Review: A Line in the Sky mountain prints
Sometimes, simple can be striking – and Becca Rankine’s A Line In The Sky prints certainly achieve this. The artworks a simple outlines of many famous mountains and walking or running routes. For example,...
Category: Running
7500 members of Facebook group Munroaming
In September 2014, I started a Facebook group for Munro baggers. My friend and freelance colleague Dave suggested the name of this group should be Munroaming. Now there are 7500 members – and many...
Running: Seven hills of Edinburgh (or is it eight hills)?
My friend Iain said he was heading to Edinburgh on Lockdown 2021 Day of Freedom. He told me he planned to run the route of the Seven Hills of Edinburgh (an annual race) –...
Menopause advice for cyclists – and other sporty women
This article appeared in the Journal of Cycle Coaching and was commissioned by the Association of British Cycling Coaches. The aim was to give coaches more information about how the peri-menopause and menopause affects...
Run or walk: Doughnot Hill in the Kilpatrick Hills
The summit of Doughnot Hill in the Kilpatrick Hills, north of Glasgow, offers fantastic views across to the southern Highlands, including iconic Ben Lomond. This route starts from Overtoun House, Dumbarton. The Kilpatricks are...
Review: inov-8 Trailfly Ultra G 300 Max running shoe
Running shoe brand inov-8 has launched the Trailfly Ultra G 300 Max running shoe. I have been testing for the past few weeks. inov-8 make a few claims: 25% better energy return that lasts...
Review: Dynafit Speed MTN GTX shoe
My guest reviewer Seth G has been testing the Dynafit Speed MTN GTX shoe. He writes: Dynafit makes a good shoe. If you are interested in a solid shoe, which has great traction, designed...
Review: New On Running Cloudswift shoe
From the Swiss creator of running shoes comes the new On Cloudswift, which is aimed at city and town runners. This is the second generation of the On Cloudswift running shoe and the brand...
Hill running: Eastern tour of the Campsies
Every so often it is good to take on a challenge. The last one was to #BenNevis on Dumgoyne. This time it was a half-marathon route via several summits in the eastern Campsie Fells....
Review: The Munros – The Complete Collection of Maps
Are you the sort of person who picks up a guidebook of Munros and turns immediately to the pages of the Munro summits you have not done, or do you seek out the Munros...
