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Original Mountain Marathon (Glentrool) 2016 8th Nov 2016
The low cloud is rolling and swirling between the knolls and re-entrants of the tussock strewn hills. Welcome to Galloway. Seconds after the start on day 1 Visibility is down to 20 metres in the...
Trofeo Kima 1 – 0 Shane Ohly 28th Aug 2016
Trofeo Kima is one of the most famous alpine races, and part of the Extreme Skyrunning World Series. It’s a race I had wanted to do for years, and for once I arrived at the race with a few months of consistent...
Running Mojo 10th Aug 2016
“I am not racing because I am not fit, and I am not fit because I am not racing” May 2016. My running mojo is broken, and I am struggling to find the motivation to prioritise my personal running, over...
Becoming a Mountain Leader 3rd Jun 2016
With each step the frozen snow crunches underfoot breaking the night’s silence. The entire galaxy is twinkling overhead as I pace my 800m leg on the Cairngorm plateau: 100m, 200m… It is a perfect winter’s...
Original Mountain Marathon (Tweedsmiur Hills) 2015 25th Oct 2015
It’s the beginning of September and my wife, Heather, and I have just returned from a wonderful four days running the Tour du Mont Blanc with Duncan Archer, my regular OMM partner. We stayed in high mountain huts,...
