Stories by Xmiles

As in most sports, marathon running has its grand slam events; those iconic races (outside of the Olympics) that attract the most prestige and attention, and also the most runners. Many amateur runners have the goal of completing one of...

XMiles are very proud to be supporting The Davis 750 750 Mile Bike-Packing Ride Raising £10,000 For Four Charities A inspirational story of someone wanting to show their appreciation to the amazing people who helped save his life.  Rehabilitation was not enough for...

PRE A 5am start on the morning was a bit of a rude awakening to say the least and it was pretty cold to boot. This was my first 'proper' Ultra event with indoor aids stations, food (inc. minces and mulled...

Training I’m not going to bore you with my training, it’s on Strava. Some of it was great, some not so, I’ll give it 8 out of 10. The 50k World Record Attempt Going into the day I was incredibly...

I was introduced to Tailwind nutrition by Anthony at XMiles when I visited them during their mobile nutrition store launch day in July 2016. Tasting samples were on offer and Anthony spoke enthusiastically about this product so I decided to give it a try....

Nutrition As a predominately obstacle course racer, my training is mix of strength training, power training, endurance running and sprint training along with some flexibility. My nutritional intake takes into account the amount of training I am doing, which can...