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Winter fitness: Why it’s good to be outdoors

Suddenly it feels colder outside. Yesterday it was properly wintry. Wind, cold fingers (even in […]

Inspiring Commonwealth Games Glasgow video

It’s great to see this inspiring Commonwealth Games Glasgow video. Bring it on for 2014.

New series: Cycling jerseys I love

Until I bought my first proper cycling jersey I had never really understood the “whys” […]

Kit-review: A greener kind of walking boot

Over recent years there appears to be something of a growing trend for walking. From […]

Sun, views and sore wrists on Arran bike ride

You’d have thought that 60 or so miles on the Isle of Arran by bike […]

Great mountain bike ride: Comrie circuit

Fran Loots runs Breathing Space Outdoors. Based in Comrie, in Perthshire, Breathing Space Outdoors encourages […]

Review: How to Climb Harder

Here’s proof that men are simply boys in the disguise of men! The G-Force is/was […]

Delighted to be back to the early morning runs with the “3 Ms”

This morning I got up at 6.25am to rejoin the 3 Ms for a quick […]

Nail-biting Scottish climbing comp set to launch in Glasgow

You could be a climber yourself or simply a spectator. Whoever you are, I’d thoroughly […]

Wild camping and Munro bagging in Knoydart

The road end, before the walk into Knoydart, and into an area that many claim […]

A turn on BBC Radio Scotland!

The typical mid-life crisis is now happening earlier… to people aged aged 35 to 45. […]

Time for a rethink on time trials

Just last week I swore I would never do another cycling time trial. After my […]