Endurance | Adventure | Chill
I’ve always liked sunglasses, it feels like a special occasion especially in Britain, when the weather dictates its time to don protection against bright light, glare and UV rays. Since become a prescription wearer, glasses have become something I have taken a greater interest in. I will point out I do not wear prescription sunglasses…
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The nights are drawing in, weather turning colder and the promise of damp training sessions lay ahead. Dependant on your activity choice, this could be your natural offseason, where you reflect on what was achieved throughout the year and make goals or are emerging ready to take on nature in the more challenging months. What…
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I’ve spent the last few months resting and riding my mountain bike. After shooting UTMB I got really ill, lost a load of weight and with that my endurance. However, I also made a new group of friends and reconnected with my love for mountain biking. Over the past few months I’ve spent countless hours…
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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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Endurance Highlights I’m no stranger to Kendal Mountain Festival, I have been attending for the past 4 years and seen my fair share of talks, films, legends and sites. Once a year, the small Lakeland town of Kendal lays host to the biggest outdoor social of the year, attracting a global audience and pulling in…
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I’m off for 3 days of adventures in Stockholm as a gift for my partner. With racing and work, we rarely get to head off for a fun break, so I organised this in secret. Well, until I revealed the plan on Wednesday….. So, I have my run kit and plenty of cameras. Have a…
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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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James Mackeddie 