Snowdon Skyline

Snowdon skyline is a new event organised by Michael Jones from Apexrunning. It is a fresh addition to the UK Skyrunner national series and acted as the qualifying event for the Skymasters in Limone, where the best runners of the year all toe the line against one another for one last attempt at success. Route… Continue reading Snowdon Skyline

Damian Hall interview

Damian Hall was setting the fastest known time on the South West Coast Path around the time I first laced up a pair of running shoes. As a Devon native his exploits on that epic 10 day 15 hours and 18 minute run caught my attention and began my interest in one day becoming an… Continue reading Damian Hall interview

Salcombe coastal marathon in storm Brian

I only found out about the event a few days before it was being staged but I only live a few miles away so was eager to get involved on my local trails, and to raise some money for charity. The route was originally from Start Point to Bantham but due to the yellow weather… Continue reading Salcombe coastal marathon in storm Brian

First 50 miler – Dartmoor crossing extreme

I started running around 18 months ago and soon established that I wasn't driven by fast 10k times or trying to run a sub 3 hour marathon. I was inspired to run because it allowed me to explore new beautiful places and push my body in ways I didn't know it was capable of. This… Continue reading First 50 miler – Dartmoor crossing extreme

Keswick Mountain Festival 50k race report

Ever since getting into off road running and reading Richard Askwith’s brilliant Feet in the clouds I have been longing to visit the area and run. I have been keeping a look out for races in the Lake Disitrict that would be a challenging distance and course profile and would also provide me with some… Continue reading Keswick Mountain Festival 50k race report

Inov-8 Roclite 290 review

I am a fan of Inov-8's line of trail running shoes. The first pair I owned were the X-Talon 212's. I found them to have almost unbelievable traction and the weight and confidence made me want to run as fast as I could at all times. However I found the precision fit created hotspots when… Continue reading Inov-8 Roclite 290 review

Pure Trail’s Deep River Trail race half marathon report

The race began at Piddledown common just off the drive way to Castle Drogo at the top of the steep Teign valley. The race would take us down to the river where we would then snake through the beautiful wooded hillside in a loop before returning to where the pain began. 7 of the 14 miles… Continue reading Pure Trail’s Deep River Trail race half marathon report

A trail running holiday in Gran Canaria

My friend Oli and I are both passionate runners and both of the companies that we work for shut down over the Christmas period. We thought that as we had enforced holiday over this period we should use the time to head to warmer more mountainous climes to get in some quality runs before we… Continue reading A trail running holiday in Gran Canaria

First week of marathon training

I completed and won the Endurance life CTS marathon on the 4th February, which was my first race over a half. I managed to do that without completing a dedicated marathon training plan. This was mainly because I suffered badly for months with shin splints so running 40 miles or so a week was impossible.… Continue reading First week of marathon training