The Parco Naturale Tre Cime is designated a UNESCO World Heritage site on account of its spectacular landscape. On first impressions it reminded me of Whitlee Moor – cold, windy, raining and full of Scottish cyclists. You could get a decent pizza though. The race was on Sunday, so on the Saturday I generally mooched

A group of us spent our leave on the Faroe Islands, a volcanic archipelago lost in the Atlantic, camping near the capital Torshavn. It had been a fine week. Clambering over hills and fjords. Jumping into the sea before retiring to hot tubs. Taking a ferry to a distant island for a promised sauna, where

Following on from my report on my first ever hill race, I thought it only fair to report on my first marathon too.   The Glencoe marathon is a beautiful race, snaking through Glencoe valley before joining the West Highland Way at the ‘Devil’s staircase’ and following it all the way to Glen Nevis. Climbing