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Billy Gibson sets new FKT on Fife Pilgrim Way

Another runner has recorded a new Fastest Known Time (FKT) on a Scottish long-distance trail. […]

Snow, cold, strong winds and asthma put pay to Sabrina Verjee’s Wainwrights bid

Ultra runner Sabrina Verjee has ended her continuous round of the Wainwrights four days into […]

Anna Rutherford sets female FKT on Southern Upland Way

Ultra runner Anna Rutherford set a new Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the 214-mile Southern […]

Sabrina Verjee is 11.5 hours ahead of Wainwrights record schedule

By the end of day three of ultra runner Sabrina Verjee’s Wainwrights record bid she […]

Ultra runner Sabrina Verjee sets off for new FKT on Wainwrights Round

Sabrina Verjee is aiming to set a Fastest Known Time (FKT) for completing a non-stop […]

Mental health campaigner James to run West Highland Way in a day

Mental health campaigner James Semple, who attempted suicide last year, is planning to run the […]

Have you tried? Spotting redwoods in Scotland

Emily Bryson has become a self-confessed Scottish redwoods addict. The trees have are also called […]

Runner Kim Collison sets new Paddy Buckley record

Kim Collison has run into the record books again with a 16:20:40 finish for the […]

Running: Seven hills of Edinburgh (or is it eight hills)?

My friend Iain said he was heading to Edinburgh on Lockdown 2021 Day of Freedom. […]

8 great ‘undiscovered’ British big trails

Kathy Rogers, the co-author of Big Trails: Great Britain & Ireland, reveals five spectacular long-distance […]

Olympics qualifier Stephanie Davis: ‘I didn’t expect this to happen’

It is only three years since Scottish runner Stephanie Davis ran her debut marathon – […]

Inspiring stories: How runner is overcoming Stiff Person Syndrome

Running with friends at the weekend, I twice passed this lady. She was herself running […]