I am not sure where I even begin with this one, such has been the roller coaster ride to get to this point. My build-up Twelve months ago I made the decision to travel north to Coniston for my second running of Lakeland 100. My original plan, to follow-up my successful completion in 2016, was a sub 30-hour attempt in…
Typically I like to wait at least a hundred miles before putting pen to paper and sharing my thoughts on running shoes. However, with a lot of buzz at the moment about the new G-Series of shoes from Inov-8, I thought I would share some initial thoughts, having spent a few weeks now running in the new Inov-8 TERRAULTA G…
Well where do we even begin with this one? As I initially sat down to write this report, I was not even sure I could recollect all of the course, such was the wave of emotion and mental turmoil that I suffered during this race. Don’t get me wrong, the event itself is superb. Professionally organised by the team at…
Back in Autumn last year, I was fortunate enough to receive a pair of Inov-8’s Trailtalon 250, their latest shoe aimed squarely at trail and ultra runners. As a huge fan of Inov-8 Race Ultras for my longer trail runs and ultra marathons, I was keen to see how their natural successor stood up to a long term test and…
Well what a twelve months it has been! This time last year I was in my final build towards Pennine Barrier, having had osteitis pubis diagnosed but confident I could still start Lakeland 100. A year later and despite a great run at Pennine Barrier, my hips fell apart shortly afterwards. With a DNF at Lakeland, a stress fracture in…
A few weeks ago, you will recall that Mikula Thalmann was kind enough to share his thoughts on full body running and core strength, in an article here on Ultrarun.in. Well I am pleased to say that my article over on Mikula’s website, The Running Mate, has just been published. In my article I focus on probably the number one…
Firstly, many apologies for the months of delay since my last post on here. I am guessing those of you who follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Strava, will have been keeping up to date with my return from injury. For those that don’t, well here is a run fly through of what has been happening in recent weeks,…
Those of you that are long time readers of this website, will know that I am a massive fan of core strength work, to compliment my running. In fact a few years ago, I shared my thoughts on this, along with the core strength routine that I was following at the time. Now some may question, with all the injury…
One of the great benefits of being back running, is that I can finally start to clear the backlog of items waiting review. The first out of the gate, is the new Inov8 AT/C Protec-Shell Waterproof Jacket. This jacket was a new addition to Inov-8’s Autumn Winter collection and a jacket I had high hopes for using in this years…
Following on from last years guest post by Steve Birkinshaw, talking about how running experience can make all the difference, it is my great pleasure to welcome another guest writer to this site. Kingsley Jones works as a UIMLA International Mountain Leader, guiding trail running groups in the Alps, and the fells of the UK Lake District. He has written…