Kilpatrick hills, looking towards Cochno hill. ‘Running and losing’ is not about handling disappointment in some competitive event. At my age I consider participating in any race a win! No, it is about a few of the things lost on the trail over the years. The Kilpatrick hills*** are just to the north west of …
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Kungsleden (‘The King’s Trail’) – 14 Days of Summer
A 470km adventure through Swedish Arctic wilderness Kungsleden - Abisko to Hemavan in 14 days Cammie Kennedy and I finished Kungsleden mid-morning on the 14th day. In the end it all worked out as planned. Approximately 450km on foot plus 7 water crossings totalling 20.2km. 8,840m of climbing and almost the same descent. Everything on …
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Kungsleden (‘The King’s Trail’) – Ready
A 470km adventure through Swedish Arctic wilderness Kungsleden - Abisko to Hemavan in 14 days Earlier this year my blog ’Kungsleden (’The King’s Trail’) - Vision’ outlined the dream to do this epic trail and what it might involve. The plan is to do this with my friend Cammie, long-time running buddy. We have subsequently spent …
Kungsleden (‘The King’s Trail’) – Vision
A 470km adventure through Swedish Arctic wilderness Kungsleden - Abisko to Hemavan in 14 days For some years now I have been dreaming about exploring the wild, remote expanse of the far north of Sweden. I came to hear of 'Kunglseden' - a famous trail in the region. Translated as 'The King's Trail' it has …
Mountains and Valleys – Running Reflecting Life
Mont Blanc massif from Chamonix valley, France "In order to keep an average 4km/hour I had to go up hills at 2km/hour and down at 6km/hour. I was barely doing this at this stage as the downhills were becoming painfully sore on the legs. My hunch was right. The last big hill up and over …
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Allan Grant 