Pack It In! / Men’s Running
Every month I write the trail running section for Men’s Running magazine UK
The articles draw on my own experiences running mountain races around the world and in my home in Chile
– Here’s the story in the current issue –
Volcanic Triathlon from Easter Island / Triathlete
100,000 subscribers to Triathlete magazine had this magical story from Easter Island drop through their mailbox this November. I was on the Pacific Ocean islet for three weeks during the February festival of Tapati. The spectacular Tau’a trail race was the highlight of the Rapa Nui people’s remotest cultural celebration.
The Art of Fastpacking / Men’s Running
In Men’s Running magazine this October, you can read our story of wild camping and running 156miles through harvest-ready fields along The North Downs Way.
It’s an introduction to fastpacking – a fusion of hiking and running where light rucksacks mean you can cover long distances quick.
Men’s Running magazine commissioned words and photography for an adventure-special 6-page spread.
Men's Running The Art of Fastpacking Summer 2016 North Downs Way
Salomon Glen Coe Skyline™ / Red Bull
Red Bull wanted an inspiring make-me-feel-I’m-there-on-the-mountain-with-you story from the UK’s hardest and most dangerous running race.
Completing the race’s 55km with 4,700m of ascent felt like feeding my quadriceps very slowly through a meat grinder. People clearly like that kind of schadenfreude stuff and Red Bull quickly pumped my suffering out on their global channel to an audience of 2.14million.
10 Training Tips for Vertical Kilometre Racing / Red Bull
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Number 10. Bring a Cowbell – Who would have thought?
Vertical Kilometre – The format is simple: competitors charge up steep mountains climbing 1000m over a course usually no longer than 5km.
This September I was in the Highlands of Scotland for the Glen Coe Skyline weekend. This first article about the weekend for Red Bull was an SEO friendly, quick turn around round-up of this popular new event.
Photography by guillemcasanova.com and iancorless.com
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