I think this sort of thing is amazing: It’s a visualisation of my contacts on the Facebook social networking website, generated by the Nexus Friend Grapher. The black dots are people I know, and the lines connect mutual friends together. Using a Hooke’s Law type of mechanics, where the black dots are masses and the […]
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Orienteering Events this Autumn
Here’s the events I’m thinking of going to this autumn: 11 Sept – Plinth-O, Trafalgar Square at 1pm (It’s not an event, it’s art!) 12 Sept – SLOW City of London Race. I’m the mapper. Now over 500 entries! 13 Sept – SLOW Richmond Park Trail Challenge Half-Marathon 20 Sept – HAVOC Score, Bedfords Park […]
Orienteering Fixtures Map Updates
I’ve discovered a bug in the UK orienteering fixtures map which was preventing event name and location updates from appearing correctly – this has now been fixed. In addition, I’m now showing fixtures up to two years away on the list (previously it was a year) as some fixtures, including the urban races, are starting […]
One Angel Lane (aka Watermark Place)
Just noticed that the protective fencing has just come down on the newest City building, on the Thames waterfront beside Cannon Street Station. The building is called Watermark Place, although a prominent wooden beam at the building’s main entrance has the inscription “One Angel Place” on it. Although the building is mainly glass and steel, […]
New Bridge across the Regent’s Canal
[Updated] I somehow missed this last week (although it received very little publicity) – a new bridge across the Regent’s Canal has just been lifted into place. It’s a foot/cycle bridge, linking the middle of Mile End Park, by the climbing wall and the Palm Tree pub, to the new access road for the Suttons […]
Day 5 Redux – The Borders
I made it to London from John O’ Groats – “Joglon” – a couple of weeks ago, but there was a missing link in the journey. I took an unplanned recovery day on the Edinburgh-Morpeth leg. Having been back up in Scotland for the last week for the Scottish 6 Days orienteering races, I had […]
Thurlon Route
Here’s how the route compared with what was planned: Stage Day Planned Dist /km Actual Dist /km Moving Time Moving Speed /kph Note 0 0 63 64 2h25 26.5 As planned. 1 1 145 136.5 6h25 21.2 Shortcut up Strathnaver. 2 2 140 139.4 7h00 20.0 Small shortcuts near Munlochy and Fort Augustus. 3 3 […]
Thurlon Places
Here’s all the cities, towns, villages and attractions I’ve cycled through in the last 12 days. The styling of the text shows if it was raining, cloudy or sunny. 0 Thurso > Castletown > Canisbay > John O’Groats > Mey > Dunnet > Castletown > Thurso 1 Thurso > Reay > Melvich > Strathy > […]
Day 10 – In To London
I was on my own for the final leg today – the second half of the journey from King’s Lynn to London, originally planned as a single day until headwinds and tired legs forced the split. The start was a few miles south of Cambridge, I followed National Cycle Route 11 through various pretty Essex […]
Day 9 – Cambridgeshire
Dan had found yesterday tough and fell ill overnight, so today it was just Chris and I. After an extremely comfortable stay in Wolferton (near King’s Lynn), a long breakfast, and the realisation that Dan wasn’t going to be making it, it was 11am before we set off. It would be tricky to make London […]