Mud Sweat and Tears is Matt Ward's take on the sport he loves; getting under the skin of off-road running with lively comment, race reports, interviews and running equipment reviewed.
When you get to a certain age injuries tend to stick around. Take my dodgy achilles. It doesn’t like too much running on the rough stuff these days and after 7-8 miles on a hill or trail I can pretty much guarantee that there will follow a couple of days of niggling pain… Read more…
Compared to my younger days my running is a lot more varied. I used to be a road-mile eater. I devoured tarmac on a weekly basis. Venturing onto the fells and trails was, due my to re-location to the urban landscape of the south of England, a rarity. Read more…
As you may have gathered we are fans of the Brooks brand here at MST. Why? Well number one they retain an air of independence in the world of brand-behemoths and number two they have fantastic shoes – full stop. Read more…
Those great guys at Brooks UK have been supportive of the site since we launched in October and of course it helps that their shoes are amongst the best on the market… Read more…