Mick Fenwick – Page 2 – Cross the UK

Mountain Bothies

The Yorkshire Dales’ Bothy

10/01/201910/01/2019 Mick Fenwick 237 Views 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

The slant board and wobble board

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 106 Views 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 715 Views 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

The Lyke Wake Walk

Trail Running Ultra Marathon

Cross the UK: Review of the Lyke Wake Challenge 2018

17/08/201817/08/2018 Mick Fenwick 203 Views 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

26/07/201825/08/2021 Mick Fenwick 166 Views 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

Hardmoors 55 2018

Cross the UK: Review of the Hardmoors 55 2018

10/04/201812/04/2018 Mick Fenwick 189 Views 1 Comment 2018, Hardmoors, Hardmoors 55, race, running, trail running

Hardmoors 55: 2018 As I begin typing this review I feel a sense of impending doom (a little like I

Reviews Trail Running

Cross the UK: Raidlight Responsiv Lazerdry 18L Race Vest Review

21/02/201830/05/2019 Mick Fenwick 168 Views 0 Comments 18L, Kit review, Lazerdry, race, Raidlight, Responsiv, Responsiv Lazerdry 18L Race Vest, Review, Running Pack, trail running, Vest

Overall Rating: 4/5 Usually when someone puts their name to a product they are either after a payday or they

Mosedale Cottage Bothy in the snow

Mountain Bothies

Cross the UK: Guide to Mosedale Cottage Bothy

14/02/201805/03/2018 Mick Fenwick 193 Views 0 Comments Bothy, Branstree, England, Haweswater, Lake District, Mosedale, Mosedale Cottage, Mosedale Cottage Bothy, Mountain bothy

The annual winter bothy trip was upon us again and the decision of where to go was an easy

The great outdoors Trail Running

Cross the UK: Ultramarathon Men Part Two

13/02/201815/02/2018 Mick Fenwick 72 Views 0 Comments 55, Adventure, Hardmoors, marathon, run, running, Trail, ultra, Ultramarathon

Well here we are…. 10 weeks in to our 16 week training plan and we’ve clocked up around 450 miles

Adventure Trail Running

Cross the UK Ultra-Marathon Men

22/11/201727/11/2017 Mick Fenwick 102 Views 0 Comments 55, Cross the UK, Hardmoors, marathon, Michael Stones, Mick Fenwick, ultra, Ultra marathon

Every time I see the footage of great events like the Marathon De Sables and Ultra Tour de Mont Blanc