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A Brit Lost in the Mountains of France

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  • Race Report: Ultra Trail du Vercors 2019

    It’s strange how things sometimes have a circular feel to them. On Saturday 7th September I found myself lined up at 5am in Lans-en-Vercors, back where it all started, and where fingers-crossed

  • Race Report: Grenoble-Vizille 22km

    Taking a break from the trail with a road race from Grenoble to the historic Château Vizille

  • Race Report: FestiTrail d’Autrans

    Fun and muddy run around this Vercors mountain town was a great end to the 2018 season.

  • Race Report: UTMB Traces des Ducs de Savoie (TDS) 2018

    Read my race report on the 2018 TDS from Courmayeur to Chamonix.
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Race Report: Ultra Trail du Vercors 2019

September 29, 2019 Leave a comment

Race Report: Grenoble-Vizille 22km

April 14, 2019 Leave a comment

Race Report: FestiTrail d’Autrans

December 28, 2018 One comment

Race Report: UTMB Traces des Ducs de Savoie (TDS) 2018

September 2, 2018 Leave a comment

Race Report: Jurassic Coast 100 Miler

June 8, 2018 Leave a comment

Race Report: UTMB: CCC 2017

September 17, 2017 One comment

Race Report: Montée d’Oule/La Bombarde

April 24, 2017 Leave a comment

Race Report: Ultra Trail de la Motte Chalancon 2016 – 86km

August 16, 2016 Leave a comment

Race Report: Trail des Cimes du Buëch 2016 – 42km

May 25, 2016 Leave a comment

Gear Review: Brooks Cascadia 11

March 29, 2016 Leave a comment

Race Report: Bayard Snow Trail 2016

February 25, 2016 Leave a comment

Problems with Brooks Cascadia 10s?

December 16, 2015 One comment

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Autumn mornings. #misty #frenchalps #vercorstouri Autumn mornings. #misty #frenchalps #vercorstourisme #inspirationvercors #viewfrommywindow #vercorsphotos #igersvercors #igersfrance #igersfrance #mountainlovers #cloudlovers #montagnes #visitlafrance #nuages #brouillard #lesalpes #iserephotographie
Quick lunchtime run in the forest #bordercollies Quick lunchtime run in the forest #bordercollies #autumn #igersvercors #igersgrenoble #bordercolliesofinstagram #dogsofinstagram #dogrates #automne #visitlafrance #vercorstourisme #vercorsphotos #leafpeeping
The one brightside of several days of rain is that The one brightside of several days of rain is that it looks like this when the clouds clear. #autumn #mountains #frenchalps #mountainlovers #alps #lansenvercors #inspirationvercors #vercorsphotos #igersvercors #igersgrenoble #snow #montagne #visitlafrance
Unseasonably early snow yesterday has blanketed th Unseasonably early snow yesterday has blanketed the valley and the ski pistes opposite. It won't stick around but a timely reminder to 'winter proof' everything around the house and change the car tyres soon. #snow #mountains #vercors #inspirationvercors #vercorsphotos #frenchalps #skylovers #clouds #mountainlovers #igersvercors #igersfrance #igersgrenoble #winter #neige #iserephotographie #rhonealpes
Watching a socially distanced @letourdefrance as i Watching a socially distanced @letourdefrance as it rolled through our village. Positioned at a chicane but it still amazes me how fast they're going after having just ridden 150km up three mountains, 2.5 weeks into a race. #tourdefrance2020 #cycling #velo #letour #lansenvercors #villarddelans_correncon #igersvercors #igersfrance #igersgrenoble #mountainlovers #moutains
Stage 16 of @letourdefrance finishes in our neighb Stage 16 of @letourdefrance finishes in our neighbourhood on Tuesday. The bear statue on the roundabout into @villarddelans_correncon is decked out in King of the Mountains polka dots and a tour face covering. #vercorsphotos #ours #tourdefrance2020 #lansenvercors #igersvercors #inspirationvercors #igersfrance #igersgrenoble #velo #cycling #cyclisme #igersgrenoble #polkadots #bear #vercors
12km training club run with Fartleks last night wi 12km training club run with Fartleks last night with @cap_vercors. Finishing at dusk with the lights of Autrans below us. This is the view form the top of the 'small' ski jump (there are two others) used during the '68 Winter Olympics. #vercorsphotos #igersvercors #igersfrance #igersgrenoble #mountainlovers #runsteepgethigh #trailrunning #runningclub #duskphotography #crepuscule #skijump #inspirationvercors #run #courseapied
Lans-en-Vercors shrouded in mist this morning just Lans-en-Vercors shrouded in mist this morning just before sunrise. #cloudlovers #vercorstourisme #iserephotographie #igersvercors #igersgrenoble #merdenuages #mountains #dawn #aube #sunrise #inspirationvercors #frenchalps #auvergnerhonealpes #visitlafrance #vercorsphotos
Traffic jam on the Grenoble ring road meant I took Traffic jam on the Grenoble ring road meant I took the St Nizier road home for once which is a bit twistier and has better views. Its also the route the Tour de France will take up to the plateau for the stage 16 finish in Villard-de-Lans. #grenoble #iserephotographie #agglomerationgrenobloise #frenchalps #tourdefrance
The viaduct on the Gap-Grenoble railway line as it The viaduct on the Gap-Grenoble railway line as it passes through some dramatic mountain scenery. #train #viaduct #frenchalps #igersvercors #iserephotographie #chemindefer #railway #bridge #arches
Climbing the Pas de la Balme between the #trieves Climbing the Pas de la Balme between the #trieves and the #vercors. It was an important passage during the WW2 resistance movement on the plateau and I later passed a plaque commemorating four resistance fighters killed here in 1944. On the far left of the horizon is the Col de Corps just behind our old home in La Jarjatte. #vercorsphotos #igersvercors #stravarun #trailrunning #mountains #vercorstourisme #igersfrance #visitlafrance #iserephotographie #like26 #history #ww2 #maquisduvercors #pasdelabalme #inspirationvercors #mountainlovers #trails
Yesterday's run leaving the crowds of Villard-de-L Yesterday's run leaving the crowds of Villard-de-Lans behind, making the technical descent through the Pas de l'Oeille onto the Trièves side of the Vercors. Miles of deserted single track, watched over by the 'two sisters', Agathe and Sophie in the distance on the right. #trailrun #run #igersvercors #runsteepgethigh #vercors #inspirationvercors #igersfrance #igersgrenoble #villarddelans_correncon #running #trails #frenchalps #iserephotographie #isere #canicule #vercorstourisme #trievestourisme
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Originally from Yorkshire, I discovered running late in life, but after moving to the Vercors in the French Alps over 7 years ago, I decided my experiences in the mountains were too amazing not to share with like minded runners.

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