Mont Blanc Marathon & Cross
A busy weekend of running in Chamonix. On the Saturday I ran the Cross, which is half marathon distance, with about 1500m of height gain. It was a very hot […]
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More sweat, less blood
I read a great quote the other day that hopefully sums up my training this week; “the more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle”. Whilst I’m […]
Monsoon trail running
It’s been an interesting past week in Chamonix, with plenty of rain! It hasn’t stopped my guiding or personal training work, as shown in this photo of Richard today, as […]
Alpine heat training
It’s clearly not a great look to get all hot and sweaty, but with the recent sunny days in the Alps, it’s been hard not to ‘glow’ (like a pig) […]
The black stuff
The black stuff? No, I’m not talking about Guinness. Coffee! I know I drink too much of it normally, but this is more of a note to self, to remind […]
Decompression technology
There’s a lot of good science behind compression technology, such as stimulating blood flow, reducing lactic, and aiding recovery after exercise. In this photo are some compression socks that I’ve […]
My poor old shoes
These trainers did the first half of the UTMB with me last year, and were brand new. I took this photo of them as they were looking a bit sorry […]
Spring training runs
It’s been great in the Alpine inter season for enjoying long training runs and building up the trail fitness again. Above is a map of one of my favourite approx […]
Ultra-trail on Eurosport!
It seems that 2011 will be the year that trail running makes the move into the mainstream. A few days ago the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc was covered on […]
UTMB finisher!
It’s a few days since I crossed the finish line of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, and my mind is still a blur of emotions about it. The basic […]
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