Insights by XMILES

Alison Walker has recently completed the 297km “Smog Graham round” FKT attempt. We interviewed her after her attempt to see how she got on. How did the attempt go, compared to how you expected it to go? The attempt started off...

At 41 I always felt my running would be over, like footballers in their early 30’s.  Fast forward 10 years and I am still going strong!   Many injuries, recoveries, accolades and stories to tell. I found I enjoyed sport back...

Howard Dracup, one of XMiles Ambassadors is planning for his biggest personal challenge to date. We asked him a few questions to get his thoughts before setting off for this mammoth challenge: What is The “Lakes 2500s“  Round?  So the...

You only need to pop a search into Google regarding running and mental health or hop on to YouTube and watch the many videos uploaded by ultrarunners, or even ask someone at a local Parkrun, to see there’s a pattern....

I began ultra-running in 2019 having read a book “Running up that hill” by Vassos Alexander and was intrigued by ultras. Spartathlon also grabbed me, so I signed up for my first 100-mile race in March 2019 with an aim...

Becoming a Plant Powered Athlete Becoming a plant powered athlete…  An idea which had been in my mind for a while.  During lockdown I took the plunge.  I decided to change my diet from “normal” to plant based. After hearing...