Endurance | Adventure | Chill
I for one can say its been a bad year for bitting things. With a couple of weeks in Scotland and weekends in the Lakes, North Wales, Isle of Wight, Peaks….. the common thread has been the need to protect myself against biting things. Given midges, mozzies and all manner of bitting creatures are attracted…
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I don’t know about you, but when my gut decides it’s not my day to run, it really means it. This morning I was out predawn (3.14am to be precise), racking up miles I should have done on Sunday… Pacing was good, conditions were cool (advantages of running at 3am) and I felt comfortable resting…
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Making the most of what you have can be difficult. It is all too easy to open up Instagram or Facebook, viewing countless posts by friends and athletes of their Alpine or Lakeland based run that very day, when you are faced with a flat run, with a 50m gain Hill as your only real…
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If you’ve been following the page for a while, you’ll have noticed a high proportion of shoes in the review section. It’s the product I get sent the most and the headline grabber, along with packs and watches. But what piece of gear do I use the most across all terrains, in the gym and…
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After shooting Run Coed Y Brenin’s a day with Anna frost last year, I really wanted to explore more of the trails in a race environment. I’d run the half marathon course in-between shoots, so logically decided to sign up to the marathon in June. Trail Marathon Wales in set in the forests of Coed…
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Matt Heason, Sheffield Adventure Film Festival Founder and Director, has put out an open invite to submit your outdoor films for next years film festival. The main outdoor get together of the spring, ShAFF coincides with the Outdoor City weekender, comprising of; Sheffield Adventure Film Festival (ShAFF), Climbing Works International Festival (CWIF), The Magnificent Seven & Howard Street Dual.…
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Scott have been on my radar for a while, but hadn’t come to the forefront, until now. In the past 18 months, a distinctive line of product has stood at top of many podiums in the Ultra Trail World Tour and Sky Running World Series. The RC or Race Concept. One product has stood far…
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On Sunday 25th June at 5am, Team Mountain Fuel made fell running history with the first competitive head-to-head race involving the Billy Bland Challenge and with that six records. The challenge is based on the famous Bob Graham round and is a 66 mile, 42 peak challenge with a 24hr time limit It is considered…
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I’ve been keeping an eye on Patagonia’s Worn Wear campaign for a while. In an age of throw away consumerism, a company policy to fix what you own may appear counterintuitive, however sales aren’t being lost hand over fist. Worn Wear is simple. If it’s broke, fix it. Heck Patagonia will fix it in America…
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Recovery or easy sessions. 6 miles. Steady pace. Tired legs. Man, they are boring. Your watch time and speed seemingly change in slow motion, you head to the same trails and look ahead knowing you could be pushing hard, having fun on descents and feeling that burn in your legs that makes you know you…
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James Mackeddie 