Endurance | Adventure | Chill
Back in 2008 when I tentatively started fell running, Inov-8’s were all I wanted. After running in walking boots, I drove to Pete Bland’s in Keswick, eager to get a pair. Being young and impatient, on hearing they were out of stock, I bought a pair of PB Walsh. Fast forward a couple of years…
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I went out to Stockholm to celebrate an anniversary with my partner – to much speculation of a ring being placed on her finger… (spoiler alert – I didn’t). Although I had planned to run, brought plenty of kit and prepared for the harsh cold and wet weather expected, walking 13 miles a day around…
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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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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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Endurance takes many forms and often its the mental fatigue and uncertainty which have a greater bearing on performance and outcome then physical ability. Xavier De La Rue’s latest film, Degrees North, is just that. Whether looking to train with para-motors in Svalbard, Norway or find snow in Alaska, it the his and his team…
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The statistics speak for themselves 4233 miles 10 states Unsupported No stages No checkpoints Starting in Oregon, over the Rocky Mountains, through the great plains, past the Appalachians finishing in York Town, Virginia. The film follows the first edition of the race, as these adventure cyclists take on everything that meets them on the journey.…
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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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