Posts about Running

Race Report: SILVA Great Lakeland 3Day

Race Reports, Running May 9, 2017
What is the SILVA Great Lakeland 3Day? The SILVA Great Lakeland 3Day is a three-day mountain marathon with a twist… Now before you jump to conclusions having read some of my other blogs – it’s a good twist! The key focus of the event is MAXIMUM enjoyment. How great is that!? I think it’s worth […]
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Race Report: Edale Skyline 2017

Race Reports, Running March 29, 2017
Preparation: Running through my typical pre-race routine the morning of Edale Skyline, it occurred to me it’s been a while since I’ve done a fell race. Surprisingly, in the lead up to the event I had been more relaxed than ever, not getting too nervous or stressed about the undulating 21 miles ahead of me. […]
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Race Report: Marmot Dark Mountains 2017

Race Reports, Running February 23, 2017
DNF – Did Not Finish. The three letters a runner never wants to hear. Marmot Dark Mountains was an incredible race. It was everything I had expected and more – testing navigation, brutal conditions and challenging terrain, the event certainly lived up to its reputation. However, despite having a fantastic time, it was also my […]
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Race Report: Keswick Open5 Series

Mountain Biking, Race Reports, Running December 8, 2016
Last weekend I popped up to Keswick for the first of this year’s Open5 Series. For those of you who haven’t heard of Open5, these are a series of adventure races in which you have to navigate to as many checkpoints as you can within a five hour period, both on mountain bike and foot. Given […]
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Pre-OMM Adventures – Lessons Learnt & Memorable Moments

Microadventures, Running October 27, 2016
With the Original Mountain Marathon or OMM as it is better known, only days away I’ve started to get that excited, nervous feeling I get before any big event. The evenings have been spent arranging and rearranging my kit, trying to decide upon the perfect balance of minimalistic but still vaguely comfortable. That being said […]
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Beating my fear of running in the dark!

Running, ViewRanger October 10, 2016
Unfortunately as Game of Thrones predicted ‘Winter is Coming’! With the first of October rolling in without warning I think I have to accept that the long sunny(ish) summer days are over, and while I am not yet resorting to the heavyweight down jackets and thermals, I am putting the short shorts away for another […]
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Race Report: Salomon Ring of Steall Skyrace

Race Reports, Running, ViewRanger September 28, 2016
Wow, what a race! With some massive highs and a plenty of challenging moments, Salomon Ring of Steall Skyrace was epic and easily one of the most beautiful routes I have run this year. Rewinding to the beginning of the weekend… I arrived, slightly groggy after a 7 ½ hour drive, in Kinlochleven and headed […]
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