HittingKickers.com

Redesign in progress

Thursday, 08. 28. 2008  –  Category: Site news

Time for a clean up of HittingKickers.com. The site has been a bit of a train wreck since we got hacked in April and the snowboarding season came to an end. The plan is to broaden out the content here to include more than just snowboarding. It’s a work-in-progress at the moment, [...]

Wilderness camping in Scotland

Tuesday, 08. 26. 2008  –  Category: Outdoors

Got a trip coming up in a few weeks walking and camping in the Scottish islands of Arran and Islay.
Will post up a trip report when back. Looking forward to this immensely.
The rough plan at the moment is 2 days round the coast of the Isle of Arran, over to the mainland briefly, before [...]

Giles Peterson Radio 1 Show

Friday, 08. 22. 2008  –  Category: Music

For those that don’t know Giles Peterson, let me give you a few links and a quick summary.
Lets kick off with Wikipedia’s introduction:
Gilles Peterson (born c. 1964[1]) is a DJ, record collector and record label owner from London, UK.
Through his labels Acid Jazz, Talkin’ Loud, and latterly Brownswood Recordings, he has been associated with the [...]

Save MTB weight for racing

Wednesday, 08. 20. 2008  –  Category: Mountain biking

I’m entering my first mountain bike race in a month and have started to think about working on technique and whether I can make my bike a bit lighter.
I ride a Specialized Hardrock, which is fairly low end and not really built for racing I suspect.

I mostly use it for cycling to work and don’t [...]

Tough Guy 2008: Nettle Warrior - Year of the Iron Fist

Sunday, 08. 17. 2008  –  Category: Running

I entered an event called Tough Guy recently, my first running event since 2002! And what an event it is.

Probably best described as an extreme assualt course. In their own words:
The phenomena of Tough Guy© has now evolved into cult status with mythical legends to a world wide audience and competitors from every [...]