Endurance | Adventure | Chill
I love the trails. They avoid roads. Offer sanctuary. Lead to adventures. But they need you. Together with the guys from Woburn Sands Trail Maintenance, I have started documenting their up keep and development of the trails on my very doorstep. They may lack exposure, altitude and vistas, but they offer escapism at its finest.…
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Getting called out by Trail Running magazine on Twitter with the likes of Kilian Jornet, Emelie Forsberg and a host of elite ultra and mountain runners was a pretty epic experience. The premise of the challenge was simple. Create a short video of why you love trail running in the summer. Now I had many…
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When the suns out and the temps still cool, there is nothing better than a trail run or ride before locking yourself away for 8 hours in the office, prevented from keeping mobile. It can also free the mind up, for a more productive and inspired day setting yourself to what ever task your 9-5…
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A while back whilst stood on top of a Lakeland fell I said you need to grab every opportunity life throws at you. Now, when I was invited to my best mates wedding as Best Man/organiser on Herm Island and it was a secret to be kept from the bride…… well, I thought he was…
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I was invited out to the UCI Downhill World Cup in Leogang, Austria by Bliss Protection on business. Now I’ve been to Fort William’s World Cup for a number of years, universally regarded for having the best track and crowd and no the track well, however nothing prepared me for the scale of the track.Based…
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Today was a good day. A brown box turned up to my desk at words, with an invoice on the side addressed from Lifemarque. It could mean only one thing, kit! Lifesystems recently invited me to join their adventure athlete team and of course the perk is having ultra lightweight kit for the mountains. Along…
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Windy! As I left work, colleagues left, right and centre were cancelling planned bike rides for the evening. The woods had the potential to be lethal with falling debris (I was mountain biking early Sunday morning and branches littered the ground) and a road ride could be disastrous with one sudden side gust pushing the…
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Today, Lifesystems announced to the world I was their latest addition to their Adventure Athlete Team. I have been using Lifesystems products for ages. I remember purchasing my first thermal bivi bag, back when the Outdoor show was the NEC and not Excel, had competition sport climbing and was much bigger. That was many moons…
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Hello, For those who don’t know me I am James Mackeddie, Adventure Athlete and everyday guy. I’ll be using the website to document adventures, races, experiences and above all share what I learn with the adventure community. You’ll normally find me running or cycling on trails, but I can turn my hand to most things……
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James Mackeddie 