I’ve been a card-carrying CAMRA member for around a decade and used to frequent their festivals on at least a monthly basis but as new breweries emerged producing exciting, flavoursome beers, beer festivals dedicated to serving these beers launched and…
The Wales Coast Path is a long-distance footpath opened in 2012 that offers a 870-mile walking route from Chepstow in the south and Queensferry in the north. When it opened it was the world’s first coastal path that encompassed an…
Bristol already has a well-established and popular annual real ale festival but this is the first beer festival dedicated to craft beer. Organised by the London Craft Beer Festival, it coincided with the final day of the Bristol Beer Week…
The Raven Walk is a twelve-mile circular walk around the Sirhowy and Ebbw Valleys. Steep climbs through beech woodlands to hilltop commons. With approximately 3,200ft of elevation spread over three climbs, this is a challenging trail both for walking and…
“Few Runners are Born, Most are Made on the Trail” The SBU35 is aimed at newcomers to ultra running with around 40% of entrants having never completed a race longer than a marathon before and many never having run a…
Whenever I visit family in the Lake District I always have to try and cram in as much as possible and that usually involves a hike on the journey back home. And this usually involves a morning of frantically…
With it being my first ultra and the furthest I’ve ever run, I wanted to make sure that things would go as smooth as possible. A recce run would be a great way of exploring and familiarising myself with part…
The Very Long Half Marathon was part of the Bath Running Festival organised by Relish Running Races on July 24th, 2016. It’s one of many races held by Relish in the area throughout the year and consisted of a trail…
Tintern Trot is a 10K trail race that starts near the historic Tintern Abbey and heads across the River Wye into England and winds steeply through woodland to reach Offa’s Dyke. This was the 19th year the race had been…
The sixth annual Whitebrook Windup – my first ever trail race and my first ever race! With a preference for running on trails it was a fitting race to begin with. Located in the stunning Wye Valley, the course winds…
Route Map and Profile Starting at Seathwaite and approximately 9 miles, the route I took is one of the more popular (another popular route starting from Wasdale Head). It’s a long climb all the way to the top with more…