Trail Talk: Peaks, pumpkins, and a prize draw

Sep 28

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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....

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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 in on the 52k, which packs in roughly 1,500m of climbing, most of it early on, so that's a proper day out in the hills and then some. Meanwhile back home, Jessamy, Michael and Paul were flying round the Ipswich Half Marathon yesterday. So proud of all five of you!

October is live 🎃

The new calendar is up on the members site, and it's a good one! The runs are a selection of all our most popular runs of last year. Our First Ultra course kicks off the 15th of October, six weeks covering training, kit, pack-packing, fuelling and a full race day simulation, for anyone who's ever claimed "I'd love to do an ultra but..." Book the lot or just the bits you need, and non-members are welcome too. Can't do evenings because of shifts, childcare or a body that refuses to run at 7pm? Our daytime sessions are on Monday or Tuesday, and whether they stay is down to you, so come along. Ror Halloween we've got themed runs, fancy dress encouraged, headtorch mandatory, but screaming is totally optional.

Help us fix fuelling (and win stuff!!)

Bonking on long runs with no idea what to eat before a Tuesday 5k, or are you just drowning in gels? Tell us... Our 3 minute nutrition survey will shape what we build next (and yes, there's an app in the works... more on that soon). Everyone who fills it in is entered to win a 30 minute consultation with Robbie, plus a free copy of our recipe book!

Fill In The Survey Here

Lake District Run Camp, 7th to 10th May 2027 ⛰️

Four days of Lakeland 50 and 100 recces and mountain miles. If you're not participating in that race, you're absolutely still welcome. Guided runs, accommodation, all your meals and workshops are included, it's open to everyone, and members get a discount. Only 16 spots though, and people on the waitlist will have 48 hours to book before everyone else, so when it drops, don't blink.

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