Whose keeping active over xmas?

GO Activities

21/12/2011 at 15:54

Just wondered who keeps up walking, running and climbing over xmas time? And does that include Christmas day?
Are you a Ron Hill type -never missing a chance to head outside? Or is it nice to get some downtime?

For me running or walking is a great way to escape the in laws rather than to keep fit. Literally running away from them as they start to bicker is a wonderful feeling or to head to the nearby Peaks for some much needed fresh air!

Bedouin

21/12/2011 at 16:14

I'll be out late afternoon as usual trying to flatten Parliament Hill

Not a Ron Hill type as I think that's kinda sad... you become a slave to running for the sake of running.

I run because I like the way it makes me feel physically and mentally.

GO Activities

21/12/2011 at 16:16

He must have days when he is like - 'Why did I start this!'

Friend of a Friend

21/12/2011 at 16:21

Me and my walking buddies have a regular trip over Xmas and New Year, although this year families are invited

I think its a great time to get a couple of days in the hills at least, it's needed to burn off the xmas dinner.

GO Activities

21/12/2011 at 16:22

Is that an 'oh dear' families are invited face?

How so? Old, young, or just not that welcome?

Nice to get out the house though. Is snow on your wish list?

Jester*

21/12/2011 at 16:24

I'm working over through Christmas and New Year.

GO Activities

21/12/2011 at 16:25

Not xmas day? That's against the laws of Christmas and humanity!

Bedouin

21/12/2011 at 16:25

Exactly..... slave!

Steve_D

21/12/2011 at 16:39

I'll be out on the bike several times over the christmas period, usually followed by coffee and cake at someones house.

Will probably partake of a brisk walk along the cliffs at some point as well.

Steve D

Friend of a Friend

21/12/2011 at 16:45

GO Activities wrote (see)

Is that an 'oh dear' families are invited face? How so? Old, young, or just not that welcome? Nice to get out the house though. Is snow on your wish list?

Not so much oh dear, we will have a great time, just a change I guess. No oldies, more a case of the better halves who we normally get away from.

A few kids too!

Snow is most definitely on the wish list, we're going to be staying in Bala and hopefully get chance to do a couple of good routes in deep snow. Fingers crossed!

MoS

21/12/2011 at 16:51

GO Activities wrote (see)

...... For me running or walking is a great way to escape the in laws rather than to keep fit. Literally running away from them as they start to bicker is a wonderful feeling.....

Now that you've identified yourself, I take it they won't be reading this.

It's difficult to ignore Christmas completely but we try our best I think it was a couple of years ago that we did a wild camp on Xmas Day, it was very satisfying. Felt like quite an achievement to escape and do our own thing.....but I did have to live with the guilt

Whilst keeping up the 'bah humbuggy' approach, this year requires more of a balancing act. (And we do actually have some nice rellies that we'd like to catch up with.)

So mostly dashing around seeing folk on Xmas and Boxing day, then it's off to the hills unless the weather is really p!sh.

GO Activities

21/12/2011 at 16:52

^ That sounds like a good balance between your 'have to's' and 'would like to' moments of xmas.

In other news, I am entering the in law protection programme.

MoS

21/12/2011 at 17:00

Friend of a Friend wrote (see)

......
Snow is most definitely on the wish list, we're going to be staying in Bala and hopefully get chance to do a couple of good routes in deep snow. Fingers crossed!

Good luck with that. We've headed to the Arans for snow a few times and been lucky when it had largely disappeared elsewhere. They seem to catch the snow and hang onto it ....or so it seemed

Kinley

21/12/2011 at 17:29

Days off, winter, Scotland.

Was there something else I should be doing other than getting outdoors?

Mikel von Dundeeski

21/12/2011 at 17:34

Kinley wrote (see)

Days off, winter, Scotland.
Was there something else I should be doing other than getting outdoors?

Get that roof fixed?

Kinley

21/12/2011 at 17:56

Oh yeah.

Guy Hurst

21/12/2011 at 18:03

Hope to get out with the gf for a walk on the hills above Hexham on Boxing Day, then in the Lake District on New Year's Eve with a friend. He's talking about getting to the top of Helvellyn for midnight on the 31st but I'm not sure about that. I quite like sitting around, chatting with friends and having a few beers myself.

Lindsay Boyd

21/12/2011 at 18:09

Forecast for the weekend looks pretty naff so probably stay at home and go running instead.

Slainte

Lindsay

That bastard Skip

21/12/2011 at 20:28

I'll be out most days over the holiday week, local walks mostly, a run or two as well.

On Christmas day the family are here so I'll most likely lozzock around doing sweet eff all. On Boxing Day I'll be queueing to grab some cheap gear in the sales.

I always spend new year's eve at home with my family (we raise a glass at midnight with Jools Holland on the telly) but I'll be off camping on new year's day.

Shamus

21/12/2011 at 20:42

Off to snowdonia on boxing day then a week in Scotland from new years day can't wait

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