It has felt like a very long winding road to get to the start line of my first ultra in 3 years. I will not detail the story here but if you are so inclined you can go back through my blog posts and see why I have been absent from racing for so long.… Continue reading Ultra Trail Snowdonia 55k
I came to Scotland on the 13th June to take up a position as a seasonal ranger with Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National park. I needed to find a job I could do whilst recovering from back surgery and was ready to get out of construction and back to my first passion, nature conservation… Continue reading Glencoe round
Like everybody else all over the world my 2020 race plans were scuppered by the onset of Covid. I had originally intended to compete in the UK Skyrunner series, which would of seen me race in Snowdonia, the isle of Arran, the Lake district and Ireland. However all but Ireland were cancelled and I didn't… Continue reading Tenacious ten hour endurance challenge
The Brecon Beacons ultramarathon became my main objective for the year. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Originally Scafell Skyrace was my A race for the year and UTS 50 my B. To cut a long story short I had the archetypal horrendous race at UTS, blown legs and got even more injured… Continue reading Brecon Beacons ultramarathon race report and summer summary
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
I have previously only used Inov 8 trail shoes and although I have no complaints about them and my Roclite 290’s are still used weekly even after 600 miles a change can be good. Many of the greatest trail and ultra runners use Salomon so I turned to them to select a new shoe. I… Continue reading Salomon S/Lab Sense Ultra review
Donnie Campbell is one of Britains best trail runners and coaches. He recently won the Salomon Ben Nevis Ultra and has previously represented Great Britain at the world trail running championships. Reading about Donnie’s run across the Namib Desert in Outdoor Fitness was one of the core inspirations I had to get myself outside, exploring… Continue reading Donnie Campbell interview
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
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
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