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  • A journey through history: The Kingdom of Northumbria Ultra

    An early start on a bright, cold March morning. 6:45am and the journey begins towards, Druridge Bay where the journey ends later that day. It’s the first ultra of the year, 55km along the magestic, history rich Northumberland Coastline. Starting at the regal heights of Bamburgh Castle and tracking south to the wild dunes of…

  • Ambleside, Rydal Water and the Coffin Trail

    There are routes in the Lake District that earn their reputation through raw altitude and brutal effort. The Ambleside–Rydal Loop is a more nuanced beast. It threads together road, estate trail, ancient moorland path, and riverside woodland to create a circuit that feels far more varied than its modest numbers suggest. It’s a route with…

  • Lake Trails, challenges, people and collaboration

    At the end of the summer a few years ago, I spent my time supporting two open water swim events in the beautiful setting of the English Lake District.  Or that was the plan!  Below you can see a beautiful, calm and tranquil Ullswater, the night before. In the role of safety Kayaker and open…

  • Beyond the comfort zone – A year of Challenge

    2023 – The year it all began For a significant part of my life, I have lived with chronic pain following an work based accident in 1997 which resulted in spinal damage and ultimately spinal surgery to fuse my lower spine.  It has been an  up and down journey since then, though the original surgery…