around a mile down Scafell Pike, a slight slip and lack of readjustment means thick flap of skin on my toe. A slightly slower pace down the rest of the descent, cleaned
Aleks_K:
My plan was swim round the outside of Windermere, solo. Then I realise that I've got everything I need except my cooking stuff 😒 Instead I'm heading to Wasdale for some van time, big climbs and maybe a swim across Wastwater. I'll definitely be t
Aleks_K:
Chilling on be road side with an @break_fluid #coffee before getting in some serious hills. It will involve a steep grassy climb that leads to the best terrain ever... ROCKY DEATH!
Aleks_K:
A #throwback to #RunEuropeNorthToSouth I never realised I would experience or see such delicate beauty & although to others I suffered in the sub zero conditions, I actually fell in love with Lady Winter and her cold and unforgiving touch. . #winter #fun
Aleks_K:
Lunch time research for #projectbigswim unsurprisingly it's @seanconway Interesting to hear him say 'there were people who said this is a joke, this is a PR stunt' The more I research the more scared I become and the more excited I get! Still, fair way
Aleks_K:
'This is gonna be such a fun race!' Said no one ever when the race looked like this! It seems I'm gonna race @rooneysophie, who is slightly sore because I swam across Bassenthwaite faster than her (despite a 20m swim in the wrong direction) Stupid littl
