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James Mackeddie

Endurance | Adventure | Chill

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There’s something I love about chasing a runner down a trail, camera held low, following the contours of the ground beneath our feet, capturing all that unfolds ahead The relationship between land, runner & body clear to see Runner - @jamesstewart13 Location - Langdale Valley Swipe 📱 👈🏻 . #teampyllon
@ultrarundmc going for maximum accuracy, putting layers on 50mph+ gusts - pin point sharp Turns out Tom could double as a @seanconwayadventure look a like, Tom even works as a professional photographer harking back to Sean’s early years Twas a little blustery #pxp3 #pyllonxp3 #teampyllon
Pyllon XP 3 - the Lake District provided water, wind & wilderness Taken while running behind the medium run group #pyllonxp #teampyllon
This ones taken a while - 5 running packs reviewed! In a shake up from the normal format, I’ve launched my YouTube videos first & the images/words will follow soon on the website Why? Because there’s 5 packs, all very different yet all linked in this test & my rambling mouth, combined with moving images (I do go on a bit) has greater prominence & context this time around On review.... . @uswesports Pace 12 @camelbak Nano @ultimatedirectionusa Halo @salomonrunning Agile 2 @inov_8 Race Ultra Pro 2-in-1 So make yourself a drink, perhaps a main course.... there’s a grand slam of 6 different videos up for grabs, all via the bio #runningvests #newreview #trailandultra #thatshirt
Dennis blew me hard I often find it hard to get out the front door, the lack of elevation & trails pushing me more often than not the roads. Sure we have trails, footpaths and bridleways tracking over fields, that outside of summer consume shoes within a few strides, pulling them into the brown abyss below.... It’s also pancake flat here What ‘proper trails’ we do have are good fun, but there’s only so many times you can weave around them before the sand beneath your feet becomes a tyrant of its own, sapping the life from legs The local road network is strong, with Milton Keynes offering a labyrinth of custom built paths, great for those looking to knock out consistent splits But where things are flat, the winds are fierce. There isn’t a need to find elevation to get assaulted by nature, leaning into a side wind, hell bent of ejecting torso & limbs onto asphalt It’s been a while since a jacket inflated due the severity and consistency. Where the hedgerows were low, all hell broke loose. Water from cars, launched into the atmosphere by tyres glided across both lanes, some 8 feet in the air, locked onto me like a precision munition. Seldom did it miss. Round 2 today 😉 . #teampyllon #stormdennis #roadrunning #sonyrx100m3
The phone camera - so simple, yet complexing to many. Based on @ultra_damo facial expression..... . Off the back of Damian’s record breaking Winter Paddy Buckley Round, where as well as running unsupported - carrying everything he would need to eat/wear for the entire duration (standard round practice is to amass a team to carry your kit & navigate) - Damian took alternate methods of transport, relied on his wife’s home cooking & planned the trip in the style he’ll be conducting training/racing in 2020 I’d be lying if I said I sat down with Damo & asked questions, so instead, we utilised the wonder that is the World Wide Web to exchange emails So modern If you’d like to read about his round, why he ran unsupported, a fuel choice many im sure will envy & the perils of getting too comfortable on public transport - I’ve put the link up above in my bio 👆🏻 . . #paddybuckleyround #mindfulrunning #inov8
Time to talk My appearance may change, my interests alter, motivation levels fluctuate & my ability to look deep within myself grind to a halt But the narrative is constant We need to talk, we must talk for our own & others mental health to remain healthy. It’s all too easy to hide behind a face, a persona, built to cope with the complexities of modern day life & the infinite stimuli we are exposed to throughout every minute, of every day This smile disguises & withholds a multitude of life’s challenges, which over years of experience, counselling & adaptations have been dealt with or suppressed They will be with me for life, but that’s not a negative, it’s what has built me to be the person I am However, the past doesn’t lie dormant forever & feeling able to talk to others, to disclose aids dealing with such challenges when they flair up I can say from my own experience, you have no idea how powerful checking in with someone or simply being willing to listen without judgment is This is one day, let’s make it everyday Image from December 2018 #timetotalkday #timetotalk #mentalhealthawareness #teampyllon
What a day @kong_mini_mountain_marathon Round 1 had it all Bogs, lots of bogs, deep bogs, shallow bogs, hidden bogs & just when you thought you’d stepped in them all....more bogs But wait, there’s more..... cutting winds that blew you across the mountain, limited vis to disorientate, rock greasier then your local cafe & a series of hidden checkpoints Points win prizes & by the narrowest of margins @snoobydoobydoo & I took the mixed pairs 👑 - a good thing we hammered the last mile or so of footpath to the finish or we’d have lost it with a greater time penalty It may have taken a couple of years, but finally got to run with Katie, as when we do cross paths she’s mountain safety at races while im happy snapping Now if someone could tell my hamstrings & glutes to relax, I’ll be forever in your debt, the 4 hour drive after soup & cake at the finish has angered them 🤦🏼‍♂️ . #minimountainmarathon #walesneverfails #teampyllon
White shoes x Winter roads #ad #onrunning #roadrunning

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Recent Posts

  • Sheffield Adventure Film Festival (ShAFF) partner with Komoot
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  • Damian Hall breaks Winter Paddy Buckley record running unsupported, fuelled by Vegan brownies
  • Kong Mini Mountain Marathon 2020 Series – Round 1
  • One week left to become an ASICS FrontRunner
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