Ramble on. . .
Just finished the Led Zeppelin biog. Hammer of the Gods, hence the title, plus there's no main theme to this post - just a collection of thoughts.
First, the weather - again! if anyone has wondered what happened to the weather.com magnet on the main macstrong site i removed it due to some problems that visitors to the site were experiencing. Many of you it seems, have computers which don't like emergent pop-ups - so the magnet is gone, and soon to be replaced by a collection of links for you to check Girona weather. .
. . . which incidentally is the best in Spain! seriously thought, its been a bit cool over the past week or two but again, the rest of Spain has been hit hard with snow and generally crap weather. Again it amazed me - Girona seems to possess a sheltered character with very little precipitation (proximity to Pyrenees?) with even Barcelona getting some snow.
So took advantage of this with the Girona 'toughcamp' over the last week, getting in some serious quality. Passed some areas for the first time, including the loop to Olot, the town of Besalu and the simply breathtaking Castellfollet de Roca. Also found a great climb to Sant Marti Sacalm - 800m altitude and 693m net climbing, similar to many of the Basque 'puertas'.
Got a runner from Fife AC here at the moment and expecting a self-guided biking group from Aberdeen here on Saturday - self-guided means i'm just doing airport transfers, hotel bookings, and general Girona advice and route suggestions.
On the camp front, summer running camps have been announced for July and i'm very close to announcing details of a summer biking camp which will have a Catalan cycletour included.
stay tuned.
PS: i'm looking for some races for the running camps and, given the Catalans love for naturism, i found the naturists 10k!! anyone fancy it? maybe just to watch?
First, the weather - again! if anyone has wondered what happened to the weather.com magnet on the main macstrong site i removed it due to some problems that visitors to the site were experiencing. Many of you it seems, have computers which don't like emergent pop-ups - so the magnet is gone, and soon to be replaced by a collection of links for you to check Girona weather. .
. . . which incidentally is the best in Spain! seriously thought, its been a bit cool over the past week or two but again, the rest of Spain has been hit hard with snow and generally crap weather. Again it amazed me - Girona seems to possess a sheltered character with very little precipitation (proximity to Pyrenees?) with even Barcelona getting some snow.
So took advantage of this with the Girona 'toughcamp' over the last week, getting in some serious quality. Passed some areas for the first time, including the loop to Olot, the town of Besalu and the simply breathtaking Castellfollet de Roca. Also found a great climb to Sant Marti Sacalm - 800m altitude and 693m net climbing, similar to many of the Basque 'puertas'.
Got a runner from Fife AC here at the moment and expecting a self-guided biking group from Aberdeen here on Saturday - self-guided means i'm just doing airport transfers, hotel bookings, and general Girona advice and route suggestions.
On the camp front, summer running camps have been announced for July and i'm very close to announcing details of a summer biking camp which will have a Catalan cycletour included.
stay tuned.
PS: i'm looking for some races for the running camps and, given the Catalans love for naturism, i found the naturists 10k!! anyone fancy it? maybe just to watch?
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