Count Down to the Road Trip Written on June 29, 2009, by annaf.
5 sleeps before I set off to Bordeaux and then south to find Gilbert and our van somewhere on the coast of Spain/France (it could be anywhere)
We will then have a couple of days of being surfy bums before heading for the mountains for the start of our European mountain running season. Fingers Crossed.
Gil has [...]
Profoundly in love with Andorra. Written on June 29, 2009, by johnh.
I have just got back from Andorra, where along with Rob Jebb, Tom Owens and Nick Sharp (and a special guest appearance from Robs brother Andy), I ran the Andorra skyrace. It was generally a good race for the team, with Rob third, Tom fifth and Nick ninth, I on the other hand had a [...]
Tebay and other ramblings. Written on June 25, 2009, by johnh.
Most of you have probably seen the results from Tebay by now, if not as a brief summary the race was won by Simon Bailey, with Ricky Lightfoot second, Rob Jebb third and Rob Hope fourth, I was seventh and Tom Owens was ninth, so half the top ten was made up of SSOT runners. [...]
Progress So Far Written on June 22, 2009, by annaf.
I am now into the 6th week of rehab after my knee operation. I have been absolutely amazed with the progress from being chopped open, 3 days later sitting on a spin bike and 8 days later going for my first 1minute run! Since then I have been slowly progressing in time and terrain. I [...]
Race news: 17.06.2009 – Wins in Scotland and European Championship selection in a ‘quiet’ weekend for the SSOT Written on June 17, 2009, by matt.
Andy Symonds and Tom Owens race to records, as Robbie Simpson runs himself into a GB junior vest
After the immense start to the 2009 race campaign for the Saab Salomon Outdoor Team a weekend with 2 wins, and strong individual runs at the European Mountain Running trials by Robbie Simpson and Nick Swinburn, seems quiet [...]
lamm Written on June 8, 2009, by andys.
This year’s Lowe Alpine Mountain Marathon was set in the stunning location of Kintail, North West Scotland. Part of the mystique of the event is the fact that the location isn’t revealed to competitors until midday on the Thursday before the race. So, on Friday evening I headed north with my partner for the event, [...]
English champs – round 2 Written on June 8, 2009, by johnh.
After a three month gap since the Half Tour of Pendle, we had the second round of the English Fell Running Championship in Shropshire on Saturday. The race was the short Stretton Hills race, designed specifically for the English Championship, and it was certianly a worthy championship course. The only flat bit of the race [...]
Rob and Ricky at Zegama – Aizkorri, Euskadi/Basque Country, Spain. 24 May 2009 Written on June 6, 2009, by matt.
Itâs amazing that two days coaching can turn a SAAB Salomon Outdoor Team young pretender into a world beater, well thatâs what Iâm claiming.
Ricky and I decided to take up the challenge of the 1st European leg of the World Skyrunning Series in Zegama, Euskadi, north west Spain, which Rob Jebb advised me was a [...]
Heneghan survives best… Written on June 1, 2009, by matt.
It was hot, dry, wet and muddy. Yep, all types of conditions were endured at Swinley Forest for the series opener of the Saab Salomon Turbo X race series. Neck-deep bogs meant that it was, at times, a survival of the fittest, however, the popularity of this type of racing must be gauged by a [...]