Endurance | Adventure | Chill
Seasons are a changing and one of the brands that has been a regular feature of the site for sometime in Salomon. I’ve been reviewing their products for a number of years and they are one of the main leaders in progressing the sport of trail running, both from a product, but also community perspective.…
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I really am not doing a great job of making these regular. I hold my hands up and apologise. However, it hasn’t stopped me listening to them. This episode is dedicated to Looking Sideways, a podcast I’ve been listening to for over a year and one which initially I was picky about what I listened…
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Well. Damian went all out to give the film crew an ending didn’t he! If you were under a rock and missed 2018’s UTMB results, avoid them until after you have watched Underdog, due for release sometime in the second half of November this year. Summit Fever Media, the crew of Matt and Ellie, behind…
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A new pack out on the trails and I’ve been using a prototype for the past couple of months. If you follow me on Instagram, you may have noticed the Pace 12 in recent posts. On the whole, I have kept it out of photos, laying low until the launch date. Those a little closer…
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So it’s been well over a week, but let’s get this back on track. I’m currently out in Chamonix, running mountain trails and with a little extra time on my hands. So, Downtime Podcast is created, produced and the brain child of Chris Hall. Focusing on mountain biking, interviewing the pros, coaches, brands, the well…
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I’ve been running for the past 5 years without listening to music. At one point, I couldn’t imagine running a mile without tunes in my ears, until recently I ran listening to the trail, my breath and thoughts. Over the past 9 months, podcasts have become my go to for everything from tempo to interval,…
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Baselayers. The first layer of standard layering systems and yet, overlooked by many. After all, who wants to spend a lot of money on something that isn’t going to be seen nor at face value, has much intrinsic value? Of course, the trick here is the value is easily quantifiable – move sweat away from…
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Cereal, we get it. We eat it every morning, the supermarkets continue to expand their isles and the vast majority is sugar rich and lacking in nutritional benefits. Upfull is a little different from the status quo. For starters it means positivity in Jamaican slang, and if there’s on thing that each morning needs, it’s…
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I believe it’s fairly common that the vast majority of dream of the big buy items; gps watches, shoes, packs, waterproofs, the travel to the race, the race itself. However, there is one factor present in every training run and race that has the ability to have a greater impact on the outcome of your…
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Tights. They aren’t the most aspirational item of running kit, yet, when you get one that works for you, you hold onto it like it’s a child of your own, do all you can to keep them alive and feel distraught if you are unable to locate them for every single run. I’m going to…
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James Mackeddie 