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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

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

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

In the grip of the Cuillin

These terribly beautiful hills inspire a fearsome joy. There is much to relish, and much to revere.

Posted byRoss BranniganAugust 13, 2019August 13, 2019Posted inBlogTags:environment, gelogy, hiking, mountaineering, mountains, outdoors, scotland, sportLeave a comment on In the grip of the Cuillin

A step into the unknown – climate change and Scotland’s outdoors

Climate change is throwing uncertainty into our wild landscapes – what we do at home will affect the places we love.

Posted byRoss BranniganApril 3, 2019June 12, 2019Posted inBlogTags:climate, climate change, environment, health, hill running, mountains, outdoors, Running, scotland, sportLeave a comment on A step into the unknown – climate change and Scotland’s outdoors

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 Bad Run

How do you deal with a bad run in the hills?

Posted byRoss BranniganMarch 3, 2019March 3, 2019Posted inBlogTags:fitness, health, hill running, outdoors, Running, scotland, sportLeave a comment on The Bad Run

The 360-degree view

Somehow, the view now goes beyond my visual boundaries. The effort, the movement, the senses are all contributors to the perception.

Posted byRoss BranniganFebruary 19, 2019February 19, 2019Posted inBlogTags:health, landscape, mindfulness, Running, scotland, sportLeave a comment on The 360-degree view

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

Mountains of the mind #TimeToTalk

Sunrise over a snow-capped hill

I have made it beyond the trees, the sun has come up, and for now my rock is still and silent. But, there will always be times when the wind picks up and you are knocked from your place.

Posted byRoss BranniganFebruary 7, 2019Posted inBlogTags:fitness, mental health, mind body soul, outdoors, spirit, sport, timetotalkLeave a comment on Mountains of the mind #TimeToTalk

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