The fine art of running in the snow
This week I have enjoyed running. I normally “quite like” running if my head is in the right place, but I’ve absolutely loved the exhilaration of running in the snow. On Saturday, when the...
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Walking, biking, yoga and MBT skills all in one weekend
A fantastic weekend in Scotland’s great outdoors recently included a bike and hike to the summit of the Munro Beinn Dearg, near Blair Atholl (thanks to the Mighty Vickster for the loan of her...
Don’t miss your chance to join the race
These days running, cycling and adventure events in Scotland sell out fast. Entries to some races fill up in less than 24 hours. Such events are fast-growing in popularity and so you need to...
Kit review: ‘Keen’ to take you off-road
Anyone who has seen my Keen Targhee II off-road shoes either immediately loves them – or asks about them. Not everyone thinks the look of the walking footwear is as funky and desirable as...
If wearing a helmet makes sense to you – get 10% off!
I’m not working for Edinburgh Bicycle. This simply happens to be a coincidence. But it’s a happy coincidence if you agree that it makes sense to wear a bike helmet. My previous blog about...
Why wearing a bike helmet makes sense to me
The other day I was a mile or so into my hour’s bike ride when I realised I did not have my helmet on. I’d already put on my running beanie and so I...
Guest blog: A stroll around Lochwinnoch
My roving outdoors guest blogger Romy Beard and her partner Wes headed to Lochwinnoch in Renfrewshire for a fab winter walk. Romy writes: November always seems so cold and rainy and so the minute I...
Video: Girls only navigation course in Glenshee
Pictures can say so much and this short video of the Women-only Hill Walking Navigation course with Glentrek certainly does this in buckets. We had a lot of fun, we learnt a huge amount...
News from the outdoors world brought to me. At home. On my own. At my desk.
It used to be that I sat at my desk with only my little red contacts book for assistance. I then set up some outdoors related website RSS feeds and caught on to Google...
Love is… A few thoughts from an outdoors gal
This week the G-Force very kindly fixed a puncture in my back wheel. I’d hit yet another pothole (it’s almost impossible to avoid every pothole these days) just metres from home and my heart...
