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More than a race: Devil’s Burdens 2020

Mud, tents, colourful vests, a field and a hubbub of noise. You’d be forgiven for thinking it was a music festival.

Posted byRoss BranniganFebruary 5, 2020February 5, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:fell running, hill race, hill running, hills, outdoors, relay race, Running, scotland, scottish, sportLeave a comment on More than a race: Devil’s Burdens 2020

Starting 2020 with a bang – and a bump

2020 kicked off with a race around Scout Scar near Kendal. I left with more than sore legs.

Posted byRoss BranniganJanuary 12, 2020January 12, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:fitness, hill race, lake district, outdoors, race, run, Running, trail raceLeave a comment on Starting 2020 with a bang – and a bump

Meall a’ Bhuachaille Race 2019

Meall a’ Bhuachaille – 1:15.10

Posted byRoss BranniganOctober 29, 2019October 29, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags:fitness, health, hill running, mountains, outdoors, race, racing, Running, scottish hill running, sportLeave a comment on Meall a’ Bhuachaille Race 2019

Stairway to Heaven – Ring of Steall 2019

The wind on my face, the sun on my neck – I wanted to lie down and crack open a cold beer right there and then.

Posted byRoss BranniganSeptember 28, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags:fitness, golden trail series, hill race, hill running, mountains, outdoors, race, ring of steall, Running, skyrace4 Comments on Stairway to Heaven – Ring of Steall 2019

Between control and chaos – Ben Nevis 2019

In some ways, I wonder if that is what caused Eddie Campbell and his rebels to report the fine weather on that wild day in 1980: a fire that has blazed for 123 years.

Posted byRoss BranniganSeptember 19, 2019September 19, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags:ben nevis, fell running, fitness, hill running, landscape, outdoors, race, Running, scotland, scottish hill running, sport2 Comments on Between control and chaos – Ben Nevis 2019

Skye highs – The Trotternish Ridge Race

After 32km, 2100m, four hours and 26 minutes in the rain and wind – how good was that? Incredible.

Posted byRoss BranniganJune 13, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags:adventure, hill running, isle of skye, landscape, mountains, outdoors, photography, Running, scotland, scottish3 Comments on Skye highs – The Trotternish Ridge Race

Beinn a’ Ghlo, goats and Gaelic

Sweeping corries, rocky peaks and a 1937 entry in the Journal of Animal Ecology.

Posted byRoss BranniganMarch 24, 2019March 26, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags:fitness, health, mountains, outdoors, Running, scotland, sportLeave a comment on Beinn a’ Ghlo, goats and Gaelic

The year of the wind – Carnethy 5 2019

We started in army formation, had entered the battle, and here we were strewn across the battlefield.

Posted byRoss BranniganFebruary 9, 2019February 10, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags:fitness, hill race, race, run, Running, scotland, sportLeave a comment on The year of the wind – Carnethy 5 2019

Devil’s Burdens – ‘Total chaos, but just brilliant’

Runners posing after a race as a team.

“Should you pick that day for your visit [to the Lomond Hills], you’re likely to encounter a steady stream of pale, wiry red-faced folk wearing little else than shorts and a warm hat.”

Posted byRoss BranniganJanuary 27, 2019January 28, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags:fitness, hill race, hill running, mountains, outdoors, race, Running, scotland, sport1 Comment on Devil’s Burdens – ‘Total chaos, but just brilliant’

Feet above the clouds – Creag Mhor and Beinn Sheasgarnich

We could not look down, like gods, on some dominion below. Instead, we looked out, for miles upon miles at the other ranges of hills – some still red dots on Munro maps, waiting to be explored.

Posted byRoss BranniganJanuary 23, 2019January 23, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags:fitness, hill running, hills, landscape, mountains, outdoors, Running, scotland, sport1 Comment on Feet above the clouds – Creag Mhor and Beinn Sheasgarnich

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