Trail Talk | October 2026 Hello you lot! October's properly here, the head torches are out, and this week's got a bit of everything, from mental health and fundraising to half marathon heroes and some exciting new adventures. Here's what's going on. It's okay to not be okay 💚 Saturday is World Mental Health Day, and England Athletics are back with their #RunAndTalk campaign, calling running clubs safe spaces where it's okay to be not okay. Which is pretty much the whole po

Trail Talk | September 2026 The headtorches are officially out, and the sofa is getting very persuasive. Good news, October has been built to beat it. Grab yourself a coffee and see what we've got to keep you on your feet.... Huge well dones 👏 What a weekend! Sharon and Tim headed up to the Peak District on Saturday for the Ladybower Reservoir Trails, a course that takes in Bamford, Ladybower Reservoir and the Upper Derwent Valley. Sharon took on the 21k, and Tim went all

Trail Talk | September 2026 Photo for attention, there's nothing about aliens in this newsletter. Ollie's 100k On Saturday Ollie went down to Kent and ran the Embrace Ultra Triple Trail 100k. It's Kent's only single-loop ultra, starting and finishing at Loddington Farm, and it joins up the North Downs Way, Greensand Way and Weald Way with no repeated sections. The route is fully marked, with nine checkpoints along the way, so it's a good old jaunt out in the countryside rath

Trail Talk | September 2026 Right so it's been a proper busy old week and I've got a lot to catch you up on so bear with me, this one's a goody. 5k Your Way - Celebration Night Something has been happening on Tuesdays that a lot of you might not get to hear about. Our Tuesday 5k Your Way nights are a place for the new-to-running, those returning from injury, and a few who enjoy some sociable miles. Most of you will have long forgotten what it was like to complete your

Trail Talk | August 2026 It's new week! May we easy you in gently with some light reading about your favourite past-time :) Another week of trails behind us, and a decent amount to look forward to as we head towards autumn. Whether you're making it out this week or you're still catching your breath from the last one, there's plenty below worth reading before you lace up again... 📣 What's On Open Trail Night is back: first week of September. An easy intro to running trails

Trail Talk | August 2026 Morning everyone! Bit of a mixed bag this week, some proper achievement to shout about and a quick word on coaching, so let's just get into it. Stour Valley Path Ultra Right so Saturday's already happened by the time you're reading this, done and dusted, and legs in whatever state they're in now. The Stour Valley Path 100k and 50k. Jemma, Gem and Dan U lined up for the 50k, and Dan C went and did the full 100k, the whole thing, lots of staring into

Trail Talk | July 2026 It's been one of those weeks where the ground's gone hard as biscuit, and everyone I've spoken to about a run has mentioned the heat within about thirty seconds! Let's get into it, there's a fair bit on this week. August schedule The August schedule is going up in dribs and drabs this week, a session or two at a time, and should be fully there by tomorrow morning. So if you go looking today and find a gap where next Thursday should be, that's not us f

I remember the first time I stepped off the pavement and onto the dirt. Two days earlier I had flown long haul to Australia with no real plan other than escaping a life I knew I could not stay in. I had been stuck in hospitality in the UK; everything felt stagnant; nothing was tying me down. So I booked a flight, packed a bag, and within two weeks I was on the other side of the world. I landed in Torquay, Victoria, at the start of the Great Ocean Road. I had been a road runne