Thank you to Maidenhead parkrun for putting on the annual Winter Solstice Freedom Run last night. Lots of fun!

Top trips of 2022: Piddington and West Wycombe. 8 km starting from The Dashwood Roadhouse. richardgower.com/blog/piddingto… #getoutside #trek #chilterns @VisitChilterns Chiltern Society Chiltern Countryside

Top trips of 2022: Stokenchurch and Radnage. 9 km starting from Stokenchurch centre. richardgower.com/blog/stokenchu… #getoutside #trek #chilterns @VisitChilterns Chiltern Society Chiltern Countryside

Top trips of 2022: Stokenchurch and The Ridgeway. 10.6 km starting from Stokenchurch centre. richardgower.com/blog/stokenchu… #getoutside #trek #chilterns @VisitChilterns Chiltern Society Chiltern Countryside

Thanks to all of the volunteers at Great Salterns #parkrun for putting on a Christmas Day special. Nothing says Christmas Morning than driving 90 minutes to run 3 laps of a muddy field. Loved it

Top trips of 2022: Christmas Common, Watlington Hill and Greenfield. 11 km starting from The Fox and Hounds Pub, Christmas Common. richardgower.com/blog/christmas… #getoutside #trek #chilterns @VisitChilterns Chiltern Society Chiltern Countryside

Top trips of 2022: The Chiltern Way Part 4 - Streatley to Peter's Green. 20.8 km starting from The Chequers Pub Streatley richardgower.com/blog/chilternw… #getoutside #trek #chilterns @VisitChilterns Chiltern Society

Top trips of 2022: One Tree Hill and Ightham Mote Circular Walk. 10.6 km starting from One Tree Hill Car Park richardgower.com/blog/onetreehi… #getoutside #trek Ightham Mote #kent

Top trips of 2022: Discover Downside Surrey SCC Circular Walk. 9.6 km starting from Holly Hedge Car Park, Cobham richardgower.com/blog/discoverd… #getoutside #trek Explore Surrey's Countryside

Top trips of 2022: Swinley Forest Pudding Hill and Surrey Hill Circular Walk. 8.2 km starting from The Look Out Discovery Centre richardgower.com/blog/swinleypu… #getoutside #trek

End of year stats are in: Run (outdoor): 519 miles (830 km) Cycle (outdoor): 651 miles (1,042 km) Cycle (Zwift): 1,160 miles (1,857 km) Trek: 642 miles (1,028 km) Total = 2,976 miles (4,761 km) lower than 2020 & 21 but still happy with that. richardgower.com/blog/2022innum…

1st #parkrun of the year at Billericay. Thanks to all of the volunteers for coming out this morning. @billericayparkrun #2023 instagram.com/p/Cm3tPKiDPst/…

Muddy New Year! My annual start of the year cycle trip to blow off the cobwebs. Seem to have a lot of The Ridgeway all over me and the bike. #cycle #mtb #ridgeway #chilterns #chilternsaonb instagram.com/p/Cm9WvHIjpdM/…

Just posted a photo @ Stockley Country Park, Yewsley instagram.com/p/CnHgUM5DZa8/…

#parkwalking at Church Mead parkrun, Amersham. Gives a new perspective on #parkrun to do it at a slower pace. Congratulations to the brave new runners who did this hilly, rainy, muddy course for their first ever parkrun instagram.com/p/CnZJKEqjOux/…

Thanks to all the volunteers at Leavesden Country #parkrun this morning. Really happy to get there to find it still on when so many others were cancelled. Nice crisp morning for it

Solidarity with Ukraine ✊ (Russian Embassy, London)

The back of the fire extinguisher stand looks surprised to see me

Why film-makers flock to gorgeous Turville Dawn French 💙🔴🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇵🇸 Neil Dudgeon Richard Gower @ChilternsAONB Brakspear Pubs #DickVanDyke #Turville #Hambledon thebeyonder.co.uk/2023/08/06/idy…

Top trips of 2022: North-East Hambleden Circular. 9.7 km starting from The Stag and Huntsman pub. richardgower.com/blog/northeast… #getoutside #trek #chilterns @VisitChilterns Chiltern Society