trails

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

Kielder Water

Britain’s Most Beautiful – Kielder

Epic Journey On Friday 30th September I headed North with Pip after work, embarking on a 5 hour car journey to a cottage in rural Northumberland where we were staying for the Kielder Marathon. If you picture an extremely isolated … Read More

GoPro – Thunder Run

Whilst at this year’s Conti Thunder Run I did some filming of the event using my GoPro Hero Session. The footage includes action around the course and a full lap using a headcam. After a few months, I finally got … Read More

Conti 24hr Thunder Run

The second to last weekend in July is always set firmly in the diary as the Thunder Run weekend. The 24 hour endurance event, in the grounds of Catton Park in South Derbyshire, sees teams (6-8 or 5 per team), solo … Read More

Pip descending to Bures Mill

Stour Valley Marathon

The Stour Valley Marathon, starting at Nayland, Suffolk, is an off-road trail marathon that takes in the footpaths of three walking routes in Suffolk and Essex; St Edmund Way, Stour Valley Path and the Essex Way. Last year I was … Read More