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The benefits of running in woodland

Help celebrate 100 years of forestry, like OS GetOutside Champion, Beki Cadd, with a unique 10k run through the forests of England. Join in with the Forestry 100 series and discover more about the benefits of woodland trail running.

Hobby Month

Happy Hobby Month!​ January is a great time to have a go at something you've always fancied trying or wished you could do. Don't wish it, go for it! To get you started, here's some hobby inspiration from our GetOutside Champions and Ordnance Survey staff.

Rydal Cave

​Sat between Ambleside and Grasmere, Rydal is home to the extensively photographed Rydal Cave, a manmade former quarry. #GetOutside Champion Rory Southworth takes us on a leisurely 6.2km route.

Urban Trails

Finding running routes in urban areas may not be as hard as you think. Mountain runner Max Nicholls tells us how he trains for National and World Championships by finding routes in South London.

Hutton Roof Crags

Hutton Roof Crags is a lesser walked area in Cumbria. Rory Southworth takes us through a remarkable hillside littered with limestone pavement.

16 marathons. 16 days. 16 UK National Parks.

Ben Turner is taking on an epic challenge. Running 16 marathons in 16 days, in all 16 UK National Parks. Here he tells us why the project in so important.

The lone run up Ben More

For National GetOutside Day on 30 Sept, adventure athlete Ben Turner invited people to run with him to the summit of Ben More in Scotland.

10 great adventures in Britain

GetOutside Champions Jen & Sim Benson are endurance athletes, guidebook authors and passionate explorers of the great British outdoors. Their fantastic book 'The Adventurer’s Guide to Britain' is packed with incredible experiences on land and water across the length and breadth of the country.​

6 great trails to run this spring

Jen & Sim Benson are GetOutside Champions, endurance athletes and authors of adventure guidebooks. This Spring, they take us on six of their favourite wild running routes from across Britain.

20 reasons to love running

When it's cold and dark, or you're tired, or just not in the mood to exercise, it's very easy to find an excuse not to go for a run outside – yet running is one of the best forms of exercise out there. In an attempt to get you out there, we've put together 20 reasons to love running!
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