The Wilder Journal

At first, when I tried it on it felt very strange with the water bottles in a different place, but after wearing it just around the house for a little bit, and after the first short-run (20 minutes) it just felt super comfortable and sat perfectly.

Always, always, always, read the manufacturer’s care instructions. It may sound simple but it’s amazing how many people don’t, and how many running jackets suffer or become no longer waterproof (and un-revivable) because of it. Here is a basic breakdown of how to care for your Gore-tex branded gear to ensure it lasts you many seasons to come.

Recovery is just as important as the efforts themselves.  Not just the recovery from the training itself but from life. One of the lines in a book I read recently that really resonated with me, was that now the world operates at a different speed, the “speed of want”. We want it all and we want it yesterday. We are an impatient society.  This...

"As we drove past Lake Rowallan, I yelled "Stop"! Adam slammed on the brakes and I was almost out of the car before he realised what I had seen."