Last updated: 04-Dec-18 By Alice Morrison PHD are leaders in the field for making excellent weight-to-warmth ratio sleeping bags and sleeping systems. How much warmth you need at night is a personal thing although some races do specify a minimum weight/specification. I tried out the PHD (PH Designs) Hispar 500 Down Sleeping Bag K Series …
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Last updated: 26-Nov-18 By Alice Morrison “If I did it again, I’d take poles,” were Gavin Barrett’s words as he finished the Everest Trail Race, a 6 day stage ultra in the Himalaya. I certainly wouldn’t have liked to attempt it without them. In a mountain ultra, poles can help with everything from speed to …
Last updated: 27-Dec-18 By Alice Morrison I had often heard of the mythical down trouser, a piece of kit so magical that it could save you from freezing your ass-ets off at even the lowest temperatures, so imagine my delight when the opportunity to try out a pair in suitably chilly (-10ºC) conditions arose. Features …
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Last updated: 26-Nov-18 By Alice Morrison Winter is coming and it is time to really think about getting all those base layers out and stacked one on the other. I have been checking out one of our often featured brands, Craft, and also Rohan, which I haven’t used for running before but which, of course, …
By Fiona Outdoors This round-up test will be of most interest to female ultra runners, although the guys might like to buy their girlfriend/partner/wife the perfect running gift. A sports’ bra is an essential item for women runners for a number of reasons. It’s important to stop the breasts bouncing so as to keep the …
Last updated: 08-Nov-18 By Alice Morrison I am a normal-sized woman when it comes to my chest – a 38B – in fact that may even be relatively small as the average UK woman’s chest size is now 36D or DD. Be that as it may, by ultra running average woman standards, I am massively …
Last updated: 07-Nov-18 By Luke Jarmey When you carry a sleeping bag as a runner, you want it to be light… and I mean really light. However, as our multi day trail runs often take place in rather inhospitable environments, be it mountain, desert or just blooming wet n’ windy UK moorland, it’s critical that …
Last updated: 01-Nov-18 By James Eacott Veloforte is a young sports’ nutrition company founded in 2016. Their name likely gives it away, but their original mission was to provide cyclists with the best natural energy bars on the market. I was keen to try Veloforte because there’s clearly a close crossover between the demands on …
Last updated: 11-Oct-18 By Alice Morrison Thunder and lightning crack over my house and the torrential Autumn rain freezes and turns to snow on the Atlas mountain peaks that surround me. It’s just as cold inside the house as it is out, and frankly I am rubbing my hands in glee because there could be …
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Last updated: 24-Oct-18 By Luke Jarmey Much like Hoover in the venerable world of vacuum cleaners, Jetboil is a brand synonymous with the all-in-one camping stove system. Being runners we’re obsessed with weight savings and I for one, have often plumped for the usually lighter but less efficient and less easy to use stand-alone mini …
