Higher State “Soil Shaker 2” fell running shoes – product review
During January it’s hard to avoid the fact that there are sales on everywhere in the UK. I’m not much of a shopper generally as I tend to replace stuff once it’s worn out, but…
Have you heard the one about Rhabdo?
There are some posts I make on here that I look forward to writing. Others, I write because I feel I need to get an important message out. This one falls firmly into the second…
Race review: Pendle Way in a Day
Once upon a time…. In a world pre-covid I saw a few social media posts about a race called Pendle Way in a Day (PWIAD). It’s a winter ultra in East Lancashire, following the full…
Product review: Gr8ful orthotic insoles
Happy New Year. I’m hoping that there will be a lot more activity in 2023. Both on this website as well as on the trails. If you’ve read my recent post about dealing with heel…
When plans go to pot
Well you’ve probably noticed that there hasn’t been a lot of activity on here since the summer. This is actually a post I’ve repeatedly put off writing. Mostly because I’ve wanted to work out exactly…
Pendle Way on a mid-summer night – race report
Background Back in February I was anticipating in taking part in the ultramarathon “Pendle Way in a Day”. The way-marked Pendle Way path is 45 miles long and, being in the winter, the weather was…
More Fuel You (Renee McGregor) – book review
Many of the non-fiction books I’ve read recently have all been around people achieving great things with their running. With all the life stories involved there’s detail about the achievements and the work behind them….
Apple Watch 7 vs Garmin: Another GPS test
A couple of weeks ago I ran with Peak & Valley Trail Runners on Kinder. But in dashing out at the last minute I left my Garmin Fenix 6 Pro (F6P) on the side and…
GU36: Guernsey Ultramarathon – race review
A bit of context The year was 2019, and in what feels like a simple world now, I was doing lots of races. And entering them too. Then COVID-19 happened and it rather derailed everything,…
Back in the hills (with a side of tech woes)
It’s been a long time coming. I’ve not run with Peak & Valley since last spring when my foot was still refusing to play in the hills following the injury in January 2021. It’s been…