Pain in the derrière

Managed my longest continuous paddle yet in the K1 as I attempt to give Dirty D some sort of competition in 2 weekends time- 93 minutes non stop- sounds good but the fly in the ointment is the fact it felt like 9 hours- absolute murder. How long 55 miles will take and more importantly […]

The morning after the session before

Beaujolais continues to crank up his efforts to reach some sort of shape that will enable him to at the very least complete the Glasgow to Edinburgh. It is difficult to enjoy a night out at the Curry House or local Cantonese restaurant when you know that in all likelihood your main protagonist/ K2 partner/ […]

GB heads back to flat water racing

This coming weekend is the Forth and Clyde Marathon as hosted by GB and his posse from West Coast Paddlers. Quite what these hardened ocean paddling mariners are going to make of a canal is going to be interesting to behold. Beaujolais is going to assist his fellow Buccaneer, Cortisone is not. Now Cortisone has […]

The Nurofen Express

Went for a short paddle this am, all dosed up on the Nurofen. Surprisingly effective. Not sure how things are going to pan out during the Glasgow to Edinburgh- but the main thing is at least I am paddling a k1. Just a few months ago it seemed as if I would never recover the […]

A Serious Moment that puts a few things in perspective

Cycling legend Bartali set for Israeli honour PARIS — Legendary Italian cyclist Gino Bartali could be set for one Israel’s highest honours after evidence has come to light that he helped to save the lives of hundreds of Jews during the Second World War. According to the International Cycling Union (UCI), Bartali could be made […]

East meets West – clear differences are emerging

Beaujolais is so battered and bruised following Saturdays encounter with Dirty D that he is once again confined to non paddling activities. This does not however prevent him indulging in a thorough forensic examination of what went wrong- ie getting thrashed. Clearly when Beaujolais offered Dirty D a place in HIS K2 crew for DW2014 […]

First Blood part one

A horrible day today. Met up with Dirty D my “prospective Dw2014” K2 partner at Auchenstarry for a 15km side by side head in K1’s on the Forth and Clyde canal as a prelude to the Glasgow to Edinburgh. The outcome I was expecting was as follows: We boat together. Beaujolais as a befits a […]

Quaffing the Aberfeldy

Beaujolais is relaxing- a large post Tenacious D encounter whisky in hand- lying on the sofa trying to forget that the Glasgow to Edinburgh canoe marathon is now only a few weeks away- and wondering if he will ever manage to get in a boat again. The back and tendinitis are no better. However whisky […]

Chuckling under the duvet

Still crocked- knee, back and now seem to have developed tendinitis in my right wrist. As to the latter, ever the wannabe comedian, Cortisone was quick to suggest one particular, and most disrespectful/ unhelpful remedy. Happily the weather is foul, high winds and driving rain- luckily with my list of ailments there is no way […]

Still crocked

Not feeling fantastic today- the back is not improving at all. So no paddling which is not good in terms of developing boat or any other type of fitness for Glasgow to Edinburgh. Worse my pain management system – red wine and comfort eating is not helping the weight loss programme. I have actually managed […]