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The challenge: To bike and hike Goatfell (between the ferries)

I love an outdoors challenge and I am a huge fan of Scotland’s islands. So […]

Great trail running races (Scotland and England north)

A friend, James, and his fiancée Sarah are keen to enter a few trail races […]

Sunday Mail: Junior parkrun

First there was one parkrun for a few friends in London. Then there were hundreds […]

Kit review: Halo Cycling Cap

The G-Force is a sweaty chap. He only has to start exercising and the beads […]

Sunday Mail: The Chi art of good running

My outdoors column in the Sunday Mail on August 24, 2014, focused on Chi running, […]

Kit review: Mammut Rainspeed Jacket

A running jacket that fits nicely, feels super light and keeps the wind and rain […]

We did it! We finished the Kindrochit Quadrathlon

The G-Force and I teamed up for the Artemis Great Kindrochit Quadrathlon 2014. It was […]

Sunday Mail: Running the GB Relay

One Nation, One Baton, One Dream is the headline that nicely sums up the GB […]

Jane’s inspiring 10k story

Jane Hogarth’s inspiring story of overcoming the loss of a leg and then running her […]

Running part of the GB Relay

Have you heard about the GB Relay? It is an attempt to break the world […]

ChiRunning, yoga for runners and a new word

I have worked with words for more than (frighteningly) 25 years. But last weekend I […]

Injured Sarah-Louise runs 70 marathons

I am often impressed by the determination of the people that I interview. Sarah-Louise Grigor […]