Vests in the breeze

DPFR avec P&B forming a lovely sandwich with an Ilkley filling
A recent post on my Instagram feed got me thinking (I am, shamelessly, my own best muse at times) about the importance that I seem to place on ‘belonging’. The more I’ve thought of it, the more it seems to…
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Seal Cub Clubbing Club

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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Fellrunning: A Punter’s Guide No. 4 – Carnethy 5

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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Fellrunning: A Punter’s Guide No. 3 – Devil’s Burdens Relay

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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June…..

……..is pretty much over. It’s been fun! Well I’ve had fun anyway. Hope you have too?! So apart from those runs earlier in the month that I’ve already chatted on about (Ennerdale, Durisdeer etc etc) I managed to squeeze two…
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Bog and Burn

I ran my second race in the rather aptly titled ‘Bog and Burn’ series. These, for those that don’t know but still care, are a series of midweek races within the central belt of Scotland for those runners who came…
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What’s in a club?

Who knows? And frankly who gives a f@*k? Turns out I do at the moment. So I’m a bit of a romantic at heart (bit gay but go with it) and like the idea of staying with one club throughout…
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