Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas For Outdoorsy Couples (His & Hers)
Five free ways to say I love you outdoors, plus practical his and hers gear picks
Salomon Trail Marathon Wales 2016
In 2015 we both ran our second marathon; it happened to be the extremely beautiful yet very challenging Trail Marathon Wales sponsored by…
How to balance working full time and finding time to run
When having a ‘traditional’ training plan doesn’t work for you and you need to find time to run.
Blisters on the ball of my foot: caused by gait, not shoes
I used to suffer from awful blisters because of how I ran. This is how I overcame them and went on to run marathons and ultra-distances with…
Review – Salomon Sense 3 SG
Salomon Sense 3 SG Review Buying the Sense 3 SG was my first step to truly understanding what the Salomon S-Lab range of…
#SalewaGetVertical in Pictures ~ a weekend ski-touring with Salewa
Here is our #SalewaGetVertical adventure in pictures. It was our first time Ski Touring, and WOW, we are hooked! There is so much freedom in…
Review – Oakley Split Jacket sunglasses for trail running
This review covers the popular, athlete’s favorite eyewear, the Oakley Split Jacket sunglasses. I have been a fan of Oakley sunglasses…
Keswick Mountain Festival Ultra: 50k around the Lake District
Sunday 22 May 2016, around 3pm: I looked at my Suunto Ambit 3 Sport and it read 52km – I was about 2km from the finish line of my first…
Keswick Mountain Festival 50K Ultra Marathon
I’ve wanted to visit the Lake District for some time now, especially as the trail / fell running scene is so big there! To further my…
CTS Exmoor Marathon review – Alastair’s Perspective
I heard a great quote last week which sums up a trail marathon perfectly: “Running a marathon is 90% mental…. the other 90% is…
CTS Exmoor Marathon Review – Helen’s Experience
I have been missing trail races as the last race I completed was Trail Marathon Wales last summer, so I signed up in February to run this…
Salewa “Get Vertical”: ski touring in Grindelwald
Alastair called me when at work a few months back: “I’ve won a ski touring and camping holiday in the Swiss Alps!” –…
Keeping fit while working away
Maintaining a balance and keeping fit while away from home is difficult: without access to your usual facilities, having your evening dinners…
CTS Gower Trail Marathon – Running In Crazy Bad Weather!
Running CTS Gower Trail Marathon It’s Friday evening, the night before race day; the wind is picking up to 50mph at times and the rain…
Bristol to Bath Marathon
The highlight of the race was undoubtedly the crowd support, particularly in South Gloucestershire on the way out of Bristol
Bowood Sprint Duathlon
Bowood sprint duathlon event is hosted in early October in the grounds of Bowood House, near Calne in Wiltshire. This was a new challenge for…
Running the Chamonix Vertical Kilometer: Straight Up the Side of a Steep Mountain
A lot of the major European mountain trail-running regions have a vertical kilometer race, and the Chamonix Vertical Kilometer…
Trail Marathon Wales Review, Snowdonia
This race sets the standard for others in the UK. Excellent, professional organisation, well thought-out routes, aid stations and goody bag,…
Salomon X-Scream 3Ds Review
Earlier this spring I was really excited to take delivery of a package that contained a pair of Salomon's new 'city trail' shoes: the Salomon…