Hummock campsite – St. Engrace via LogibarDistance: 32km Elevation: 1187m Fuel: petit dejeuner, mars bar, crisps, two lemonades, ham and tomato baguette, beer, Diet Coke. Gear fails:… Read more “Day 5: Ham sandwiches”
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Day 4: The day of many halves
Esterencuby – a grassy hummock overlooking mountains, 6km from Logibar Distance: 34km Elevation: 2140m (?!?!) Gear fails: Mat’s sleeping bag cover split (Shame on you, Sea to… Read more “Day 4: The day of many halves”
Day 3: A frenzy of flies
Col d’Harrieta – Esterencuby via St Jean Pied de Port Distance: 42.1km (plus a couple of k’s extra looking for a campsite!) Elevation: 1550m Food: 1x CLIF… Read more “Day 3: A frenzy of flies”
Day 2: Mist and Mountains
Ainhoa – Col d’Harietta via Bidarray Distance: 30km elevation: 1960m Fuel: 2 squares of weird bread with peanut butter, pain au chocolat (yay for cafes that open… Read more “Day 2: Mist and Mountains”
Day 1: Settling
Hendaye – wild camping 2km before Ainhoa Distance: 40km Elevation: 1636m Gear fails: Nicki’s sunglasses broke (more down to her bad packing than anything else); won’t know… Read more “Day 1: Settling”
Pintxos and Pavements
RUN TO EAT. Yup – that pretty much describes our past week in San Sebastian (Donostia), in the heart of Spain’s Basque Country. Rise, run, find a… Read more “Pintxos and Pavements”
How to run 60km with no training (and other trail running lessons from Wilsons Prom)
Okay I confess – signing up to the Wilsons Prom 60km trail run probably wasn’t my finest hour. We were straight off the back of a… Read more “How to run 60km with no training (and other trail running lessons from Wilsons Prom)”
Camping, running, eating: the one ingredient you really need (+easy recipe)
Fact: running makes you hungry. Sweating up the spiky hills of Mt Buller National Park, we’ve already had a few pit stops to refuel. Inhaling Clif Bar after… Read more “Camping, running, eating: the one ingredient you really need (+easy recipe)”
Are we soft?
100% chance of rain, possible thunderstorms. This isn’t the ideal forecast for a trail run, or anything that requires being outdoors, for that matter. But when you… Read more “Are we soft?”
Most Incredible Places To Run in Australia in 2017
We’ve made our list and checked it twice, now we’re ready to reveal the Australian running destinations that are naughty and pretty freaking awesome.
Run, Old Girl, Run 