Tuesday 13 October 2009

not a lot of people know this

Shutlingsloe, pictured by me this fine morning from my garden, is known as the Cheshire Matterhorn. Well I certainly didn't know that until today.

Funny that. Because, from the track at lunchtime, where I was banging out 8 x 200's x 2 with my mate Steve 'Speedy' Daniels, guess what you can see..Shutlingsloe. And what can you see from Hollie's school in Macclesfield..and the school Will is going to in Leek next year..and as mentioned from our house..yep, you guessed it.

A nickname well earned..though not a lot of people know it.

8 comments:

RunnerinLV said...

You'll have to forgive me...why Shutlingsloe an apt nickname?

Andrew said...

Looks like a nice mountain, is it part of your regular running route?

Woldsman Dan said...
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Woldsman Dan said...

Great pic, it's always nice to learn something you don't know about your area.

Were you 8 x 200 x 2 hill reps up the mountain to get ready for Snowdon ;¬)

ultra collie said...

RLV - forgiven. its the other way round.cheshire matterhorn is its nickname

andrew - often near the start of our adventures..not sure its classed as a mountain

de - talking of hills..you have a lovely to face soon at 22m yes? andrew above too!

RunnerinLV said...

Oh, Matterhorn. Got it, der...although the 'sloe' part would be apt for me on uphills right now. Running on essentially a table for the past 5 months.

kate said...

that's the view from your garden, very jealous!

ultra collie said...

kate - and to the other side is The Cloud - best shot as the sun sinks behind it in the evening. i keep reminding myself how lucky i am with where i live :)
you'd suit it out in the sticks i'd say