Endurance | Adventure | Chill
Well, I’d been looking forward to sinking the new X-Talon‘s aggressive outsole into winter’s variety of terrain conditions, but the truth is, I’ve had two crazy temperatures which have knocked me for six! I’ve been off running and when well, have stuck to the road for maximum miles returned. What frustrated me more, was when…
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Gloves. You certainly know when they work, even more so when they don’t, but they don’t get the headline space of shoes, jacket, packs or watches. There’s nothing worse than freezing digits on a road run, let alone when you head into the mountains and I can vividly remember adventurous training in the school CCF,…
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Designed primarily for hard and rocky trails, I’ve found in my running, a much broader range of trails are able to be tackled in inov-8‘s new Trailroc 285. I was fortunate to use both a pre production and stock pair, which has allowed me plenty of time on the ground and a chance to try…
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Press Release x inov-8 inov-8 is launching a revolutionary world-first in the sports footwear market following a unique collaboration with scientific experts. The British brand has teamed up with The University of Manchester to become the first-ever company to incorporate graphene into running and fitness shoes. Laboratory tests have shown that the rubber outsoles of…
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One of three sessions to proceed the opening ceremony at this years Kendal Mountain Festival, inov-8 hosted a fell running session on their home turf, a stones throw from their Lakeland base in Staveley. This was to be the only main session I could attend at this years festival, due to other commitments and I’m…
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Skull caps may make you look like you’re about to go open water swimming or entering an ironman, but they are a great addition to your kit list. One, they’re tiny and pack down ridiculously small given the job they do, just be mindful not to loose it in the house…. Two, super light. There…
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Caps aren’t something I usually get sent, but given the increasing temperatures of summer and wetter winters, they are something I wear more and more on the run. They provided shade for eyes, where direct sunlight is still blinding despite sunglasses and keeps rain from eyes when raining (that extra peak can make a big…
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Hard-shells. One of my favourite items of trail running kit, yet, one I’d rather not use out of choice. After all, if it’s on, it’s generally raining. I received the Race Elite 150 last April, a few days after running London Marathon, on a trip to inov-8 HQ. Discovering some of the last snow of…
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James Mackeddie 