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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This weekend saw the hottest days of the year in Chamonix, with the temperatures soaring to 35C in the valley. The heat neatly coincided with the Mont Blanc Marathon weekend, […]
This is a photo taken yesterday by Sarah of me with Maximus, running up to the Col du Bonhomme, one of the high passes on the Tour du Mont Blanc. […]
This year the North Face Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc CCC race from Courmayeur to Champex and Chamonix was perfect conditions for fish and Brits – wet and cold! It […]
As regular readers of this blog, will now be bored of hearing, I’m running the North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc race from Courmayeur to Chamonix. The course is nearly […]
Yesterday to finish off the summer season, I ran the Trail des Aiguilles Rouges race. This is a 51km trail run, with 3300m of height gain and 3500m of descents, […]