If the thought of running a mere 42km marathon and not much else sounds like something you’d do as a stock run, then you may be up for a bit more of a challenge. The Dragons’ Back Run was run for the first and only time back in 1992 and involves a 354.0556km run (only given in […]
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I just went for an awesome trail run around the forest today. I followed good footpaths for ages and hadn’t a clue where I was until I hit the Lon Las Cefni that I’d biked before and then onto the Anglesey Coastal Path. It’s a great place to spend a few hours, and get somewhat
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I decided to see if there was anything useful that I could put on my android phone that came close to replacing my year old, yet already ancient looking Garmin Forerunner 305. I get useful information on my run, audio warnings and then I can load the results onto my PC and save the tracks
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This is a pleasant walk or trail run from the village of Dinas Dinlle near Caernarfon. Dinas Dinlle itself is a small seaside village of a few houses and cafes that attracts the locals as well as watersports enthusiasts. This trip might be one for those with an interest in aviation, as you may be
This is a pleasant run or cycle from Caernarfon to Waunfawr and back again.. It’s mainly on country lanes, but there’s one stretch over the flanks of Moel Smytho that takes you over a pleasant green lane that’s almost easy enough for a hybrid. Back through Waunfawr, where you may well stop off at the
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Why Jelly Babies have come of age… When I started walking the hills, i thought that one of pieces of gear as vital as a map or a waterproof was the slab of Kendal Mint Cack (sorry ,cake). Had i known that surely the best hill food for sugar was the humble Jelly Baby! Beloved of
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Fancy something different from your usual on Good Friday? Trailblaze are offering you an interesting challenge. On the 22nd of April with the South West Coast Path, they’ll be going live with a challenge to all trail runners to get onto one of the National Trails and get running. Not only that, but if you register
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While some of you may already be aware of the Walk Eryri website, that has been about the more sedate activity of walking up to now. Part of the reason, I suppose, that the site has been so quiet over the last year is that I’ve been struggling with this running malarkey. I think, during
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