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Introducing the SNB UK | XMiles UK 2018 \ 2019 Ambassador Team Like SNB US at SNB UK | XMiles UK we believe it's important to keep everyone free from chafing plus being well fuelled to keep you moving forward. Our ambassadors team are pushing themselves to the limits in the most amazing events across the globe, in hand they are testing our products in every condition imaginable. Through it all, we keep them fuelled and free from chafing and blisters. Here is the team, find out what they are doing in 2019........ Kim Loney Kim is a full time mum to...

THE SQUIRREL'S NUT BUTTER UK (SNB UK) STORY Inspired by the community-built and ethos of Squirrel's Nut Butter (SNB) in the US, XMiles founder Anthony connected with Chris Thornley at SNB to explore bringing SNB to the UK.  After getting hold of a stick of SNB during a holiday in 2017 we knew the product was not just social media hype and wanted to bring chafe free life to the UK! So in 2018 the journey started to bring SNB to the UK with XMiles, building a strong relationship with the co-founder at Squirrel’s Nut Butter, Chris Thornley, and a shared vision...

Congratulations to XMiles UK Ltd Founder and Director Anthony Clark on his 8th place in the 2018 IAU 100k World Championships XMiles Anthony of Bournemouth Athletics Club (Bournemouth AC) has finished 1st GB team Athlete | 2nd European placing 8th overall in the 2018 IAU 100k World Championships, his result has also crowned him World Masters MV40 100k World Champion. The Croatian town of Sveti Martin na Muri hosted the 2018 IAU 100k World Championships. It was a slightly unusual course for a 100-kilometer world championships, which are usually hosted on flat routes. This course netted about 800 meters (2,600...

XMiles are very excited to bring Versus Socks to the UK, Versus Socks is the brainchild of two ex-Stellenbosch (South Africa) students, both passionate sports people, Hanno Lategan and Jurgens Uys. Their Story During a bike ride in 2013, the topic of socks came up and with both partners always on the lookout for new business opportunities they realised that there's a gap in the market for comfortable, durable and just outright good looking socks. From there designs were put on the table, chocolate milkshakes were consumed, a reliable local manufacturer was pinpointed and Versus Socks came to life. Today, Versus...

FUELLING STRATEGY FOR ULTRAS We were asked by Trail Running Magazine to give some advice following a recent Twitter poll looking into the most common methods of fuelling during an ultra. As expected, the most popular strategy was using a combination of fuel types to get you to the finish line so we looked a little deeper into ultra nutrition. Read the full post on Trail Running Magazine > FUELLING STRATEGY FOR ULTRAS XMiles Jurassic Coast Social Run & Meet Up XMiles are hosting a Social Run and Meet along the beautiful Jurassic Coast in Dorset! XMiles have teamed with Mountain Fuel and...