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Race Report: SILVA Great Lakeland 3Day

Race Reports, Running May 9, 2017

What is the SILVA Great Lakeland 3Day? The SILVA Great Lakeland 3Day is a three-day mountain marathon with a twist… Now before you jump to conclusions having read some of my other blogs – it’s a good twist! The key focus of the event is MAXIMUM enjoyment. How great is that!? I think it’s worth […]

Race Report: Edale Skyline 2017

Race Reports, Running March 29, 2017

Preparation: Running through my typical pre-race routine the morning of Edale Skyline, it occurred to me it’s been a while since I’ve done a fell race. Surprisingly, in the lead up to the event I had been more relaxed than ever, not getting too nervous or stressed about the undulating 21 miles ahead of me. […]

Race Report: Marmot Dark Mountains 2017

Race Reports, Running February 23, 2017

DNF – Did Not Finish. The three letters a runner never wants to hear. Marmot Dark Mountains was an incredible race. It was everything I had expected and more – testing navigation, brutal conditions and challenging terrain, the event certainly lived up to its reputation. However, despite having a fantastic time, it was also my […]

Race Report: Keswick Open5 Series

Mountain Biking, Race Reports, Running December 8, 2016

Last weekend I popped up to Keswick for the first of this year’s Open5 Series. For those of you who haven’t heard of Open5, these are a series of adventure races in which you have to navigate to as many checkpoints as you can within a five hour period, both on mountain bike and foot. Given […]

Race Report: The OMM 2016 Glentrool – neither the fast or light approach!

Race Reports, Running, ViewRanger November 1, 2016

Blinking hard, I looked up again from my map and compass somehow hoping it would magically clear the dense fog surrounding me. Unsurprisingly it didn’t! Only an hour and a half into the OMM (B course) and Tom and I were already ‘temporarily misplaced’ yet to find our first checkpoint! Until about 12 hours previous […]

Race Report: Salomon Ring of Steall Skyrace

Race Reports, Running, ViewRanger September 28, 2016

Wow, what a race! With some massive highs and a plenty of challenging moments, Salomon Ring of Steall Skyrace was epic and easily one of the most beautiful routes I have run this year. Rewinding to the beginning of the weekend… I arrived, slightly groggy after a 7 ½ hour drive, in Kinlochleven and headed […]

Race Report: Girl meets ‘Ard Rock and survives!

Mountain Biking, Race Reports, Running, ViewRanger August 12, 2016

‘Ard Rock came around faster than I thought it would… Grand plans of mastering loose rocky drops and regular bike maintenance were replaced with a touch of oil here and there and a few extra sessions down at Wharncliffe Woods! Joking aside, I have actually been training for this for ages and really trying to up […]

What I learnt on my first Rab Mini Mountain Marathon

Race Reports, Running, ViewRanger July 31, 2016

A few weekends ago I took part in my first Rab Mini Mountain Marathon. Prior to entering I had heard a lot about these events – the feedback was that they were great fun and a good way to practice for the longer navigation races. So keen to brush up on my slightly rusty maps skills […]

Heart of Yorkshire Sportive

Race Reports, Road Biking June 18, 2016

My introduction to road biking was riding round the Peak District trying desperately not to fall off my oversized, rickety, single speed Peugeot Carbolite – which was probably better suited to a hipster in London. I soon realised I needed to upgrade to something a little more hill friendly! So with the help of Pinkbike, […]

Keswick Mountain Festival 2016

Race Reports, Running, ViewRanger May 26, 2016

As you know, I have been looking forward to Keswick Mountain Festival for ages! So Friday night I headed straight to the Lake District from work. Admittedly the forecast did not look great, but that didn’t damp my spirits (excuse the pun!). Making good time, I arrived at the official campsite around 8 pm. I am […]