Damian Hall

This is the definitive guide to the best long distance trails in Britain, leading you through landscapes rich in history, wildlife and views. OS references are provided throughout, with invaluable tips on where to walk, timings, nutrition and equipment. There are walks for every level of fitness and contributions from experienced walkers, with practical advice and accompanying maps and explanatory illustrations. Whether walking along the coast or across the moors, following ancient pathways or seeking out less well-known routes, Long Distance Walking in Britain is the ideal companion, and is aimed at walkers and hikers at all levels of fitness and enthusiasm. Illustrated with sketch maps and colour photographs and OS references provided throughout.

We Cant Run Away From This, the new book by bestselling author Damian Hall, is now available for pre-order.In It for the Long Run is ultrarunner Damian Halls story of his Pennine Way record attempt in July 2020.In July 1989, Mike Hartley set the Fastest Known Time (FKT) record for the Pennine Way, running Britains oldest National Trail in a little over two days and seventeen hours. He didnt stop to sleep, but did break for fifteen minutes for fish and chips. Hartleys record stood for thirty-one years, until two attempts were made on it in two weeks in the summer of 2020.First, American John Kelly broke Hartleys record by less than an hour, then Hall knocked another two hours off Kellys time. Hall used his record attempt to highlight environmental issues: his attempt was carbon negative, he used no plastics, and he and his pacing runners collected litter as they went, while also raising money for Greenpeace. A vegan, Hall used no animal products on his attempt. Scrawled on his arm in permanent marker was FFF, signifying the three things that matter most to him: Family, Friends, Future.Packed with dry wit and humour, In It for the Long Run tells of Halls four-year preparation for his attempt, and of the run itself. He also gives us an autobiographical insight into the deranged world of midlife crisis ultramarathon running and record attempts.

What if running in beautiful places was paradoxically contributing to the destruction of those precious environments and causing irreversible global harm to people and animals too?In We Cant Run Away From This, ultrarunner Damian Hall examines the impact of running in our climate and ecological emergency. Packed with insights from experts, it is an enlightening read which will prompt us all to really think about our kit, food and travel, and to identify simple changes we can make to our running and wider lives. But Damian also asks if concentrating on our individual footprints (pun unintended) is really the answer.We cant run away from this any more, and this book will give every runner ideas about how to live and exercise more sustainably.

A guidebook to 30 circular walks in the Cotswolds, the largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England. Ranging from 4 to 12 miles in length, the routes are graded from easy to strenuous, offering something for every walker. Fourteen of the routes described include sections of the Cotswold Way National Trail, a 102-mile walk that winds its way from Chipping Campden to Bath.Step-by-step route descriptions are accompanied by 1:50,000 mapping. There is plenty of information on the many points of interest passed en route, including Roman ruins, ancient stone circles, Neolithic long barrows and historic villages. Also included is a useful route table summary, information on accommodation, and details on the regions geology, landscape, plants and wildlife.Covering 790 square miles, the Cotswolds is home to lush green hills, picturesque valleys and beautiful beech woodlands. The impressive Edge a remarkable limestone escarpment offers ethereal views across the Vales of the Severn, Berkeley and Gloucester to the Malverns and the distant mountains of Wales

We dont stop running because we get old. We get old because we stop running.Is it inevitable that our running performance slides as we get into our forties and beyond? Or are there things we can do to slow or even pause the decline, master our midlife and use experience as a superpower and become an ageless ace?In Run Forever, record-breaking GB ultrarunner Damian Hall, fifty, examines the reasons why our strength and speed might deteriorate, yet how it isnt certain if we choose to do something about it. In running, like other sports, there have been phenomenal performances from masters athletes, and while ageing is unavoidable, how we age isnt. Becoming an ageless ace has potentially extraordinary healthspan and longevity benefits away from running.Featuring chapters on speed, strength, mindset, sleep and nutrition, Hall draws on the knowledge of experts and shares the stories of other runners including five-time Olympian and European 10,000 metres champion Jo Pavey, and record-breaking ultrarunner Nicky Spinks to provide advice for how we can keep running strong and enjoying it for as long as possible. World-renowned sports dietician, author and ultrarunner Renee McGregor explains how ageing affects female runners, especially around perimenopause and menopause, and leading strength and conditioning coach Pete Stables provides knowledge and exercises for the masters athlete.Ageing is inevitable. Slowing down is optional. Run Forever gives you the tools to keep moving stronger, smarter, longer.

Un impresionante viaje fotográfico por los trekkings más espectaculares del mundo.Un equipo detrekkers y expertos en reportajes de aventura de renombre internacional ha recopilado y seleccionado esta impresionante galeria de las travesias de montaña mas emblematicas de la Tierra. Las descripciones completas de los variados recorridosdesde el Himalaya en Asia hasta las Tierras Altas en Escocia, o desde los Alpes en Europa hasta los espectaculares desfiladeros del centro de Australianos introducen en las dificultades y la historia de estos bien conservados enclaves naturales, y se acompañan de detallados estudios especificos de rutas concretas, asi como de espectaculares fotografias.