Altra Olympus Review

Altra Olympus 2.5 versus Altra Lone Peak 3.5 versus Altra King MT 1.5 Trail Running Review – Your guide to the right Altra model for your trail running

Altra Olympus Altra Lone Peak and Altra King MT Review I’ve run in Altras in temperatures as low as minus 50C in Frozen Mongolia and plus 50C in the Sahara Desert and over distances up to 650 miles. They are … Continue reading Altra Olympus 2.5 versus Altra Lone Peak 3.5 versus Altra King MT 1.5 Trail Running Review – Your guide to the right Altra model for your trail running

Vollebak Planet Earth Shirt Review

Vollebak Planet Earth Shirt Review – One Dirty Weekend in One Clean Shirt

Lee-Stuart Evans finishing the Ox50 Ultra in a Vollebak Earth Shirt  JUNE 2019 UPDATE ! I’ve now reviewed the latest ( and I think improved) version of the Planet Earth Shirt in Blue here. The Planet Earth Shirt by Vollebak … Continue reading Vollebak Planet Earth Shirt Review – One Dirty Weekend in One Clean Shirt

White Star Running - Ox Races

Ox Races White Star Running Review – Mexican Madness in Wiltshire…. or how I got 5 medals in one weekend.

Ox 50 White Star Running startline  The sign reads ‘YOU WILL LOVE THIS HILL’ as runners and walkers dressed in various ‘Mexican day of the dead’ costumes charge up a VERY steep hill. With a combination of ‘Ridiculously Over the … Continue reading Ox Races White Star Running Review – Mexican Madness in Wiltshire…. or how I got 5 medals in one weekend.

Bad Cow Marathon Review – Has White Star Running created the Glastonbury of Races ?

Bad Cow Marathon – White Star Running When you hear ‘Cotton Eye Joe’ at Full volume from a PA machine at 6.30am on a campsite blaring out from the Race Director  to wake up the runners you know its going to be ‘That Kind of Race’.  Over the last 5 to 6 years White Star Running have built up quite a reputation and cult following for putting on kooky trail races geared towards fun and all types of ability in some really scenic locations around Dorset, so last weekend I finally got round to being part of the Bad Cow Marathon to … Continue reading Bad Cow Marathon Review – Has White Star Running created the Glastonbury of Races ?

Vollebak Black Light Midlayer Review – Black is the New Yellow

Vollebak Black Light Midlayer – Lee-Stuart Evans  A Reflective High Visibility Black Light Top sounds like a contradiction, but the clothing Imagineers at Vollebak have managed to fuse safety, cool and high quality sportswear into a Midlayer that is as much a talking point as it is a practical piece of sports gear.   Vollebak Black Light Midlayer  When I reviewed the Black Light Baselayer here I bought it for the reflective technology, but was surprised to find that the unique mesh it had made it an incredible wicking baselayer and that was really its party piece.  With the Black Light Midlayer I … Continue reading Vollebak Black Light Midlayer Review – Black is the New Yellow