It’s become a tradition – because doing something two years in a row counts as that – to find a race around Steph’s birthday and celebrate by running it together. Last year we tried the John Muir Ultra and this…
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The Belvoir Challenge is not for the faint hearted, there are big hills, about 10-15 stiles, and even after an unseasonably hot February, plenty of mud, slippy grass and sheep poo.…
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On Sunday I left my comfort zone and joined a new running group. For some this might not seem like a challenge, but we all have a pace, route and go-to-running-buddy we feel comfortable with, and leaving the safety of…
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On the first few days of February in Edinburgh the speckled snow- topped Pentland hills were calling, but so was moving day. After quite a bit of to-ing and fro-ing Nige and I have finally bought our first home together,…
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When I tell people about our visit to Scandinavia, I describe Gothenburg as one of the surprise highlights of the trip. It’s very green, a good, manageable size, lots to do, chilled out, clean, healthy. Everything you expect a Swedish…
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