Endurance | Adventure | Chill
This summer I was due to head to North Wales, to be part of the media team for UTS – and we all know what happened to racing in 2020…. However, good news keeps arriving, with some races able to take place and now with the news that UTS is now part of the Ultra-Trail®…
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Ahead of the inaugural Type 2 ultra run, navigation, self supported, event, thing next weekend….. how do you categories it? The RD team have released the mandatory and optional checkpoints on Komoot. All the details can be found here – https://www.type2ultra.co.uk/the-checkpoints 30 hours and ingenuity are your only friends and enemies for those taking…
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The Montane Tor des Géants returns for its 10th anniversary on Friday 6th September 2019. To commemorate the tenth edition, four races through the wild and spectacular landscapes of the Italian Alps have been created to increase the opportunities to participate and experience a legendary race. This includes the new, epic Tor des Glaciers, a competition…
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Image Credit http://www.inov-8.com Lakeland based inov-8 have been utilising graphene enhanced outsoles for the past couple of years. The majority core range of shoes have a graphene option, for those looking for greater durability and grip. Having recently tested the Roclite G 275, within a week of launching the reviewing, Lee from inov-8 dropped me…
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There is now something for everyone on the UK’s biggest weekend of mountain running, as Salomon Skyline Scotland™ adds 3 NEW Trail Races to its exciting programme of events. Join them on the 5km, 10km or 18km courses and take part on an international stage in Kinlochleven on 21st-22nd September 2019. The new Trail Races use the same…
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Over the weekend, I reported that Paul Tierney was well over half way through his attempt to break Steve Birkinshaw’s 214-Peak Wainwright Record. Well, I am extremely happy to say that Paul has indeed broken the record by almost 7 hours. If anyone has seen Steve’s film which followed his then record setting run in…
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Trash Free Trails are about to embark on a UK tour and you may remember a few weeks back I told you why I support this rider led non-profit. It’s more than simply getting litter out of nature and keeping woodland in its natural state. TFT/Trash Free Trails is about conscious decisions, changing attitudes to…
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For the second year, the Obstacle Course Racing World Championships are heading to Blighty, north of London and inov-8 are will once again be the official footwear partner. The 2019 OCRWC will be held just outside London on October 10-13 and will see more than 5,000 of the world’s best obstacle course racers battle it…
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If you’ve been following the Graphene revolution and more specifically inov-8‘s investment into creating world first shoe outsoles, utilising this wonder compound, then you may be thinking “haven’t we been here before?” You would be correct. As with many projects that are pushing beyond the established, things have a habit of taking a bit longer then…
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A new year & new start. Over the last few weeks I’ve been uploading a few videos to my YouTube channel, which I’ve had for a while, but never really done much with. What does this mean for you? Video content in reviews Vlogs Training New ideas The idea behind using the channel is I…
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James Mackeddie 