50th birthday weekend slideshow of photos
Every time I look back over the photos of my 50th birthday weekend I feel myself grinning. What a fabulous group of family and friends. Also read On being 50.
Category: Activity
On being 50: Friends, family and so many adventures
If you follow this blog you will already know that I have just turned 50. I wrote about how 50 feels like a defining moment. But I am settling into this grand age and...
110 finish Cape Wrath Ultra 2018
More than 100 runners have completed a gruelling 248-mile race through some of Scotland’s most extreme terrain. The participants of the Cape Wrath Ultra ran for eight days and across the remote wilderness areas...
How to cycle: The Hebridean Way
The Hebridean Way is a cycling route of 185 miles (297km) in the Outer Hebrides. The waymarked on-road route crosses 10 islands and six causeways and includes two ferries. It takes between two and...
Have you tried: Hill running?
Hill running in its simplest form is the sport of running – or moving as quickly as possible – in hilly and mountainous areas. Known as fell running in northern England, in Scotland it...
50 – and still up for racing… Trailfest Summer Solstice 7k
I had imagined that after turning 50 I would be a more relaxed competitor. I thought that the pressure to keep up with younger, fitter people, would dissipate and I would become a new,...
Top 3: UK Outdoors blogs
I have been ranked at number three in a list of the Best UK Outdoor Blogs. How brilliant! These blogs are listed according to search and social metrics. The list compilers, Feedspot, state: “The websites...
CMP Woman Skirt with Inner shorts (aka, a skort)
I asked my running friend Jo, of TrailFest, to test and review the CMP Woman Skirt with Inner shorts. CMP is an Italian sportswear brand and this year they have launched a trail running...
Adventure Syndicate cyclist Jenny aims for around the world record
Inverness-based cyclist Jenny Graham, who is part of the Adventure Syndicate and a member of Cycling UK, sets off this month with the aim of breaking the record for a female cycling around the world. The current...
Review: Maier Sports Lulaka and Nil outdoor trousers
Maier Sports have introduced a range of outdoors clothing to the UK, including Scotland, and I have been testing one of their key products, the Lulaka trousers for women. G has been testing the...
