Endurance | Adventure | Chill
After many years of watching the race on TV, we travelled up to Edinburgh for a long weekend, focused around watching the elite events. For a city, Edinburgh is a trail runners dream, with Arthur’s Seat providing elevation, close proximity to mountains and undulating streets. Speaking to Eoin Lennon, 5th 2016 British Ultra Champs, told me…
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Below is my preliminary race schedule for the year ahead. Now, I wont be going for the win or a podium, I enjoy entering races for the challenge they provide and the opportunity to meet like minded nutters 😉 If you’re at any of the below give me a shout! 11th February – XC with…
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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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A year ago I signed up for the Ultra Tour of the Lake District, otherwise known as the Lakeland 100, with the intentions of running the 50 mile course. In my naivety I ran the Clif Bar 10 Peaks Long Course the month before, 45 miles and 5600 meters of climbing, over the 10 highest…
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I went into the Clif bar 10 Peaks with high hopes. I train on flat roads, so undulating terrain is always a challenge, let alone punishing ascents on rocks, boulders and scree. Yet, it is something I love, thrive on and sign up to race for those reasons. “The best laid schemes o’ mice an’…
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I feel the need – the need for speed! The Maverick races set out to make the most of the British countryside, weaving trails across the South of England from Surrey to Dorset. Aimed at all abilities, 3 course lengths provide options and unlike many series out there, you can switch on the day of…
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The Montane Trail26 Events Howgils race is part of a larger series incorporating races at Delamere, Grizedale and Helvellyn. After a restless night sleep camped at Keswick Mountain Festival (high winds and a gazebo next door meant loud noises every half an hour. Within seconds of the owner proudly boasting it survived in the morning…
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The 2016 3 Peaks Race, in its 62nd year, was set to be a challenging race. From Ricky Lightfoot returning in a bid to secure a third sucessive win, to the weather dropping a white sheet over the 3 towering peaks surrounding Horton in Ribblesdale, anything could happen. Peace in event HQ as early…
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I knew I had a challenge ahead of me. 14 months prior to race day I had been approached by a charity to represent them at the London Marathon, part of a special team who would feature in the press to increase awareness. The months passed, as a hectic schedule of racing, work and writing…
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James Mackeddie 