Endurance | Adventure | Chill
Designed primarily for hard and rocky trails, I’ve found in my running, a much broader range of trails are able to be tackled in inov-8‘s new Trailroc 285. I was fortunate to use both a pre production and stock pair, which has allowed me plenty of time on the ground and a chance to try…
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Let’s get this one out the way from the start, I was sent a pair of Salomon‘s new Sense Ride trail shoes to take on the Lakeland 50 and this will be the last time I bleat on about getting ill and missing he race…. I promise! Designed for most trail terrain outside of slop…
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When I look back at 2017, it was a busy year on and off the trail, at times I may have stretched myself to the point where I began questioning my motives… but, I sit here, having looked through a stream of photos, in many respects catching up on 12 full on months. At the…
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This morning I posted on Instagram briefly about being coached for the past 6 months, hat it has taught me, the challenges I have faced and why running is personal to me. Now, at the end (full text provided below) I made a short reference to the abuse I suffered as a child. Running and…
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When pow drops in the South East of England, you get out and make the most of it. It’s rare & won’t last. It turned out to be the slowest ride I think I’ve ever been on, breaking virgin trail, with the winter sound of bursting air pockets, trapped in the snow beneath, as my…
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Press Release x inov-8 inov-8 is launching a revolutionary world-first in the sports footwear market following a unique collaboration with scientific experts. The British brand has teamed up with The University of Manchester to become the first-ever company to incorporate graphene into running and fitness shoes. Laboratory tests have shown that the rubber outsoles of…
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Answers by Michael Jones x Images John Shedwick Photography A couple of weeks ago I headed north west to Snowdonia, the setting place for a race which is gaining much intrigue within the UK ultra community. Meeting up with Race Director Michael Jones, who I last saw at the Salomon Ring of Steall, we spent the…
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You may think I’m about to contradict myself, given I came 5th at Maverick Race Silva Dark Series Hampshire at the weekend. As results go, it’s my second best finishing position since I was a teenager – winning a college 5K in a an Elf suit when I was 17….. oh yes, it happened! The…
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Last minute adventures often turn out to be the best. The plans are loose, you go by the weather and make the most of what you have. I met up with Michael Jones, Salomon Elite runner (I hope he remembered I’m very much average) to run some of his Ultra Trail Snowdonia course and catch…
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Mountains. What draws us into their cathedral like architecture, looming formidably above us, devoid of staircases and easy ascents. Furthermore, what pulls us back after incident in these very ranges, where the fragility of life is ever present. Picture Credit – Lukasz Warzecha Magnetic Mountains sets out to raise questions we as an outdoor community and…
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James Mackeddie 