FionaOutdoors

Romy is a friend and fellow runner from Glasgow. Her goal in 2012 has been to run a sub-40 minute 10k. This is no easy challenge, especially as she became a mum just 15 months ago. Here she writes about her recent Glasgow 10k race. She writes: I am still fast asleep when my alarm [...]

“It was brilliant. Mad. Fun. A great laugh. All those things and more,” said a friend, Super Dad Dave, when I caught up with him after he’d taken part in the recent Tough Mudder event at Drumlanrig in Dumfries and Galloway . “Truly bonkers. Like being drunk and sort of out of my mind all [...]

Running 650 miles in one month would seem like a big enough challenge. So imagine running all those miles in Scotland’s mighty hills. This is exactly what Colin Meek did when he completed an epic run along Scotland’s watershed. Starting on the English border, Colin rested for only three days during the massive running feat [...]

I love a challenge – and when an email popped into my inbox on Thursday morning calling for a runner to fill a gap in the Endurance Real Relay event I couldn’t resist. Ok, so I’d need to be in Inveranan by 4.50pm the next day and I’d need to run 11 or more miles [...]

A new charity event, the Loch Ness Duathlon, launches this August. Organised by Handsonevents and in aid of the British Heart Foundation, the duathlon offers a running and cycling challenge for individuals or teams. There will be two route options: * Running 7.5km on forest trails and then mountain biking 60km on the north side of [...]

I know about the statistics: Some 50,000 people walk the West Highland Way every year. And during frequent runs along the long-distance route, from the Milngavie end, I usually encounter a few walkers, runners and cyclists. But on Sunday, during a run with Animal Magic, we saw at least 100 people. (NB: Animal Magic is a [...]

There has been a bad case of “off-road trainer envy” in my house this week. And when the G-Force and I headed out to the hills, the envy only got worse. You see, I had been sent a pair of the new Inov-8  Mudclaw 272 off-road trainers to test. While some people who know me [...]

Sportswear brand ODLO (they do lovely pretty and funky fitness clothing for women… and good-looking stuff for guys, too) has launched a competition to find the most inspirational running stories from the public. And the five people who come up with the best, most inspirational, stories will win a unique training day with one of [...]

If you know me…Or you read this blog… you’ll know that I am always on the look out for new outdoors challenges! Just after turning 40 I decided to run my first marathon, the Loch Ness Marathon. A couple of years ago I set a goal of cycling the Bealach Mor Sportive. Last year, I [...]

Facebook discussion came alive this morning after a tri club pal posted a message about his love of YakTrax grips for running in ice and snow. Meanwhile, I posted about the G-Force’s high praise for another ice grip product called EzyShoes Extreme. After this, people began asking which products were the best. I’ve already vouched [...]