Longer days, snippets of sunshine and blue sky, the pure white of snowdrops and the emerging hosts of dancing daffodils! I've come out of my post-spine-race hibernation with a smile on my face and a feeling of excitement and optimism for the coming year. Ready for running on the mountains and ready to capture these inspiring scenes on canvas to share with you. The calendar's quickly filling up with recces, races, residencies, retrospectives, ridges, rocks, rivers and road tri

I completed the Bob Graham Round (anti-clockwise) in 2018. I loved it. I loved training on the fells, on my own or with friends. It opened up a whole new and exciting world of running adventures. Ever since then, I have wanted to paint this view from Windy Gap, looking out to Pillar. It is the point where it starts to feel more remote and quiet, with fewer walkers or runners and I feel a sense of peace with the fells/nature/the world around. It provides an escape. Photos fro

The 13 Valleys Ultra race is almost upon us. Starting this weekend in Keswick and offering races of 180, 110, 55 or 22 km to runners from across the country and the world. This has a gorgeous route, passing through some of the most beautiful areas of the Lake District. I raced the inaugural event in 2023. The conditions were really tough but I survived it to finish first female. It has great memories for me, running around some of my favourite spots in the Lakes and enjoying