Scorching trails in Staveley
9th May 2018
(0) Leave a commentWhat a glorious day at Lakeland Trails Staveley! For this event, when the sun is out, you can simply lap up the festival atmosphere of a trail running event 🙂 I’d arrived around 08:30 so as not to rush and risk missing the registration cut off time as I had done at Hawkshead! It was […] Keep reading »
Remembering why you run
23rd April 2018 (0) Leave a commentHawkshead Lakeland Trails event offered the perfect opportunity to remind me why I love to run. And why trail running is a particular favourite. The #Run1000Miles community, set up by ex Trail Magazine editor Claire Maxted in 2017, continues to thrive in 2018. There are almost 4,500 members now from all parts of the […] Keep reading »
Scorpion Stings family in the Lakes
9th May 2017 (0) Leave a commentIt’s rare an entire family will be stung by a scorpion. At Staveley, all four of the McCarthy’s endured the “Sting in the Tail”. And what a day it was! All four of us taking part in a Lakeland Trails event for the first time. The kids have really got into running as a previous […] Keep reading »
Race Director Interview: Graham Patten
14th September 2015 (0) Leave a commentIn our latest interview, we meet Graham Patten: Race Director, BGR member, all-round trail lover! Graham, you’re probably best known for the Lakeland Trails. What is the ethos behind these? I started the Lakeland Trails in 2004 out of sheer frustration – I’d been moaning for years that our area of the world (the Lake District) didn’t […] Keep reading »
