Be A Local Legend
Alice Kershaw We are all place based As runners we all have our local patch; aka the bit where we know the names of the Strava segments. We know the…
Train-ing
By Martin Elcoate Our first TGR's community member blog. Martin has provided us this insight into his running adventures in the South West of England and focussing on his travel…
Can sustainable behaviours help your pocket as well as the planet
"Weekend running the Pennines: *Cost - train £40 vs car £80/90. *Time - 1:40 cycle + 3 hr train vs 5:40 car. *Carbon: train 18kg vs car 30-50kg. *Bonus: train…
My COP26 Reflections
By Andrew Murray Reflections on COP26 Plenty has been written on the successes and mostly lack of progress, but below are my personal reflections looking back at my time at…
Virtual Races – Here to stay?
Why Virtual Races Should be Here to Stay The last couple of years have been a rollercoaster. The Covid pandemic has affected every aspect of life, including races. While in-person…
Wait…….am I a hypocrite?
I remember it quite vividly, after going through my usual breakfast routine I had sat down with a pot (yes a whole cafetière) of coffee and opened my emails... Oh…
Finding My Voice: Living on the Edge
By Dr Emma Hazeldine I have always liked to view myself as thoughtful about what I do. Raised as a vegetarian, I spent my formative teenage years becoming increasingly aware…
The race merch system is broken
By Chris Zair (Trees not Tees) Photo courtesy of ReRun Clothing Humans love free stuff. If you’ve ever walked around an exhibition hall, you’ll see this in motion – people…
The road to becoming Green-er
The title of my story is a bit strange, but then I guess we're all on a journey. I hope it will make sense by the end of this mind…
Planet – based Diet
Plant based eating - my experience and thoughts. A little bit about me first; I’m a 23 year old trail and ultra runner from East Sussex, although I split my…