“We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness. It was very quiet there.“ Distance: 26km Elevation: 2,500m MWIS forecast: cloud cover, 50 mph gales on the higher tops, increasing rain, risk of thunderstorms Outfit: vest and shorts I’d been keen to do this one for a while. I didn’t take any pictures, so […]
The party people at the Talyllyn Railway and Tywyn Rotary Club run an annual test of human vs machine in the form of Race the Train. It’s a series of 23 / 10 / 9 / 5 K races across fields and trails, all alongside the path of the first preserved railway in the world. […]
I’m not that competitive, so what I generally look for in a race is a nice route taking in some gentle climbs, new hills, and a distance that means I can justify stopping for lunch halfway through. Chapelgill is not this. It claims to be the steepest hill race in Britain, and it’s essentially […]
Key facts: 30k, 1,500m ascent, minimal bog It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of modesty, it was the age of competitiveness. It was the summer of freedom, it was the autumn of hope, it was a wee bit chilly at times on the tops. Finding […]
It’s 06;25am, and there are about 35 of us shuffling nervously around at the Start/Finish line in the national stadium of Somaliland. The majority are locals, but there are about 10 international runners, of whom most are based in the Horn of Africa. I’ve chatted to a few other runners, and while everyone was all […]