Mick Fenwick – Cross the UK

Adventure The great outdoors

The OMM 2019

04/11/201904/11/2019 Mick Fenwick 0 Comments 2019, Largs, OMM, running, Scotland

In 2017 we were tempted by OMM Lite in the Yorkshire Dales. The weather and the running was good and

Adventure The great outdoors

The Herriot Way (ish)

12/08/201912/08/2019 Mick Fenwick 0 Comments Herriot Way, Long Distance Walk, Wensleydale

The Herriot Way is a circular walk through two of the northernmost of the Yorkshire Dales, Swaledale and Wensleydale. It

Reviews Trail Running

Cross the UK: Merrell Trail Glove Review

02/06/201902/06/2019 Mick Fenwick 0 Comments Merrell, Trail Glove

Overall Rating: 4/5 After receiving my Merrell Vapor Gloves and beginning my forefoot journey I discovered a problem. Whilst I

Reviews

Cross the UK: Merrell Vapor Glove 3 Review

28/05/201913/08/2019 Mick Fenwick 1 Comment Merrell, running, Vapor Glove, Vibram

Trainers. I’ve had lots, like lots but loved few. Equate it with anything else you’d like but finding the perfect

Advice Training

Barefoot and sore calves: A transition to forefoot running (Part three – The middle)

27/05/201927/05/2019 Mick Fenwick 0 Comments Cool Impossible, Finding Ultra, forefoot, Rich Roll

In the beginning there was enthusiasm… now I’m in the middle and it shouldn’t have taken this long to get

Mountain Bothies

The Yorkshire Dales’ Bothy

10/01/201910/01/2019 Mick Fenwick 0 Comments Bothy, Cross the UK, Dales, Houses, Hut, Leyburn, Mountain bothy, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Dales

It was that time of year again! The annual bothy trip was upon us and we were ready to head

Trail Running Training Ultra Marathon

Barefoot and sore calves: A transition to forefoot running (Part two – The beginning)

17/09/201817/09/2018 Mick Fenwick 0 Comments barefoot, Fenwick, forefoot, form, Merell, mick, performance, running, Trail, trail running, Training, ultra, Ultramarathon, Vapor Glove

In the beginning there was…. pain. Like many a runner I had turned to Chris McDougall’s ‘Born to Run’ for

Destroyed after completing my first Lyke Wake Challenge

Advice Trail Running Training Ultra Marathon

Barefoot and sore calves: A transition to forefoot running (Part One – Why now?)

15/09/201816/09/2018 Mick Fenwick 4 Comments barefoot, Fenwick, forefoot, marathon, mick, motivation, running, Training, transition, ultra

So here I sit on my 38th birthday contemplating the eternal question “What next?” I’d love to feel a sense

Trail Running Ultra Marathon

Cross the UK: Review of the Lyke Wake Challenge 2018

17/08/201817/08/2018 Mick Fenwick 1 Comment Challenge, Checkpoints, GPX, Lyke, Lyke Wake Challenge, Lyke Wake GPX, Quakers, Running Club, ultra, Ultramarathon, Wake

After the Beast from the East halted my Hardmoors 55 attempt I sat contemplating whether an ultramarthon was really what

A brief stop a Priest's Hole which was full for the evening.

Adventure The great outdoors

Cross the UK: Guide to the Priest’s Hole

26/07/201826/07/2018 Mick Fenwick 0 Comments Dove Crag, Lake Distrtict, Patterdale, Priest's Hole, Wild Camping

The Priest’s Hole is one of the best known ‘secret’ over night stops in the Lake District. Often described as

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The Priest& #8217 ;s Hole is one of the best known & #8216 ;secret& #8217 ; over night stops in the Lake District. Often described as
The Priest& #8217 ;s Hole is one of the best known & #8216 ;secret& #8217 ; over night stops in the Lake District. Often described as
The Priest& #8217 ;s Hole is one of the best known & #8216 ;secret& #8217 ; over night stops in the Lake District. Often described as
The Priest& #8217 ;s Hole is one of the best known & #8216 ;secret& #8217 ; over night stops in the Lake District. Often described as
The Priest& #8217 ;s Hole is one of the best known & #8216 ;secret& #8217 ; over night stops in the Lake District. Often described as
The Priest& #8217 ;s Hole is one of the best known & #8216 ;secret& #8217 ; over night stops in the Lake District. Often described as
The Priest& #8217 ;s Hole is one of the best known & #8216 ;secret& #8217 ; over night stops in the Lake District. Often described as
The Priest& #8217 ;s Hole is one of the best known & #8216 ;secret& #8217 ; over night stops in the Lake District. Often described as
The Priest& #8217 ;s Hole is one of the best known & #8216 ;secret& #8217 ; over night stops in the Lake District. Often described as
The Priest& #8217 ;s Hole is one of the best known & #8216 ;secret& #8217 ; over night stops in the Lake District. Often described as
The Priest& #8217 ;s Hole is one of the best known & #8216 ;secret& #8217 ; over night stops in the Lake District. Often described as
The Priest& #8217 ;s Hole is one of the best known & #8216 ;secret& #8217 ; over night stops in the Lake District. Often described as