Category: Events

2018/02/24

Have you tried?: The Cateran Yomp

My recent Sunday Mail column featured The Cateran Yomp. There is a discount on the full price if you enter now for the long-distance charity hike. Read the pdf or see the full article...

Climbing / Events / Inspiration

2018/02/21

Competition climber Shauna Coxsey wins Scottish Youth Ambassador Award

Shauna Coxsey (MBE), the UK’s most successful competition climber, has been named as the winner of The Fort William Mountain Festival’s Scottish Youth Ambassador Award for Excellence in Mountain Culture 2018. Organisers of the Fort William Mountain...

Cycling / Events

2018/02/21

Top pro cyclist Steve Cummings at Glasgow’s outdoors show

Professional cyclist Steve Cummings will be a guest at the forthcoming Scottish Cycing, Running and Outdoor Pursuits Show. You can catch him in the theatre on Saturday and Sunday when he will be talking...

Cycling / Events / Inspiration / Running / Swimming

2018/02/12

Stars of the theatre at SCROPS

A popular feature of the Scottish Cycling, Running and Outdoor Pursuits Show is the theatre where many stars of the outdoors and sports world are interviewed or give a guest presentation. Six of the...

Events / Multi-sport / Triathlon

2018/02/08

Triathlon challenge at Glasgow outdoors show

The Scottish Cycling, Running and Outdoors Show is including a popular triathlon challenge again. This is your chance to win the title of SCROPS Triathlon Champion 2018. The triathlon challenge is simple (but tough): Swim...

Activity / Events / Multi-sport / Triathlon

2018/02/02

Scottish Cycling, Running & Outdoor Pursuits Show returns

SCROPS, the Scottish Cycling, Running & Outdoor Pursuits Show, returns for 2018. The two-day event takes place on Saturday March 3 and Sunday March 4 at Glasgow’s SECC. Plenty for all to do The...

Cycling / Cycling / Events / Inspiration / Mountain biking

2018/02/01

Have you tried?: Scottish XC races

I wrote about the increasingly popular Scottish XC races for a recent Sunday Mail column. Read the pdf or see the copy below. PS I do not write the headlines 🙁 Have you tried?:...

Activity / Cycling / Events / Inspiration / Running / Walking

2018/01/25

Peebles Outdoor Film Festival highlights

It’s this weekend so you need to take a look right now if you want to book tickets. Find out more in this pdf of my Sunday Mail outdoors column. Or see copy below....

Events / Inspiration / Running / Running / Ultra running

2018/01/21

Carol Morgan wins the 2018 MONTANE Spine Race

Irish ultra runner Carol Morgan has won the gruelling MONTANE Spine Race for a second year in a row. She arrived at the Border Hotel, Kirk Yetholm, the end point of the Pennine Way...

Events / Running / Running

2018/01/08

Fun, motivation and new routes with TrailFest runs

I am a fairly self-disciplined person and I am often happy to go out for a run or a bike ride on my own. However, there are times when I need a boost of...