‘Fastpacking’ article on FastRunning.com
Iain’s article about his recent four-day ‘fastpack’ of the Tour du Mont Blanc has been published at FastRunning.com: Iain travelled to France in July. ‘Fast-packing’ is hiking, but lighter and faster – it’s great training for trail running races. Iain’s trip was a recce for the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc trail running race, taking...
Trail Running Article on RadSeason.com
Iain’s article about trail running in Switzerland has been published by RadSeason.com. In July 2021, Iain travelled to Switzerland, hiking and running his way from Sierre to Zinal, and from there to the Turtmantal, before extreme weather conditions at the Schöllijoch Pass forced him to turn around.
Eiger Trail Article in Trail Running Magazine
As part of his ‘Road to UTMB 2021’ journey, Iain’s article about the ‘Eiger Trail 51’ race has been published by Trail Running Magazine. This follows on from Iain’s ‘How to train for the UTMB in the UK‘ article, which was published in the June/July issue of the magazine, and review of the ‘Pilgrim Challenge’...
Climate Change article in The Telegraph
Iain had planned to write an article about summer skiing in Zermatt for The Telegraph, but presented with highly unusual conditions for July, it became a comment piece about climate change instead: The article is behind the Telegraph firewall (subscription only), but you can read it below: You can see what it was like in...
‘Pilgrim Challenge’ Article in Trail Running Magazine
As part of his ‘Road to UTMB 2021’ journey, Iain’s article about the ‘Pilgrim Challenge’ two-day ultra marathon has been published by Trail Running Magazine. This is a follow up to his ‘How to train for the UTMB in the UK‘ article, which was published in the June/July issue of the magazine. Many thanks to...
‘UTMB’ article in Trail Running Magazine
How do you train for the infamous UTMB ultra marathon – 165km with almost 10,000m of climbing – if you live in the UK? Iain answers this question in his recent article for Trail Running Magazine, as he describes his training plans before he takes on this world famous race in August 2021. The article...