Transrockies Written on September 1, 2011, by matt.
Last week Ricky Lightfoot and I competed in the Transrockies run in Colorado – a 6 days trail race from Buena Vista to Beaver Creek which is run in pairs. The route covered 120 miles with 20,000 feet of ascent. I previously raced the Transrockies in 2008 with Andy Symonds when we finished in a [...]
Cairngorm Classic Written on June 12, 2011, by matt.
I’ve mainly been running recently so I decided it would be good to get back on the bike for a change – I’ve missed it!!! So last Saturday my dad and I headed up to the Caringorms to ride in the Cairngorm Classic 100 mile cyclosportive . My dad rode the shorter Cairngorm 50 route. [...]
Trans GranCanaria Week Written on March 9, 2011, by matt.
Tom Owens made a great training week in the sun even more worthwhile as he won the 42km Trans GranCanaria race this last weekend… ____________ Last week Matt Sullivan and I were in Gran Canaria for a last minute holiday/ Shettleston Harrier training trip in the warmth! It turned out to be a magic week [...]
Nick’s Kenyan adventure Written on February 22, 2011, by matt.
Trail Team athlete Nick Swinburn was given an opportunity which he couldn’t refuse late last year – the chance to live and train in Kenya for three months! He grasped it with both hands, and is currently residing at John Mutai’s camp, where he will be until late March… Nick takes up the story: __________________________________________ [...]
Ricky wins Jarrett Jaunt wearing Salomon Fell Cross Written on February 11, 2011, by matt.
New year, new shoes, same old result! Ricky Lightfoot romped to his first win of 2011 last week wearing the brand new for 2011 (summer) Salomon Fell Cross. Results here http://c-f-r.org.uk/sites/default/files/jarrett_jaunt_results_11.pdf Bookmark This Hide Sites
My winter BGR Written on December 30, 2010, by matt.
Ricky Lightfoot takes us through the trials and tribulations of a winter Bob Graham Round… It had been about six months in the planning-well almost… Me, Tom and Andy had got back from the Orobie Sky Raid World Championships back in July as the newly crowned Team Champions, we enjoyed it so much we decided [...]
The North Face Challenge 50mile Championships – San Francisco Written on December 14, 2010, by matt.
Frosty bows out from the Salomon Trail Team UK, with one of the biggest wins of her career… ____________________________________________________________ To be honest, it was initially a big NO NO NO to the 50mile race. Far too long for me, too much pain, how would I train for that at the end of already an exhaustingly [...]
Playing in the hills! – Natalie White Written on November 26, 2010, by matt.
November has been a quiet month event/race wise. Not much happening, so instead I’ve been playing in the hills! I’ve had a birthday, run up the highest hill in England, scrambled up Sharp Edge in Keswick in the dark and already been winter climbing in Scotland. Since my injury/injuries have felt ok, I’ve been able [...]
Roll on 2011! Written on November 12, 2010, by matt.
Natalie White’s tales of a difficult 2010, and an exciting 2011… Injury report so far…..torn left hamstring in December, tendonitis in left knee Jan for 2 months, tightness in left side of back May/June, sciatic pains down left leg July, tight piriformis on left side August, sore adductor September. At the beginning of September I [...]
2 fells races and 280 miles on the bike – all in a days work! Written on September 22, 2010, by matt.
By Ricky Lightfoot: This year hasn’t been so productive for me, in and out of injury I’ve never really hit that form which I had last year. Through frustration I decided to slow things down a bit and only do the things I really enjoyed and concentrate on getting over the latest injury. At the [...]