Ruth Pickvance
@RuthPickvance
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Abergavenny, Wales
Joined January 2017
We are in The Guardian! Great feature on our Walking and Yoga Weekends. @AntsBK @Stumpupfortrees @RobPennWildwood
theguardian.com
A women’s yoga and fell walking break in the Welsh borders leaves our writer with aching muscles but a heart full of joy
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Arrived in Reggio Calabria down the spine of the Apennines. What a glory journey of constant surprise through Calabria’s mountains and national parks with black pine pollen smoking the air, cherries and warm figs, barely any traffic and that’s Sicily across the water.
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Biking Calabria: hills and more hills; wild flowers; ancient abandoned medieval towns; eating like kings.
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Great to see you @WoodentopsFR YOU are amazing and as I always say deserve an OBE for your services to Fell Running
Coiners 7m Fell Race two great runners Colin Valentine meets up with Ruth Pickvance, Ruth won the 3 Peaks, British Championships amongst a host of other fantastic races home & abroad Provisional Results https://t.co/DQq7gkAdo1
@cvfr_feed @Fellrunninbrief @RuthPickvance
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Llanbedr to Blaenavon Fell Race 2024. Some stellar performances in challenging conditions. Grassroots fell running at its best. Thank you from my heart to all my marshals on summits in horizontal sleet and sub zero temps for 3 hours!
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This is just brilliant @biggytimmkins big Welsh cwtches to ya all the way across America.
Ever wondered what training a former GB athlete does in his 40's as he prepares for the challenge of a lifetime? Part One:
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.@RuthPickvance's Llanbedr to Blaenavon (23/03) & Cwmyoy Horseshoe (27/04) #fellraces entries are live #Fabian4Entries Ll-B : https://t.co/Um3QDhLTlF Cwmyoy : https://t.co/oimlYDY0rk Pls RT
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Stopped in my tracks by this astonishing digital artwork in central London. Here’s a snip - by @universalevery
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With none of the bureaucracy and expense associated with the reintroduction of native wildlife, hundreds of non-native pheasants have been released near to our farm. They are now eating our 'crop' ('crop' being defined as biodiversity). In what world does this make any sense?
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“Exceeded all my expectations! Utterly inspiring!” Packed A LOT in on our Element weekend: Trail Running, nutrition talk, sports massage,GREAT conversation. Inspiring talk on resilience, fascinating presentation on new pain research a MapRun in the sun.
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They cost £400 a pair. Designed to be used once 😳. “We’ve gone from a sport where essentially all you needed 20 years ago was a pair of trainers and a vest, to where the footwear has essentially been weaponised quite substantially. ”
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The Ethiopian smashed the women’s record in Berlin, reviving the debate about the role of hi-tech shoes in athletic performance
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Halifax to home in Abergavenny by bike. 309km, 3 days. Lots of traffic free routes. What a joy and how fascinating to piece the geography of the country together in this way.
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A swoop of such joy to be utterly caught up in this thriller of a superbly written novel.
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Glorious Autumn events still with spaces: Beginning Fell Running Weekend for Women: Sept 23 & 24 Trail Running Weekend for Women: Oct 13/14/15 Special Retreat Weekend at Treberfydd House: November 10/11/12 FULL DETAILS: https://t.co/4tYN8I6k4G
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Conversations on the Land Weekend and A LOT of chat, learning and inspiration. And I did not think I’d need my WATERPROOF SOCKS, two coats and waterproof trousers in July. #pleasecanwehavesummerback
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A few years ago we started managing a piece of steep upland ground for diversity - and particularly for flowers. From sheep-cropped nothingness when we took it over, it’s now happening 💥👊
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The rugby scrum looks way more frightening to me Brian!
Marathon du Mont Blanc - what fresh hell is this.
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Full frames of honey already; cycling over Gospel Pass in a vest and warm strawbs from the garden - bit of a summer going on here.
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Got back to Brum from Greenland, then was burgaled while sleeping. All camera gear, laptops, cards, passports, taken. My lovely van too: crucial to kayak trips & full of gear. It's distinctive, so if anyone near spots this grey VW Transporter with kayak racks please get in touch!
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I’d forgotten how good for the soul a long bike journey is: 8 days trans-Sardinia under our own steam; incredible wild nature, challenging uncertainty, delightful surprises and oddly quite a lot of rain while the U.K. basks in sun!
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