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
Transgrancanaria Marathon Review – Alastair’s Experience
Alastair's Transgrancanaria Marathon review: an epic mountain marathon on Gran Canaria, run at the same time as the ultramarathon event.
Transgrancanaria Marathon Review
I completed my first trail marathon last Saturday - the Transgrancanaria marathon, Spain. It was an awesome yet very tough mountain marathon!
CTS Dorset Marathon Review
Since I started trail running I had wanted to get signed up for one of Coastal Trail Series’ events. They are run at several locations…
Running Bath Two Tunnels 10k
The Bath two tunnels races are run by Relish Running, whose races I have been enjoying throughout the summer (The Cheddar Gorge half and Bath…
Chamonix Trail Running Weekend
A weekend trail running in Chamonix - some great mountain adventures were in store.
Bath Running Festival Half Marathon & Bath Roman 10k
Bath Half Marathon – trails edition In the past month I’ve been keeping busy racing at some more of Relish Running’s events,…
Cheddar Gorge Half Marathon: one of the toughest around?
The Cheddar Gorge events, in particular the half and full marathons, are billed as some of the toughest of their kind in the UK, and are…
Review – Asics Gel-Fuji Trainer 3 trail shoes
I am VERY particular when it comes to shoes. Especially running shoes, as I suffered with such bad gait-related blisters in my first year of…
Running The Cotswold Way: Wotton to Stinchcombe
We started this run on the Cotswold Way from Wotton-under-Edge, which is around a third of the way up from Bath, and ran north towards…
Hiking Mount Batur, Bali in darkness
We couldn't resist hiking Mount Batur on our holiday to Bali. Mount Batur stands at c.1700m, and from the summit on a clear day you are…
Tough Mudder South West Video
I think if we do the Tough Mudder again next year (which I really hope we do), then it will be more about getting a fast time than anything else :)
Wearing calf guards can help with shin splints
Here's why I often wear calf guards for running on paved surfaces: because I found that wearing calf guards can help with shin splints, both…