Shoe Reviews3 Min Read HelenonMarch 20, 2017 Salomon S-Lab Wings 8 Review Review of Salomon S-Lab Wings 8 trail running shoes on Trail & Kale, dedicated to trail running and adventures in the UK and abroad.
Shoe Reviews4 Min Read HelenonOctober 6, 2016 Salomon S-Lab XA Alpine trail running shoes I was so excited to take delivery of the new Salomon S-Lab XA Alpine trail running shoes just in time for a trip to run in the mountains…
Race Reports8 Min Read HelenonAugust 28, 2016 Matterhorn Ultraks 30k: an Alpine trail race around Zermatt This was it, the race I’d been waiting to run all year: Matterhorn Ultraks, a trail race around Zermatt, in the beautiful Swiss Alps.
Race Reports7 Min Read HelenonJuly 27, 2016 Running the Ridgeway: Race to the Stones ultramarathon 2016 Overview This race is billed as ‘the UK’s most popular ultra marathon’, with c.2,500 runners and walkers registering…
Race Reports9 Min Read HelenonMay 30, 2016 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…
Race Reports7 Min Read HelenonApril 10, 2016 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…
Race Reports4 Min Read HelenonNovember 30, 2015 Bristol to Bath Marathon The highlight of the race was undoubtedly the crowd support, particularly in South Gloucestershire on the way out of Bristol
Race Reports6 Min Read HelenonNovember 4, 2015 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…
Race Reports7 Min Read HelenonJune 26, 2015 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,…
Race Reports7 Min Read HelenonMarch 14, 2015 Transgrancanaria Marathon Review I completed my first trail marathon last Saturday - the Transgrancanaria marathon, Spain. It was an awesome yet very tough mountain marathon!
Race Reports4 Min Read HelenonFebruary 14, 2015 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…
Race Reports3 Min Read HelenonOctober 12, 2014 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…
Shoe Reviews3 Min Read HelenonJuly 1, 2014 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…