Last updated: 25-Apr-19 By Alice Morrison It was a bit of a baptism by fire. I was heading off for a two day running/hiking/scrambling adventure around Imlil in the Atlas Mountains with Sarah Munday, an Everest Trail Race alumni, who had brought the Topo Athletic Terraventure trail shoe over with her for me to test. …
Last updated: 17-Aug-18 By Fiona Outdoors CEP sell running socks, knee sleeves, shorts, tights and tops. I confess I was not familiar with this European brand until I tried the new Run Shorts 3.0. (There are also long tights and three-quarter tights in this range.) CEP say their tights and shorts are “designed to promote …
Last updated: 25-Mar-19 By Dan Stinton I’m sandwiched between two Hoka’thletes. This is my new coined phrase for those runners who just love HOKAS. It’s that time during an ultra when you begin questioning your own sanity – you know the time, somewhere beyond a marathon but with still an awful long way to go. …
Last updated: 30-Dec-19 By Fiona Outdoors Running brand inov-8 are continually evolving their collection of shoes to suit an ever-broadening market. Their new inov-8 Parkclaw 275 is aimed at runners who enjoy both roads and trails. The shoes have what inov-8 call “versatile grip”. This means they have a “slightly more aggressive, trail-style stud pattern …
Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By Dan Stinton As I pull open the box of a brand-new pair of inov-8 Trailroc 285s, I look down and a smile stretches across my face. I’m back to being 14 again and thinking that I’m going to look like the coolest kid at the disco. These look the business – …
Last updated: 16-Aug-18 By Alice Morrison Summer running is here with its focus on cool, sweat-wicking kit and enough thin layers to keep you warm when the temperature drops. I tried out a trio by CRAFT: a vest top, shorts and lightweight jacket. This kit came in at a very reasonable price and so I …
Last updated: 16-Aug-18 By Fiona Outdoors Whatever kit you choose to wear for training and racing needs to be both comfortable and practical. I have been testing inov-8’s women’s trail shorts and half-zip baselayer during warm weather training runs in Scotland. inov-8 AT/C 6″ TRAIL SHORT (women’s) The shorts comprise an attached inner liner short …
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Last updated: 26-Nov-18 By Alice Morrison Whatever kind of runner you are, the likelihood is that you will be putting in plenty of miles pounding the tarmac. I love the trails but life intervenes and so I find myself hitting the pavement, and very occasionally the treadmill but the less said about that the better. …
Last updated: 17-Aug-18 By Fiona Outdoors 2XU claims the Elite MCS Run Compression shorts offer “unparalleled power and protection against muscle trauma during intense activity. The MCS support system wraps key muscle groups for greater compression power and less muscle oscillation and damage”. Many ultra runners believe in the benefits of compression, including reduced muscle …
Last updated: 17-Aug-18 By Alice Morrison I have never tried out a twin short product before as I normally wear capris our full length tights so I approached these twin shorts with interest. They certainly look really good so it was a great opportunity to take them out on the trails to see how they …
