Goddess Of Abundance – Circuit to ABC Written on December 29, 2009, by matt.
Anna and Gil’s Nepal adventure continues… 6am, steaming hot fresh cinnamon rolls awaited us at the ‘tourist’ bus park in Pokhara. 4-hours of gravel bumpy roads in a ‘tin’ bus later we arrived at the start of the Annapurna Circuit trek. At 800m altitude we were surrounded by jungle, orange and banana trees and the [...]
Winter mountain biking Written on December 13, 2009, by andys.
Whist three or four million people in the Scottish Central Belt sat under a thick blanket of water vapour, Tom and I took to the hills on what was probably the best mountain biking conditions you could possibly hope for. As we climbed out of Dollar and past the castle we entered another world from [...]
Anna’s diary – 2 weeks to E-Day! Written on December 9, 2009, by matt.
Namche Bazar (3440m) to Gorak Shep (5160m) 2-Week Acclimatization I joined the Everest Marathon “Red Team” in Namche Bazar who welcomed me as the other kiwi in a mixture of great people from all backgrounds of life, running, ages and cultures. From Namche we had 2 weeks until race day, enough time to acclimatize to [...]
Anna Frost smashes Everest Marathon record on her way to historic win Written on December 8, 2009, by matt.
After months of preparation towards this year’s goal in Nepal, the 2009 Commonwealth and 2008 World Mountain Running Grand Prix champion Anna Frost has smashed the Everest Marathon record (formerly held by team-mate Angela Mudge). However, Anna had a tough start to her 2009 season. After some early knee problems the decision was taken to [...]