Category Archives: Turf

I needed some O’s today. No, not garden hose. Not panty hose either. Letter O’s, for zones that start with the letter O. Not many of those about here in Midlothian, a right bugger when you are planning a turf … Continue reading →

My first ever Turf event, TurfEmbra09, took place on Saturday 29th October in the Craiglockhart, Comiston, Greenbank and Oxgangs areas of Edinburgh. The event was planned by the famous Kingslayer and ran from 3.00 pm to 4.30 pm. Myself and … Continue reading →

Just like my Turf Progress page where I list all my official turf medal achievements, it seemed a good idea to follow suit with a separate list showing progress so far for my unofficial Planet Gary turf medals. Unofficial Medals … Continue reading →

Occasionally, after a session turfing on the bicycle or kick scooter, Mr Aching Back returns to remind me that I’m not 17-years old anymore and should take more care of myself. One solution to Mr Aching Back is a nice … Continue reading →

At first glance, turfing 26 zones starting with the letter A and finishing with the letter Z, would be a simple and easy task to accomplish. And while I had some minor reservations in the back of my mind at … Continue reading →

The other day while out turf-walking, a passing cyclist stopped and asked me if I’d heard his bicycle bell okay. He was concerned that people might not hear him approaching. I agreed that yes, it was just fine, loud and … Continue reading →

No, the topic if today’s turf blog is not fat biking in the snow, that will come in due course, fingers crossed. No, the topic of discussion today is bicycle fit. Is your bicycle adjusted for optimal fit? I spent … Continue reading →

Here we are, the final results of many days of exhausting work at the computer screen, sleepless nights and too much coffee, probably the 20th version of the zone list for my Midlothian A2Z Mission. All that remains now is … Continue reading →

Since my last post, and with far too much time on my hands, my over-active mind has been thinking up new unofficial medal ideas, some sensible, some not so sensible and one series most definitely not very sensible. You will … Continue reading →

Having largely run out of achievable Turf medals to try for, I thought it might be interesting to create a few unofficial virtual Turf medals to go for. Note that they will not appear as part of Turf or show … Continue reading →