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About my Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge

Hiking, ViewRanger February 7, 2016

The Challenge In a few weeks time, eight friends (from various parts of the UK) and I will all be gathering in Yorkshire with the aim of walking the Yorkshire 3 Peaks in under 12 hours to raise money and awareness for Food Cycle. At the same time another friend, Rose, who lives a little further away, will also be climbing the active […]

Walking with ViewRanger using my Sony SmartWatch

Hiking, Kit & Gear, ViewRanger January 13, 2016

After you have downloaded ViewRanger and added it to your watch, you are one simple swipe away from starting your route! The layout of the Sony SmartWatch 3 is intuitive and easy to use. It took me no time at all to get to grips with this, and the setup was minimal. So all ready […]

Why I’m going to walk 1000 miles in 2016!

Hiking, ViewRanger December 26, 2015

Sat in front of the fire with a healthy sized plate of Christmas leftovers, before you ask; no, this is not some mad post-feasting idea! It’s is all part of an exciting new adventure with ViewRanger – #walk2016. The general gist of this challenge is to pledge to walk 250, 500 or 1000 miles with ViewRanger […]

Routes to get you running: 6 of my favourite Peak District runs

Running, ViewRanger November 4, 2015

1. The Perfect After work Run Location: Burbage Parking: Upper Burbage Bridge Car Park or Fox House Pub Distance: 4 miles As the title suggests this route is ideal for the evenings or when you are short on time. It is also a great introduction to fell running because as well as providing some fab views it […]

Race Review: Sheffield TenTenTen

Race Reports, Running, ViewRanger October 19, 2015

My entry to Sheffield TenTenTen was a very last minute decision! I had been out running with the Front Runner crew on Tuesday, and everyone was talking about it… A bit late to the party I was fairly sure I wouldn’t get a place however as it happened the next morning TenTenTen tweeted to say they had had […]

Wild Running’s Something Wild Festival

Race Reports, Running, ViewRanger September 26, 2015

With the aim of arriving at River Dart Country Park in vaguely sociable hours, I set off straight from work on Friday. The car was loaded, and I had checked, double checked and triple checked my sleeping bag was packed this time! I was off to Wild Running’s Something Wild Festival – a fun and family orientated […]

Lakes Sky Ultra Race Report

Race Reports, Running, ViewRanger September 16, 2015

Arriving at Cumbria University campus in Ambleside it suddenly hit me – I was actually going to have to run this race! It may sound silly, but this has been a distant and far off target for so long it didn’t quite seem real. But with banners, signs and race notifications everywhere there was no […]

Bank Holiday Adventures Part 1: Wales

Climbing, Running, Travel, ViewRanger September 10, 2015

As per normal, I was running late – Friday seemed to have flown by and before I knew it, it was 6 o’clock and not only had I not set off for Wales I hadn’t packed! At this stage the plan was simple – don’t worry about packing light, just get everything in the car. […]

Interview with Capture Outdoors

Outdoor Life, ViewRanger September 5, 2015

Capture Outdoors is a great website dedicated to everything outdoors, from adventuring and sport to the more creative, such as photography and art created simply from resources found in the wild. I love the range of topic they cover, it illustrates perfectly how being outdoors is not just about getting into sport or hardcore activity […]

Preparing for Dig Deep’s Peak District Ultra

Running, ViewRanger August 14, 2015

So this time tomorrow I will have hopefully completed my first ultramarathon – Dig Deep’s Intro Ultra! This is both an exciting and nerve-wracking thought. Preparation has had its ups and downs; I will wholeheartedly admit there have been moments (mostly on the first hill of any route) I have had a full blown paddy […]