My first venture into ultra-distance cycling was TransEngland 2025, run by The Racing Collective. The premise of The Racing Collective’s trials is simple: riders are solo, completely self-supported, they’re free to enter, there’s no external assistance, and progress is tracked through time-stamped photos posted on Instagram. TransEngland consisted of six checkpoints (all bridges) between Morecambe […]
I love multi sport events, and I love the mountains.. so back in 2018 I was thrilled to discover the Frog Graham round which combined trail running and wild swimming in my favourite place: the Lake District. The Frog Graham Round, is a Lake District based swimrun challenge, created in 2005 by Peter Hayes inspired […]
Last Saturday I completed the Frog Whitton! After doing the Frog Graham back in 2020, the cycling-swimming equivalent had been on my radar for a few years, but I knew I’d have to get into cycling for this to be possible for me. The Frog Whitton is a cycle-swim was created by my friend Ben […]
Having owned an old hardtail for a few years, I knew I loved going out on trails, but I wasn’t so sure about becoming a ‘hardcore’ mountain biker like a lot of my friends – for me, it was all about doing longer off road rides. My housemate at the time did a lot of […]
“Red Needle” takes you on a journey into the life of Sarah Gerrish—a remarkable woman who faced losing an ovary to cancer at just 15 and a second to a cyst at 36. The film traces her path through surgical menopause, all while she trains for the Trail des Aiguilles Rouges, a 50km race in […]
This winter season, TravelSki have chartered a Eurostar train leaving London on Friday evening and arriving in transfer locations for ski resorts (Moutier and Bourg St Maurice) first thing Saturday morning. The ski train returns the following Saturday, giving you seven days to enjoy the slopes and an extra day compared to typical ski trips. I wanted […]
It’s a Wednesday in January. Rory sends a message to our swim group chat “Entries are open for the Scottish Winter Swim Champs”. They had been open for an hour, and almost everything was sold out already. The event had been on my radar, but I hadn’t intended on entering this year. Nonetheless, I noticed […]
The problem with the current meat and dairy food system: Having being vegan for three and a half years, and vegetarian for five years before that, I have often not engaged with information from the industrial livestock process as I’ve found it uncomfortable and difficult to comprehend. However, the current pandemic has reignited my interest […]
“WHY? WHY ON EARTH ARE YOU RUNNING 100KM?” – MY MUM. It’s a fair question to ask: why would I decide to run 100km in 24 hours? Well, there are a few reasons, with the main reason being that I wanted to do some fundraising along with raising some awareness around how mental health is […]
Running Abraham’s Tea Round with my friend Jade, was a great way to spend a Saturday, and I definitely recommend it to anyone interested in venturing up lots of the North Western Wainwrights. I’m not interested in running fast, I’m more focused on the distance and the adventure, which means that the local areas of […]