Paddy Buckley Round Recce – Legs 4 and 5

Making my way up to Pen yr Ole Wen after passing Tryfan

The third day of the Paddy Buckley Round Recce Experience with Climb South West had us starting in Llanberis and finishing in Capel Curig. This would cover legs 4 and 5 of the route. See other posts in this blog series: Paddy Buckley Round Recce Leg 1 Paddy Buckley Round Recce Legs 2 and 3 … Read more

Paddy Buckley Round Recce – Legs 2 and 3

Continuing on with the Paddy Buckley Round blog series, this post details the experience over legs 2 and 3. These experience or ‘recce’ days were done with Climb South West as a group effort. See the the previous part 1 (leg 1) blog post here My Strava activity shows we covered about 38km (24 miles) … Read more

Paddy Buckley Round Recce – Leg 1

Paddy Buckley Round team

Over the last week I spent 3 days in North Wales doing a Paddy Buckley Round ‘experience’ with a group organised by Climb South West. The Paddy Buckley Round is a fell running challenge in Snowdonia, Wales (Eryri). The full route itself forms a circuit of a bit more than 100km, with around 10,000m of … Read more

Body Hacking for Health and Longevity

Over the last year or so I have come to accept that my body is not bulletproof. I have also learned that sticking to an all running routine is not sustainable either. With this in mind, and with some encouragement from my partner I have started employing various “body hacking” solutions. These, along with other … Read more

Setting Goals To Keep Up Winter Running

rain drops

Cold weather can really get you down and kill the mood to exercise. I personally struggle with early morning exercise. Even more so when it is cold and dark in Winter. Maintaining a regular exercise routine can be very challenging when the cold weather sets in and the daylight hours diminish. I find that setting … Read more

Running Cadence Training With Music

woman running in field

A higher running cadence can help your feet hit the ground closer to mid-foot. This can reduce some slow-down caused by heel strikes. It can also reduce stress on your knees, hips, lower-back and skeletal system in general. I’ve been focusing on some running cadence training with two goals in mind: Training for a closer-to-mid-foot … Read more