We catch up with Alvaro de la Camara on his Big 3 Project after a successful Paddy Buckley Round in Eryri, he heads north to the Highlands to take on the Charlie Ramsay Round.
So You Wanna Be A Race Director?
Wind, rain, cold, sleepless nights, access issues, costly insurance…Seth had it all and asks, so you still wanna be a race director?
HOW (NOT) TO RUN INTO AUTUMN
Ahhh… autumn.
-umn as in ‘umm… can we just have a bit more summer, please?’, ‘umm… I’m not sure I want to go outside in that pouring rain’ and ‘umm… can’t we just skip to the snowy bit now?’.
THREE LESSONS THE DRAGON’S BACK RACE TAUGHT ME
Author Alexander takes on the Dragon’s Back Race and shares the four lessons about running and life that he learnt along the way.
So You Think You Might Be Injured
Picture this: You leap down from a boulder, your foot races towards a perfectly placed rock, and then BANG!
TRIPLE CROWN
Alvaro de la Camara takes on the Big Three UK Rounds and finds a love of going long in the mountains whilst balancing training with family life
5 Top UK Hill Runs
Emily Woodhouse tries to find the 5 best hill runs in the UK and what better place to start than with some of our competitors and athletes?
What Running Taught Me About Being a Woman
In many ways, the world of running can feel like a man’s world. So, on International Women’s Day, what better way to commemorate the day than celebrating the uniquely female experience of running in the mountains?
Cold Turkey
Cate Matthew goes Cold Turkey, taking us inside the LOC Turkey Race Series & gives us an insight into just what an orienteering race entails!
RED NEEDLE
Ultra-runner Sarah lost an ovary to cancer at 15 and the second to a cyst at 36. Red Needle maps her road to recovery through surgical menopause, asking what she’s running from – and where she’s running to.
A Fellish Idea
How to tackle the UK´s premiere 66mile off-road running challenge in the English Lake District on a 54-hour weekend round trip from London Euston
Fit To Parent: Finding Balance in Family Life
Chris Sansom is back with a look at the importance of staying fit as a parent and finding balance in family life
Guide To Ultrarunning: Getting Prepared
In the second of her Guide To Ultrarunning series, ultra-runner Emily Cartigny takes us through the basics of going long; having chosen the right format for you, it’s now time to prepare for your race!
Finished Business & New Beginnings
Self-described ‘not-a-runner’, Emily Woodhouse takes on her first OMM and helps a good friend set a DNF right after 5 years of waiting.
7 Valleys Ultra
Tattoo artist and occasional ultrarunner, Rich Lazenby, takes us inside the inaugural 7 Valleys Ultra, part of the new 13 Valleys Ultra Series in the Lake District
Tromsø, a long way to travel to run a long long way
OMM Competitor, Lova Chechik heads to the Arctic Circle to take on the mighty Tromsø Skyrace and takes us inside this unique event
Secrets of the Pros
When you work with professional athletes for a living you can’t help but pick up a few tips of the trade here and there. Let’s face it, whether we run purely for enjoyment, to best our own PBs or if we’re running for a podium, it’s hard not to put professional athletes on a pedestal.
Mountain Marathons & Me
I aim to give you a bit of a grin and some tales of the not-normal from my times on Mountain Marathons these past 30 years. Though I haven’t completed every one I have started, there’s always a brilliant excuse as to why not.
World’s Fastest Man To Take On The Bob Graham
We catch up with the World’s Fastest Man as he prepares to take on the Bob Graham. Will the Chubby Chimney Botherer beat the record!?
The Only Way Is Lancashire
The Lancashire Way – Northern Loop is 110mi of Lancashire’s (mostly) finest tracks, trails, fields, fells and coast. Ellis Bland takes it on.