Trail Guides Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/category/trail-guides/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:35:56 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg Trail Guides Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/category/trail-guides/ 32 32 2696646 Three Nuttalls and a Friday Well Spent https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/three-nuttalls-and-a-friday-well-spent/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/three-nuttalls-and-a-friday-well-spent/#respond Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:35:48 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48247 I only work part-time, four days a week, with Fridays as my day off. It’s fairly easy, though, to accidentally get sucked into some work on a Friday, so it’s best to have a plan to get out of the house and do something. With the forecast looking like a cracker, I decided to make...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/three-nuttalls-and-a-friday-well-spent/feed/ 0 48247 Isle of Man Coast Path – Glen Mooar to Ballaugh https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/isle-of-man-coast-path-glen-mooar-to-ballaugh/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/isle-of-man-coast-path-glen-mooar-to-ballaugh/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:32:38 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48232 Whilst on the Isle of Man last weekend, I managed to tick off another small section of the Coast Path — the Raad ny Foillan. Last time I’d made it as far as Glen Mooar, so that was where I had to start today. However, when we arrived in Kirk Michael, the road to the glen was closed for...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/isle-of-man-coast-path-glen-mooar-to-ballaugh/feed/ 0 48232 Completing the Affric Kintail Way https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/completing-the-affric-kintail-way/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/completing-the-affric-kintail-way/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:15:49 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48159 Day 3 Loch Affric – Morvich Vital Stats Affric Kintail Way Day 2 Distance: 16.40 miles Elevation Gain Today: 448 m Highest Elevation: 350 m Total Time: 5:50:37 Moving Time: 5:01:06 Av. Pace: 21:22 mins/mile Moving Pace: 18:22 mins/mile I slept OK in my tent again, though it took a while to drift off and...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/completing-the-affric-kintail-way/feed/ 5 48159 Affric Kintail Way https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/affric-kintail-way/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/affric-kintail-way/#respond Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:17:32 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48143 Vital Stats Affric Kintail Way Day 2 Distance: 17.44 miles Elevation Gain Today: 582 m Highest Elevation: 319 m Total Time: 6:58:38 Moving Time: 5:18:06 Av. Pace: 24:01 mins/mile Moving Pace: 18:14 mins/mile Day 2 – Cannich to Loch Affric The next day dawned with sunny spells, woodpeckers drumming in the woodlands and plenty of...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/affric-kintail-way/feed/ 0 48143 The Affric Kintail Way https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/the-affric-kintail-way/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/the-affric-kintail-way/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:56:23 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48120 Vital Stats Affric Kintail Way Day 1 Distance: 16.32 miles Elevation Gain Today: 629 m Highest Elevation: 269 m Total Time: 6:20:39 Moving Time: 5:03:16 Av. Pace: 23:19 mins/mile Moving Pace: 18:35 mins/mile Day 1: Drumnadrochit to Cannich I’ve just got back from a lovely few days hiking and camping along the Affric Kintail Way...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/the-affric-kintail-way/feed/ 2 48120 The Journey Behind “A Thousand Mile Run” https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/02/the-journey-behind-a-thousand-mile-run/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/02/the-journey-behind-a-thousand-mile-run/#comments Thu, 27 Feb 2025 09:12:07 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=45045 Endurance events always come with hurdles: injuries, other commitments, the unpredictability of life. But nothing tested me more than the global pandemic and, ultimately, my unexpected heart attack. That moment changed everything. It forced me to question whether I would ever be able to finish what I had started. For someone who thrived on pushing limits, the uncertainty was crushing.

Yet, A Thousand Mile Run isn’t just about setbacks—it’s about overcoming them. It’s about resilience, persistence, and adapting to the unexpected. Completing this journey meant finding new ways forward, learning to listen to my body, and redefining success.

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/09/terrific-tryfan/feed/ 1 27324 Offa’s Dyke Path Run – Hay-on-Wye to Pandy https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/04/offas-dyke-path-run-hay-on-wye-to-pandy/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/04/offas-dyke-path-run-hay-on-wye-to-pandy/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2018 09:16:14 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=26397 Offa’s Dyke Vital Stats Hay-on-Wye to Pandy Distance: 16.20 miles Elevation Gain Today: 763m Highest Elevation: 704m Time: 2:52:56 Av. Pace: 10:40mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 132bpm Max Heart Rate: 160bpm Calories: 1424 Totals to Date Total Distance: 595.31 miles Total Time: 111:06:48 Total Elevation Gain: 18721m Total Calories: 54607 Kcal Distance to go: 35 miles After...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/04/offas-dyke-path-run-hay-on-wye-to-pandy/feed/ 7 26397 Running the Length of the Leri – From Source to Sea https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/02/running-the-length-of-the-leri-from-source-to-sea/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/02/running-the-length-of-the-leri-from-source-to-sea/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2016 22:34:38 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=21257 I couldn’t continue with my Wales Coast Path run today, so instead I created an adventure of a different type and decided to try running the length of the River Leri from source to sea. A Change of Plan My usual plan of a turbo trainer session followed by a Coast Path run had to...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/02/running-the-length-of-the-leri-from-source-to-sea/feed/ 1 21257 Llwyngwril to Talybont Coast Path Run https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/02/llwyngwril-to-talybont-coast-path-run/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/02/llwyngwril-to-talybont-coast-path-run/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2016 18:11:51 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=21192 Coast Path Vital Stats Llywngwril to Talybont Distance: 14.53 miles Elevation Gain Today: 454m Highest Elevation: 313m Time: 2:26:58 Av. Pace: 10:07 mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: Max Heart Rate: Calories: 1583 Totals to Date Total Distance Completed: 77.27 miles Total Time: 13:34:56 Total Elevation Gain: 2904m Total Calories: 8067 Distance to go: 801 miles The plan for Saturday’s Coast...

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