about JohnH
Sorted, fit. Current activities are photography, hiking, motorbiking, trail biking, music, geology/geoscience, dinner-at-home, travel and more.
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Great little beach on the Ligurian Sea at Pointe Garavan. There’s a row of beach shacks under the coastal railway and the cliffs that are the border between France and Italy. A place to enjoy the lap of the waves and relax with a picnic of pasties filled with courgettes, tomatoes and aubergines plus Easter chocolates with a hint of Limoncello or Rhum.
The only sporting silverware I’ve ever won as an individual: the John Cooper cup was awarded to me in 1972 or 73 in Clifton College, Bristol. I was the first runner home of North Town for the feared Long Penpole cross-country running race. I remember well the infamous starter which wrecked many runners' start off the line: “When I say GO, go... GO”.
The Long Pen was notorious for its length, mud and hills; participation was “voluntary”, meaning massive peer pressure, particularly for those of us in the school cross-country team.
Read more: “When I say GO, go... GO” - John Cooper cup winner 1972-3
Beauregard, La Clusaz, Feb 2015 (my photo)
Wishing a Merry Christmas 2025 and a Happy, Healthy, Peaceful and Prosperous 2026 to all my Friends and Followers
2025 has been a year of seizing opportunities when and whilst I can. I’ve done lots but the headwinds are increasing. As the years fly by it’s getting harder to do what I love to do and travel is increasingly tedious. But anyhow, here’re some of the highlights of my year.
Once again walking/running the Thames Path from Hammersmith to Barnes to get fresh bread. Bit of mist on the wind. Surprised to find I was pacing / being paced by a women’s rowing Eight. They were rowing against the flow and the wind and faded: that’s my win! There were some very serious men’s Eights out on the water too, showing beautiful rowing form.
