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 [...]
Scotland is white Written on December 11, 2010, by andys.
It’s incredible how a few feet of snow can bring a country to a standstill. How dependent on cars and a general ability to travel large distances on a daily basis (or have basic items like milk and bread transported large distances to us) have we become? (A: very). The idea of scaling the same mountains we [...]
spot the difference Written on December 5, 2010, by andys.
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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 [...]
The OMM Written on November 1, 2010, by andys.
To be honest the OMM is a race I’ve wanted to win for a wee while now. Having succeeded with the more mountainous Scottish “version” of the event, the LAMM, in 2009 (with Jethro, this year’s main OMM rival!) and again in 2010 with my brother Joe, the OMM was the obvious next big MM [...]
what’s left of 2010 Written on October 25, 2010, by andys.
Three weeks and eight toenails (new “body clock”) later – after the 85km Cavalls del Vent mega-run, the legs are feeling good again and I’ve even managed a touch of training this week. My local hills the Ochils experienced their first dusting of snow on Friday night, so the obvious thing to do on Saturday [...]
Self destruction (a few lessons in) Written on October 16, 2010, by andys.
I run because I enjoy it. I also run because it’s easy. Contrary to the popular belief that running is synonymous with suffering, if you’re fit enough it’s actually incredibly easy – a form of yoga even. Not a lot will beat the feeling of floating effortlessly across the tops of mountains and even legging [...]
Cavalls del Vent – a few more images Written on October 16, 2010, by andys.
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