Entries by Marc Roper

Testing the new Inov-8 ContourClaw

Ian and I headed to Arrochar on Saturday morning to make the most of the allegedly decent weather and Ian chose this run to test out the new pair of ContourClaws he’d been sent as part of his sponsorship deal*. The ContourClaw is designed to “handle extended sections of sustained and extreme countouring” and features

Not The Christmas Pub Run

While some Westies were doing their utmost to prop up the UK’s ailing brewing industry (and succeeding, judging by the photographs), others found themselves in Callander for Race #2 in the Trossachs Night Trail Series. Conditions were perfect: cool and damp, and the route was all combinations of twisty, turny, rocky, leafy, rooty, uppy, downy,