For those who know me or follow me on Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn you might have grasped that after adventure stuff my next big passion is cake. It’s actually a large reason that I train. I have a sweet tooth. Without training I’d be a proper bifta. Anyway, I was woken by the postie this morning with a …
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Arrowhead 135 race report
The Arrowhead 135 ultra race has been rated as one of the toughest races on earth by National Geographic. Having spoken to a few competitors at the race briefing the night before I discovered that the calibre of runners was phenomenally high with several touting that they had completed most of the iconic ultra races …
Arrowhead 135 ultra route map
[tweet username="leepeyton" layout="horizontal" text="Arrowhead 135 route map"][fblike layout="button_count" show_faces="false" action="like"] After travelling for the best part of 16 hours yesterday I finally arrived in International Falls, Minnesota, the start point for the Arrowhead 135 ultra. It’s cold but nothing like as bad as I expected (overnight it was only minus 6 C). I’ve been …
Aiming for the Arrowhead
This week, coinciding with the first Scottish snowfall of the season, sees me gearing up and getting ready to apply for the Arrowhead 135 Ultra, a 135 mile race across Northern Minnesota in the Good Ol’ US of A, in the middle of winter. There are a range of disciplines: bike (bugger that), ski (can’t) …
Gurning for Tiso’s Adventure Running Department
When at first I was contacted about doing a bit of press with the Daily Record to promote Tiso’s new dedicated Adventure Running Departments, which have recently opened in seven of their stores, I was a bit perplexed. I didn’t really have a clue what ‘adventure running’ was. Adventure Racing: yes. Trail Running: yes. Hill …