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23 Dec 2016
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Seasons: Autumn into Winter

Sticky Post By On December 23, 2016 With No Comments
Things went quiet after the Bobby G. I’d torn my shin muscle at some point on the first ‘leg’ and the continued running over the subsequent four ‘legs’ made for a fairly long period of rehabilitation. I managed to get…
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26 Jul 2016
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The Bob Graham Round: The Sum Of Your Parts…..Part Two

Sticky Post By On July 26, 2016 With 1 Comment
So to the crux of the matter I suppose. Everything was in place and good to go. Had a last minute drop-out from a pacer on Leg 2 but I wasn’t mega phased as Ben is pretty handy at this…
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26 Jul 2016
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The Bob Graham Round: The Sum Of Your Parts…..Part One

Sticky Post By On July 26, 2016 With No Comments
On Saturday 23rd July at 1am I set off on a series of 5 short runs around the Lakes that I linked together into what is known as the ‘Bob Graham Round’…….BGR for short – you may have already read…
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10 Jul 2016
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Seasons: Spring….and a bit

Sticky Post By On July 10, 2016 With No Comments
Spring has come and gone (apparently) and here in the draughty corridors of Fellicionado Hall we’re having a clear out of some of the old memories from those halcyon days before the rains hit and brought with them, what we…
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21 Sep 2015
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The Aesthete

Sticky Post By On September 21, 2015 With No Comments
My boss once told me that there’s more to life than running. There isn’t. In the context that he was talking in he was wrong. In that context I would say there’s more to life than work. Infinitely more. Running,…
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03 Apr 2015
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Fellrunning: A Punter’s Guide – The Scottish Championships 2015

Sticky Post By On April 3, 2015 With No Comments
The Man.......he may or may not look like this.
Better late than never. I have unfortunately missed the boat with this one though at least one of my predictions will be right….hindsight being the wonder that it is. You’ve had the British Championships guide and so with the metaphoric…
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27 Mar 2015
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Fellrunning: A Punter’s Guide – The British Championships 2015

Sticky Post By On March 27, 2015 With No Comments
Boss
All you will ever need to know about the British Fell Championship lies amongst these words and thoughts spread, like ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter’, below. So relax. Relax and be amazed by the pure depth of knowledge; the…
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09 Jan 2015
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Fellrunning: A Punter’s Guide No. 4 – Carnethy 5

Sticky Post By On January 9, 2015 With No Comments
No getting in Fin's way!
Right, you’ve read the shite about the relays but that’s not gonna be a flash in the pan. Oh no. There’s going to be a heck of a lot to get through this year, it’s only January after all and…
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06 Jan 2015
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Fellrunning: A Punter’s Guide No. 3 – Devil’s Burdens Relay

Sticky Post By On January 6, 2015 With 2 Comments
Ohhhh fuck.....here....they....come!!
Hello! It’s 2015, shit’s been happening already and if you’re not careful you’re gonna miss it! Here in north Britain there’s been coming on 5 fell races and it’s only day four of the month! How does that maths work…
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