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Cheviot Goat Winter Ultra Run 2019
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Cheviot Goat Winter Ultra Run 2019

The Cheviot Goat is a 55 mile ultra marathon run through the Cheviot Hills in Northumberland every December. The race takes its name due to the fact that during the...

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Guide to Lightweight Trail Running Gear by Ricky Lightfoot
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Guide to Lightweight Trail Running Gear by Ricky Lightfoot

Most of my running at home on the fells in the Lake District is done on my own, purely because of my shift patterns at work, so because of this...

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Mountain Bike Trails - Dordogne
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Mountain Bike Trails - Dordogne

Tom Redfern founder of Broken Riders takes on the mountain bike trails through the Dordogne.

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Tropical Diseases
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Tropical Diseases

The tropical diseases we should be aware of and what symptoms to look for when in the tropics.

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Cheviot Goat Winter Ultra Run Part 1
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Cheviot Goat Winter Ultra Run Part 1

Preparing for an ultra-marathon and experiencing the Montane Cheviot Goat Winter Ultra Run.

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World Extreme Medicine
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World Extreme Medicine

Pristine rain forest and verdant jungles are a huge attraction as travel locations and there are many hazards that we need to anticipate when travelling in these areas.

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Q&A with Fell Runner Ricky Lightfoot
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Q&A with Fell Runner Ricky Lightfoot

Q&A with Fell Runner and Firefighter Ricky Lightfoot.

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Surviving Chamonix - Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
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Surviving Chamonix - Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc

The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc is a race over 105 miles and 10,000+ meters of ascent around the Mont Blanc massif. It captures hearts, minds and imagination.

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Bug Off! Giving you the Freedom to Explore
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Bug Off! Giving you the Freedom to Explore

The ‘Bug Off!’ campaign was borne out of research from the team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine that highlighted the lack of awareness around insect-borne diseases.

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Bob Graham Round Recce by James MacKeddie
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Bob Graham Round Recce by James MacKeddie

With spring showing signs of finally coming through, after a harsh winter, I took the opportunity to run two legs of the Bob Graham Round.

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Race Planning by Ricky Lightfoot
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Race Planning by Ricky Lightfoot

You could say 2017 was a quiet year race wise, two finishes and one DNF, not through lack of wanting to race but most of it was spent recovering and...

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