Like everybody else all over the world my 2020 race plans were scuppered by the onset of Covid. I had originally intended to compete in the UK Skyrunner series, which would of seen me race in Snowdonia, the isle of Arran, the Lake district and Ireland. However all but Ireland were cancelled and I didn't… Continue reading Tenacious ten hour endurance challenge
The Kernow vertical kilometre by Freedom racing is a 15 mile race with 1000m of ascent. The route consists of two specially designed 7.5 mile loops from the picturesque village of St Agnes in Cornwall. My race The cowbells rang out and we were off. It begins with a climb from Trevaunance Cove, through a… Continue reading Kernow Vertical Kilometre race report
Snowdon skyline is a new event organised by Michael Jones from Apexrunning. It is a fresh addition to the UK Skyrunner national series and acted as the qualifying event for the Skymasters in Limone, where the best runners of the year all toe the line against one another for one last attempt at success. Route… Continue reading Snowdon Skyline
When I became aware of ultra running I heard about Lavaredo almost as soon as I heard about the UTMB. All the race reports spoke about the natural beauty of the Dolomites and reaching Tre Cime Di Lavaredo at sunrise and being greeted to a golden hued mountain panorama. I set my sights on this… Continue reading Lavaredo race report
The wild night run series is 8 races spread over the winter months organised by something wild events. Your position in each race determines your points which are added together in the series standings, your best 4 results are used to calculate your ranking and to crown the wild night run champion. As the name… Continue reading Wild night run & Moonlit flit
The Brecon Beacons ultramarathon became my main objective for the year. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Originally Scafell Skyrace was my A race for the year and UTS 50 my B. To cut a long story short I had the archetypal horrendous race at UTS, blown legs and got even more injured… Continue reading Brecon Beacons ultramarathon race report and summer summary
Damian Hall was setting the fastest known time on the South West Coast Path around the time I first laced up a pair of running shoes. As a Devon native his exploits on that epic 10 day 15 hours and 18 minute run caught my attention and began my interest in one day becoming an… Continue reading Damian Hall interview
I have previously only used Inov 8 trail shoes and although I have no complaints about them and my Roclite 290’s are still used weekly even after 600 miles a change can be good. Many of the greatest trail and ultra runners use Salomon so I turned to them to select a new shoe. I… Continue reading Salomon S/Lab Sense Ultra review
Donnie Campbell is one of Britains best trail runners and coaches. He recently won the Salomon Ben Nevis Ultra and has previously represented Great Britain at the world trail running championships. Reading about Donnie’s run across the Namib Desert in Outdoor Fitness was one of the core inspirations I had to get myself outside, exploring… Continue reading Donnie Campbell interview
