Endurance | Adventure | Chill
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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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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Speed We all want it, but thought of Intervals makes us shudder. Speed = (run x times) x (distance) x (pace) I was never a scientist *do not take the above as fact, I just made it up* Beyond simply running fast, increasing the ability to hold or maintain the intensity for longer is vital…
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‘Always take the weather with you’ or that’s how it felt, having dodged precipitation for a few days, following prolonged unsettled weather at home. The reports showed a good day, but with a wet start in places, and as I stuck my head outside, the tell tale patter of light rain gently kissed my cheek…
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Intervals. Love them or hate them, they are an essential part of gaining some speed in your legs and pushing you harder. There are much worse places to execute the prescribed dosage (thanks Pyllon), but equally there are better. The Langdale Valley offers some stunning vistas and quiet trails/farm tracks, mingled with cattle grids and…
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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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There’s been a lot of talk about reviews in the ultra and trail running forums of late. Who is trustworthy? What are there value? How can you identity a good source? Do they receive product free of charge? Are they paid? I’ll be honest. It’s not easy. No matter the model, person or knowledge, it…
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Too often we see elites as just that, non mortal gods that transcend our sport, capable of the impossible, with a gap between ‘us’ and ‘them’ that represents a gapping casam, never to be breached. Is that really the case? They had to start from somewhere. Was there natural ability and talent in the mix?…
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James Mackeddie 