Izzy Bolger

Izzy spends her evenings trying to melt Nutella but she also likes to climb, ride horses and, since joining Alpkit, canoe. Izzy also drives a mean go-kart.

Recent Daring Deeds

Going Long

Gentle summer cycle rides with friends or a sneaky lunch time run though the local woods to put...

Posted on 23 August, 2010 by Matt Hammerton

Romping round the New Forest…

Well it’s a good start to the New Year with a 1st in the Dynamic Adventure Racing New Forest...

Posted on 09 February, 2010 by Matt Hammerton

Babies – the latest training aid

It’s time to reflect on the many ups of the 2009 season. With the main event being a...

Posted on 10 November, 2009 by Matt Hammerton

Endurancelife Coastal Series Wins

It has been a while since Alpkit Adventure have been doing any blogging. This weekend saw the...

Posted on 16 March, 2009 by Matt Hammerton

The OMM

I guess you heard about the OMM. We started early, before the rain… so perhaps went for fast...

Posted on 27 October, 2008 by Matt Hammerton

Saab Salomon Final Report

Saab Salomon Mountain X Race

Back home and sitting at our desks, it’s hard to recount the...

Posted on 04 August, 2008 by Matt Hammerton

The Welsh 3000ers - time to see how we worked as a team

There are 15 mountains in Wales over 3000 feet. Unfortunately they all lie just within walking...

Posted on 15 July, 2008 by Matt Hammerton

Fitness Test at South Cerney

Time to test the fitness – my first Olympic Distance race of the season (1500m swim, 40km...

Posted on 29 June, 2008 by Matt Hammerton

Time to test the fitness

My first olympic distance triathlon of the year took place on the 1st of June at Rothervalley....

Posted on 23 June, 2008 by Matt Hammerton

Winning at Blenheim Palace

Great to be doing my first blog post for Alpkit. I recently won the Mazda Blenheim Triathlon -...

Posted on 20 June, 2008 by Matt Hammerton

Mountain X Team

With a cool beer in hand, I settled down on the sofa in order to look through a few emails...

Posted on 01 June, 2008 by Matt Hammerton