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Sign up for an adventure race in Scotland

A friend has decided that his next fitness challenge is to do more “unusual” and […]

Urban orienteering: the thinking person’s run

Orienteering is a brilliant concept. It’s a cardio workout +  exercise for the brain. Orienteering […]

Dress up for the new Edinburgh Rat Run

A new event is likely to capture the imagination of a host of runners –and […]

1,576 steps to madness!

I found my jaw dropping as I watched competitors in the annual Empire State Building […]

Inspiration – or designed to make you feel guilty?

I came across this website, which offers an amazing resource for finding out about running […]

Inspiration – or designed to make you feel guilty?

I came across this website, which offers an amazing resource for finding out about running […]

I survived Survival of the Fittest

It’s not exactly the latest news as I took part in the Survival of the […]

West Highland Way madness?

For those of you who don’t know, the West Highland Way is a long distance […]

Bronze for Moira’s “silver” marathon run

Once upon a time there was a young woman who decided to run her first […]

Highlander report on Sleepmonsters

Find out all about the fabbie Highlander Mountain Marathon.. See Highlander report

Poles apart – two great weekends

One weekend I’m ploughing through leg-slashing heather, knee-deep peat bogs and algae-swollen burns during my […]

The Mighty One

Mr Outdoors and I headed to Traquair near Peebles on Saturday to take part in […]