Fell Running

26 Feb 2018
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Who scared off the Beasts?!?

Sticky Post By On February 26, 2018 With No Comments
Treat yourself to a rarity here for I have ‘done my research’. Well, some anyway. It’s patchy at best if I’m honest and consists of reading a book and half-heartedly glancing at spurious headlines from potentially unqualified sources. But. It’s…
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23 Feb 2018
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Realities: Le Metier

Sticky Post By On February 23, 2018 With No Comments
Ya gots ta put in the work. About 10,000hrs (a perfectly round figure by coincidence….) should do it according to the pseudo-science of ‘Big’ Malky Gladwell. The sentiment is there though; be strict, put in the hours and reap the…
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09 Jan 2018
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Realities: What Comes Down….

Sticky Post By On January 9, 2018 With No Comments
A new year and a new month. Happy 2018 everyone! It’s the second instalment of the (fell) running realities series. Those quirks of this niche that are undeniable and irrefutable. This month……hills. Don’t fear science….sometimes it’s right! What comes down…
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21 Dec 2017
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Racing: Styles, Secrets and Tips

Sticky Post By On December 21, 2017 With No Comments
Racing is a dark art. Fell racing the most noir. Arguably the cauldron of art and science. Monet, after all, did not mix his own paint. What does that mean? No-one knows. Mystery. Conjecture, from which all good debates must…
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18 Oct 2017
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Seal Cub Clubbing Club

Sticky Post By On October 18, 2017 With 2 Comments
Who's who......fellrunners are a stylish lot.
What’s with all these clubs huh?! What even is a club?? Fell-running’s got its fair share right? What are they? Where are they? And are they any good? Who’s the best? Who’s the worst? Who even cares?!………….me. I do. So,…
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15 Oct 2017
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Time to Train

Sticky Post By On October 15, 2017 With No Comments
To those of you who whinge and moan about not having anywhere to train or no time to train I say NAY. Nay to your attitude. You suck. Boo to you. Allow me to hold myself up as the antidote…
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12 Sep 2017
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To be, or not to be….coached

Sticky Post By On September 12, 2017 With No Comments
……….is the WORST title I have ever produced for anything. Ever. Gooooooo me. It’s so bad it’s good, right?? Nah. Shit. I can’t stop looking at it. Ha. Ahhhhhhh. Shite. Only I can change it too. And I choose not…
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20 Aug 2017
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Summer: Twenty-seventeen

Sticky Post By On August 20, 2017 With No Comments
Aside from a couple of anomalies my fell season has been just shy of 10 days long. Frustrating? Yes. Surprising? Not so much. Injury and ‘life’ have both got in the way. Mainly the ‘life’ side of things. I had…
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18 Jul 2017
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‘Ard

Sticky Post By On July 18, 2017 With No Comments
Well that was shit. Had a meeting, no coffee, with the Man with the Hammer. Disaster – noun – a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship…. Sums up my day fairly…
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16 May 2017
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UPDATE: Racing Calender 2017

Sticky Post By On May 16, 2017 With No Comments
So, life happens. My mega, awesome racing schedule for this year has gone up in smoke due to my shite job. Adapt (to their fuck about) and overcome (their bullying whims) as my work is wont to say. As such…
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