Elise Downing
Contributor at Freelance
Writer, speaker, runner, etc. I like going outside. Author of COASTING + @thenorthfaceuk Explorer. Find me on @SubstackInc. 👇
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1 week ago |
elisedowning.substack.com | Elise Downing
You know that “when the trip finally makes it out of the group chat” meme? Well, that’s exactly what just happened the weekend before last - and it exceeded all expectations. But before I tell you more about the trip itself (keep reading for full details and costs of a 10/10 weekend camping in Wasdale), I want to tell you about the group chat. Some time in late 2022, I received a message from a then-stranger called Hannah on Facebook.
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1 week ago |
restlessmumma.substack.com | Anna McNuff |Elise Downing
Hello Restless Rebels,For those of you who missed it — here’s last week’s live chat with . Hit the play button to watch or listen to it. We talked about her new book Walk Britain, that time she ran 5,000 miles and why there will always be learning in the ‘doing’ of things — whether it turns out how you expected it to or not. Elise always makes me smile w…
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2 weeks ago |
elisedowning.substack.com | Elise Downing
Okay so I do realise that we’re at risk of this just becoming a weather blog but, when the sun’s shining, how can you talk about anything else?!I’m scrolling through the BBC Weather app and it’s showing wall-to-wall sunshine right through to the end of next week. And because this is the UK and a) this is exceedingly rare and b) we can never quite trust that it won’t vanish in an instance, I feel this frenzied need to make the most of every last second of it.
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4 weeks ago |
elisedowning.substack.com | Elise Downing
It’s Tuesday afternoon and I’ve just got back from taking my Grandad out for a coffee and a bacon roll. He’s 89 and, having been fiercely independent throughout his whole life, he’s recently had to give up his car. I can’t really imagine how that must feel - knowing that you might never leave the house again without somebody else taking you.
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1 month ago |
elisedowning.substack.com | Elise Downing
I ran my first marathon in 2014. I had taken up running the year before, off the back of my 2013 New Year’s Resolution to finish a half marathon. With that goal boxed off, a full marathon felt like the obvious next step. I was at university at the time and involved in the RAG (Raising and Giving) society - if nothing else, I thought a marathon would be a good fundraising activity. I really liked the idea of being a runner.
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RT @BBCWomansHour: Writer and runner @elisecdowning ran 5,000 miles self-supported around the British coast over the course of 10 months. …
Really excited to be running another workshop with @journoresources on Jan 22nd!
🎟️ Two weeks until we welcome back the wonderful @elisecdowning for a workshop on how to find adventure in the everyday and write about it. We'll cover everything from finding adventure outside of big events to working out how much you want to share. 🔗 https://t.co/hszpBOeajT
RT @journoresources: 🎟️ We are so excited to welcome back @elisecdowning this Jan for a workshop all about how to find adventure in the eve…
