Endurance | Adventure | Chill
It’s been a while since I’ve run in the mountains. The last time the rubber outsole of my shoes touched rock was at the Salomon Ring of Steall, some 6 or more weeks previously. I ran in anger. Pressurised. It was a race after all. This was different. It was my terms. My rules. My…
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This season hasn’t been a great one. A while back I posted a race schedule that quickly started to unravel from the off and the truth is, this is only my 3rd race of the year, where the 1st was spontaneous and the 2nd used as a training run. Since coming under Paul Giblin’s coaching…
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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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Run Coed Y Brenin is unique within the UK’s trail running infrastructure. It is the only Trail Running centre, with a series of way marked trails for all abilities and distances, supported by a standalone running shop. After last years A Day with Anna Frost, I was invited to return for a weekend of ultra running…
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George Fisher’s of Keswick hosted the Salomon International team for a one off 5 and 10km run, part of Salomon’s Advanced Week. Meeting outside of the shop, the weather was on our side, after a week of overcast winter conditions the sun shone bright and clouds dispersed over the town. As the crowd grew, the…
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When I first heard Salomon were bringing their international team to the Lake District for Advanced Week I was excited. That depth of talent coming to the UK, to the home of fell running, this was something unique and unquestionably special. But there was one catch. Although you may be lucky enough to find your…
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Extreme Energy Events hosted an Alps Ultra Seminar, aimed at those looking to undertake races and runs in the high mountains, but also for those embarking on the UTMB race series of events. Headlining were Nicky Spinks, Neil Thubron, Damian Hall, Colin Barnes and Robbie Britton. Each speaker had a wealth of personal knowledge, from…
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I met Tom at UTMB where we followed the race together. After months of talking about bike packing and runs, Tom sent me a message “Hey mate. I’m planning on a hill run on Sunday. Possibly the Yorkshire 3 Peaks route. Not sure if you’ll be around, but fancy joining me?” To clarify, I’d barely run since…
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So it’s 2017. Everywhere I look people have complained about 2016 for the year music died, celebrities they had no personal connection to are gone and we have someone stark raving looney bonkers about to take charge of a nuclear arsenal. I see a year of new experiences, adventures and decluttering life. I moved in…
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Sometimes you dream up a plan and it never comes to fruition. Other times it escalates. This was one of the latter. I had come up with the idea of flying over to Chamonix and shooting UTMB, the Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc from the town, while taking my partner on a holiday. I received accreditation,…
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James Mackeddie 