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Love Trails Festival Runners

Love Trails Festival 2019

Love Trails Festival kicks off on Thursday 4th July based in the Gower Peninsula, Wales. There will be four days of running, live music, workshops, talks, yoga, fitness and lots more. … Read More

Mont Blanc

Addicted to the UTMB and I wasn’t there

Last weekend saw the Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc, more commonly known as the UTMB, roll into Chamonix as the world’s best ulta-trail runners took to the Alpine trails, battling it out for the top spots. … Read More

Runners walking to the start outside the Champs Elysees

Paris 2017 – How to run a Sub 3 marathon

As I entered the Bois de Boulogne park, winding through the tree-lined paths, runners were starting to drop around me and beginning to walk. “Keep going” I told myself, just put one foot in-front of the other, you’ll get there faster and as soon as you can see the Champs Elysees, that’s it you can stop and rest. … Read More

Lake District

Running in the Lake District

At the end of January I had the opportunity to visit the Lake District for three nights. Over the years I’ve had a few trips to the Lakes, but I’ve never visited since getting into trail running; my preferred running terrain. … Read More

BMW Berlin Marathon and a new PB

Ballot Last October I received a text message from my mate Chipper, who lives in Austria, I remember what it said… “If you’re hunting for a PB next year, Berlin closes 1st Nov!”. I didn’t hang around, a couple of … Read More

Chiang Mai

Running in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Koh Samui, Thailand

I visited Thailand for the first time just a couple of weeks ago in August. Myself and Pip spent two weeks travelling between Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Koh Samui for our honeymoon. After some careful planning and secret-keeping – Pip didn’t … Read More