Trail racing plans for 2013
So it’s 2013 and my last two days of man flu are clearing at last. First time I’ve been ill for about five years, so a rare ‘treat’ I could […]
Grizedale Ultra 26
Last weekend, I ran the Grizedale Ultra 26 race, the first in a new series of ‘short’ ultra marathons designed to help people training for 100 mile races like the […]
Lakes Fell Running
I’ve been based in the Lake District for a few weeks now, and the running training is going well. The photo above was taken running the Fairfield horseshoe last weekend, […]
Summer to Autumn
I’m finally at the end of my summer season guiding in the Alps, and with low cloud and rain in Chamonix today, it feels like the inter-season too. A massive […]
UTMB 2012 – Mud, Sweat & Fires
It’s one week since the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc 2012, and again it was an epic. The weather forecasts on the days before the race indicated things would be […]
UTMB: Ready for lift off
Last year at this time, I was a nervous wreck, waiting in fear for the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc UTMB to set off in a weeks time. This year […]
3 weeks countdown
These next two weeks are key in my preparations for the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, with the photo above on my training run today up around Plaine Joux. I […]
A mans right to shoes
It’s just a month away to the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, and I’ve two pairs of shoes that I planned on using that are starting to fall apart, so […]
Trail running camp
Last week I was out each day leading a Trail Running Camp for http://www.icicleUK.com, on routes around the Chamonix region. The week had amazing weather, with not even one spot […]
Using poles in trail races
This week I received my runner photos from the Marathon du Mont Blanc events last weekend, and they reminded me that this same race last year was the first trail […]
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