Author Archives: Gary

Zone GladOfTheEnd was always going to be challenging. Located on the far side of Gladhouse Reservoir in Midlothian and with tracks and footpaths few and far between it was never going to be a popular destination. Not so bad during … Continue reading →

The pressure is off. With only just over 2000 points required this morning for the Roundpointer-250k medal, I can take an easy day and simply enjoy riding the bike. Decided to head up the Dalkeith to Penicuik cycleway, collecting points … Continue reading →

Progress continues towards the next medal in the Roundpointer series, but at a slower pace than in previous days. Due to cold weather and its effect on my poor wee toes, I’ve been avoiding the bike these past couple of … Continue reading →

Reached a small milestone in my quest for Roundpointer medals. With medals for 10k, 25k, 50k, 75k and 100k already in the bag, I managed to reach 200,000 points yesterday, only 50,000 points away from the next medal in the … Continue reading →

Greetings. The trouble with being retired, if you can really call it trouble, is that you get tasked with household chores. And that’s what I’m doing at the moment, as I write these words, waiting for the clothes wash to … Continue reading →

With the first week or so of Round #158 now complete, and having gained the Roundpointer-100k medal, I wanted to take a look at some facts and figures relating to my turfing sessions to date. To do this, I copied … Continue reading →

Well, that was a nice surprise, albeit an expected one. I run the Turf app on the mobile phone and see my points total has increased overnight to 101,500 from the 98,700 when I last looked yesterday evening. Oh, the … Continue reading →

Let me set the scene this fine morning. It’s been pissing down raining heavily since 6.00 pm yesterday, that ≥95% chance of precipitation on the Met Office weather forecast, proving completely accurate, and when I say raining it’s not just … Continue reading →

This morning points total starts off at 68,500, a pleasant increase overnight from yesterday’s 67,000. Another 1500 points free thanks to PPH. Today my target is 75,000 points (or more!) and the Roundpointer-75k medal. Lost a few local zones overnight, … Continue reading →

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. So is regret. With hindsight, I regret not bribing master bicycle repairman Scott at MuttsCycles to knobble turfer Hodge’s bicycle which was in for repair. I should have known that “Hardcore” Hodge would take all … Continue reading →