This can be a tough time of year. The lightness and simplicity of summer hill running is stolen away by falling temperatures and rising winds. Out goes the dashing tan […]

(Pre-emptive caveat: lists are a load of wank.) Shortly after Rob Krar’s recent win at Leadville Andy Jones-Wilkins posted this on Twitter. I’d put @robkrar’s run at Leadville yesterday in […]

I’m just back from 2 weeks in the Italian Alps. I did a number of things while I was there; read some books, stayed in a couple of refuges, minced […]

I’ve had a number of conversations recently which have touched on the subject of race nutrition. It is the bugbear of many a long distance runner, responsible for more ruined […]

I have a lot of respect for mountain marathon specialists. Not only are they strong runners and skilled navigators, they have also developed ways of finding joy and fulfillment in […]

Going into this I was nervous. Until a few days beforehand I’d had someone to run with, then all of a sudden I didn’t. (People who have Real Jobs that […]

Before last year’s Glen Coe Skyline my friend Barry read Matt Fitzgerald’s sports psychology self help guide How Bad Do You Want It? On the back of a relentless year […]