Based on the fact I pretty much always run on road, I’ve never really had a need for any sort of endurance kit. I have a couple of bags I use for commuting, but they’re not really designed for “adventure” carrying. By that I mean that they do the job on a 10-mile run homeContinue reading “Salomon Agile 6 rucksack”
Tag Archives: endurance
Race to the Stones
In an ideal world, where I ran in a race, finished with a good time, grabbed a medal and went home, this post would actually be a pretty simple review of the Dixons Carphone Race to the Stones. Unfortunately I didn’t do all those things. I mean, I did some of them, but not inContinue reading “Race to the Stones”
50 Races To Run Before You Die
If there are two things we love over at The Allrounder it’s books and races (a third is paella, if you’re asking), so when we were sent a copy if 50 Races To Run Before You Die we were pretty damn excited. Not least because we’re already massive fans of Tobias Mews and his variousContinue reading “50 Races To Run Before You Die”
The Bob Graham Round
To the average man on the street, the term ultra running may seem like a fairly new concept. A breed of person that has somehow come about from a universal need for challenge and adventure. A strange birth of individuals that exist to do things that most would deem impossible, things that, to many ofContinue reading “The Bob Graham Round”
How to train for endurance cycling
Endurance events are popping up all over the place these days; ironman, ultra marathons in the mountains, cycle rides across continents, hell, we’re even doing a race around a Scottish Island in September (note to self: start training). But what’s the key to maintaining any sort of prolonged exercise for hours on end? Well, we’llContinue reading “How to train for endurance cycling”
5 Alternative Events
Maybe you’ve run a couple of marathons and got yourself some more medals to stick on the wall. Maybe you’ve done a triathlon or two and managed to take a minute off last year’s time. Next year you might sign up again and try and go even faster. Maybe you’ll try a longer distance or get some more friendsContinue reading “5 Alternative Events”
