Endurance | Adventure | Chill
I’ve been wanting to stand on the start line of Paras 10 for over a decade, specifically the TAB, however, other events took priority, more so with the move to Catterick In March 2025 a new race started back in Colchester & I finally crossed the start line In true race fashion, I dodged the…
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It’s not every day you find yourself on BBC’s The One Show. Less so when you are thinking you are with the Casualty show team to help develop a new Community First Responder character – the surprise was real! I’ve had the fortune of great opportunities, experiences & working with incredible fellow volunteers for the…
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Back at the turn of the year, I carried a 14kg weight for 5 miles everyday of the month, with a 4x4x48 challenge thrown in on the 19th, 20th & 21st January – read more about that HERE! This was to raise awareness and funds for South Central Ambulance Charity, who fund Community First Responders…
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Back on the 19th, 20th and 21st of January 2024 I completed my 3rd 4x4x48 The wind was whipping, rain accompanied the night & my 3rd 4x4x48 challenge was the best yet 4 miles, every 4 hours for 48 hours, with an additional 20 minutes of CPR Compressions following each round. On this kick off,…
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I’ve been a qualified volunteer Community First Responder with South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust for 12 days shy of a year. It’s been a eye opener & rewarding experience, serving the communities in & around Milton Keynes, supporting frontline teams on 999 calls, aswell as providing first aid cover for events, even being…
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Volunteering is flipping fun! (pun intended) While providing first aid cover for Olney Pancake race, the Mayor asked if we’d take on some of the Olney Retained Fire crew in a pancake race of our own, much to the crowds & our own amusement I’ve been responding as a Community First Responder for 6 weeks…
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Thank you marshal Often heard projected under varying volumes by racers around the world, as lungs struggling to supply muscles with adequate oxygen, are expelled to thank those that stand at the sidelines in order to allow others to enjoy organised events. They’re out before many will reach the event village or stage start, reliant…
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Racings back! Yes I know its hardly new. They’ve been back for a few months, Beth Pascall and Jim Walmsley had some epic runs at Western States and despite the calendar opening up (more so for elites travelling abroad), FKTs are dropping left right and centre with amateur and pro alike with some of the…
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I’m stoked to be able to share the route map that we’ve been working on at Trash Free Trails 2020 brought many a challenge, however, we were able to pivot and create a memorable year which ended in our biggest year of trail cleans and greatest number of conversations with you, despite not being able…
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‘RUBBISH’ RIDERS, RUNNERS & ROAMERS REQUIRED! You may remember in April 2019 I attended the final two dates of the inaugural Spring Trail Clean Tour at Dalby and Grizedale trail centres….. well, the tour is back and its grown huge! Trash Free Trails (TFT) team-up with Trek Bicycles and 1000s of riders, runners and roamers…
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James Mackeddie 