Running the Breeze

This race was proof that sometimes you don't need to try new things to have new experiences, and sometimes you can find yourself outside your comfort zone when you are least expecting it! I first did this brilliant race in 2015. Back then it was my first ever fell race. How things have changed in the last four years! Sitting here writing this, excluding relays, I can’t think what my last road race was! It isn’t that I dislike road racing but I have been increasingly drawn to fell and trail races, and with so many to choose from the calendar quickly fills up! Like many good fell races, Simonside is part of a country show. £4 each got us entry to the show and all the prize worthy veg and baking we could want to look at, not to mention the stalls and entertainment in the main ring. There was even the opportunity to play hook-a-duck using a mini digger! No time for that though, registration was already underway for what is also known as the Mark Webb memorial race. It is 6.5 m...

Part two of my mini Fishwick

There is a word in the fell running community that can bring a smile ,and a grimace, to the face of those who know it:  Fishwicking : (verb) To run more fell races than most people deem sensible over a short period.

Should the use of GPS for navigation be allowed in fell races? The FRA said "err...maybe"; the WFRA said "no!" (I am paraphrasing a bit here). This is a very modern problem facing a sport proud of its traditional ways so is there a right answer to be found?

The 25th Hexhamshire Hobble was a great race and one of the most spectacular days I have ever experienced. It just goes to show that you don't need to travel very far to see some of the best mother nature has to offer.