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Last Update: Friday, February 28, 2020 - 20:54
Published in The Fellrunner Magazine #124 (Oct 2019)Finlay competing in Zegama-Aizkorri race 2019 (13th)We live in an age of ever increasing opportunities for our running. Trail running and ‘...
For me a good challenge involves pushing myself in the mountains. For it to be really engaging it would need to involve at least some technical ground - rough tracks, scree runs, a wee bit of...
Write up to follow soon...Stats:Welsh 3000ers16/5/19 start 0900hrs 35.35km 4h10m48sSnowdon 0Carnedd Ugain 05.20Crib Goch 09.44 (15.04)Blaen-y-nant 14.01 (29.05)Nant Peris PO 07.19 (36.24)Elidir Fawr...
For years I’d wanted to make time to get to know the hills of Snowdonia, having only been down a few times before to race or climb. I also wanted to have a go at the Snowdon Horseshoe record which...
Article about the famous 'Zegama' race in the Basque Country of Spain:https://www.ukhillwalking.com/articles/features/skyrunning_with_finlay_wild_party_atmosphere_in_zegama-11449
Article about my trip to Yading, Sichuan Province, China in April/May 2018https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/skyrunning_with_finlay_wild_high_altitude_in_china-10952
There were two factors that both worried and excited me in equal measure as I set out to attempt the Cairngorm 4000ers record. The first was the weather: it was fairly blustery and a familiar wall of...
On Monday 26th February 2018 I set a new Tranter Round record.Here's some of the key info, in reply to questions posed by Dan Bailey of UK Climbing / Hillwalking:OK Finlay, here’s a few Qs:14:24:48...
Many times I have passed through Glen Shiel, looked up to the South Cluanie Ridge and wondered what it would be like as a ski traverse. Having run it once many years ago, my memory was of grassy...
On Saturday 8th April it was fantastic summery weather and the hills were all but free of snow following the mild winter.I've run the Mamores Round twice before, as well as done it several times as...
