FionaOutdoors

If you run (or walk) in Lycra tights, you’ll know that they usually fall down. Even if they only slip down a little this can still be very annoying and uncomfortable. I have tried all kinds of techniques, such as buying running tights a size too small, turning the waistband over to make it tighter [...]

Ok, so maybe I’m not normal but I love the snow, especially when Running Every Day in December. Running three miles or more every day can get a little boring, especially as all my other work and home chores require me to frequently follow a similiar-ish running route. But when the snow comes it adds [...]

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 [...]

If Hi-Tec means only walking boots to you then you’ll be a little surprised to see the energy that they are giving to trail running. In 2012 they launch a Hi-Tec Ultra Trail Series – and the outdoor walking and running equipment company now have a range of trail running shoes. The Hi-tec Ultra Trail [...]

An hysterical phone call from daughter and her friend this morning sounded more like a drama on a mountainside than two teenagers stuck half way up the road outside our house. To start with I retorted (in fierce mummy style): “Oh, for goodness sakes pull yourself together, it’s only a bit of ice, so try [...]

I’m thinking that I might well join the Marcothon. The idea is that you run for 3 miles or 25 mins (whichever comes first) every day in December. Wispa the Wonder Whippet can’t wait! Then, as I sat there contemplating whether I could manage a run every day (given my other sporting commitments, family stuff, [...]

It started with a suggestion from a friend a couple of years back saying that if I had a dog, Cani-Cross would be perfect for me. But I didn’t have a dog! As soon as Wispa the Wonder Whippet became part of our family, several more people left messages on Facebook and Twitter saying that [...]

Triathlon is not just for gown-ups – it’s for kids, too. And due to popular demand (not just from parents who need a couple of hours to themselves at the weekend!), Glasgow Triathlon Club has launched a dedicated children’s training section. Based at the new Maryhill Swimming Pool on Sundays, children can come along at [...]

I’ll confess I wasn’t too keen on the moustache madness of last Movember. Men with moustaches brought back yukky memories of the seedy-looking seventies trend (and a rubbish boyfriend in the 90s). But sometimes you have to go with the, er, Mo – and the one thing I do like about the Movember campaign is [...]

I like to make sure that outdoors equipment really does what it says it will. So I have been testing my Gore-tex Active Shell in a range of different situations. The Gore-tex Active Shell claims to be waterproof yet also breathable. This means that while the rain can’t penetrate the Gore-tex membrane, the sweat, in [...]