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Owain Williams: How I shed 6st and became ultra running champion

If you are looking for inspiration and motivation in 2018, Owain Williams, aka Scottish Runner, […]

Paula’s 2018 goal: To swim the coast of Britain

Paula McGuire is extraordinary. Terrified of water and suffering with anxiety and depression most of […]

Great places to enjoy the winter nights

I wrote a Sunday Mail column about how to make the most of the darker […]

15 great tips for winter cycling

My recent Sunday Mail column featured a wealth of great tip from TrailCoach founder Ramsay […]

Offroad Finnmark goal: To be first women to complete

Two female mountain bikers Naomi Freireich and Nienke Oostra have set their sights on being […]

The Glasgow Subway Run – aka The Subrun

I enjoyed a superb run of 17km between each of the 15 Glasgow Subway stations. […]

TrailFest runs from Milngavie to Istanbul in 2017

A Scottish trail running movement, TrailFest, has clocked up an impressive collective run in 2017. […]

New Ski Explorer App: Plan your ski day before you hit the slopes

Crystal Ski Holidays has released the new version (4.0) of the Ski Explorer App, which […]

David celebrates 50th birthday with a year of outdoors challenges

When David Venables turned 50 he decided to make it a year of sporting challenges. […]

Great Scottish Journeys: 12 inspiring routes

Where would you choose as your favourite route through Scotland? I find it hard to […]

Tickets on sale for 2018 UK Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour

The 2018 UK and Ireland Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour returns to the UK […]

10 Good Reasons to Go for a Walk

The pure and simple pleasure derived from going out for a walk is such that […]