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It’s Our 7th Birthday!
It’s our Birthday on the 1st of December! FREE FINDRA Birthday gift with every order! FREE UK Delivery on all orders until Tuesday 30th November. We don’t do Black Friday at FINDRA, but we do celebrate our birthday, and we like to do that with you, our lovely friends of FINDRA. As a birthday treat,…
Inspiration: Hilary Shaw
“I love the freedom, the adventure, the camaraderie and the ground you can cover.” This week we’re chatting to e-mtbiker Hilary Shaw. Hils is a VIP in the Surrey Hills mountain biking community as she makes the legendary cheese straws that sell out each weekend in the village shop. And when she’s not serving cyclists…
Inspiration: Lara Trewin
“Our dogs are such natural adventurers – harness their enthusiasm for exploring and join them.” Cornish trail runner Lara Trewin is a Canicross expert who loves running with her dog Tilly. Canicross originated as training for the dog sledding community and builds fitness, communication and trust with your four legged companion. Here Lara explains why…
Inspiration: Glyn Dodwell
“I’ve been fortunate enough to have travelled all over the world and taken every opportunity to go exploring, walking, and climbing.” As a Boy Scout and then as a Military Officer and Aviator, Glyn Dodwell has 55 years of adventures under his belt. Based in the South Downs, he’s now an Ordnance Survey GetOutside Champion,…
Inspiration: Jack Newman
“Be spontaneous. Try new things and don’t be afraid to be out of your comfort zone.” Born in Glasgow, Jack Newman is a graphic designer, runner and world traveller. She discovered FINDRA when she realised it was founded by Alex, her cousin! In her blog, she explains the events that led to Sean Connery influencing…
FINDRA’s Weekly Inspiration: A Good Laugh and a Long Run Copy
Here at FINDRA, we’re always looking to bring you snippets of motivation to get you inspired for your own everyday adventures. So what’s caught our eyes and ears this week? Quote of the Week Book of the Week Wherever you are with your running, even if you haven’t started yet, this book by Alexandra…
Inspiration: Kate O’Callaghan
‘The outdoors will give you more than you can ever understand without feeling it first-hand.’ Mountain biker, hiker, surfer and Wonderful Wild Women ambassador Kate O’Callaghan lives and works in The Lake District, and shares with us the ways that the outdoor inspires her adventures – from the every day to the epic! …
Inspiration: Top 10 Cycling Quotes
Our top 10 favourite cycling quotes. “Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike” – John F Kennedy We’ve compiled our favourite quotes about the joys that cycling brings, inspired by Nicola Carass, her friends from the New Forest Off Road Club, and these wonderful pictures from a birthday-weekend ride on the Isle of…
Inspiration: Dom Ferris
Dom Ferris is a mountain biker, surfer, and founder and MD of Trash Free Trails. This community-focussed, non-profit organisation aims to protect our trails and the wild places they take us, reduce plastic pollution, and reconnect people with nature through purposeful adventure. Dom currently resides on Anglesey with his spaniel, Lion. Hey Dom…
Inspiration: Vicky and CeCe Balfour
“Things can be harder with disabilities but I will never let anyone pity us. This is the life we have been given, it’s incredible and we love it.” Vicky and CeCe Balfour are mother and daughter, and keen cyclists. 15 year old CeCe has a mix of physical and cognitive disabilities alongside autism. Here they…
Inspiration: Jo Luckman
“I found myself taking blood from Tom Daley”. Jo Luckman is a champion of getting out there, trying new experiences, and making them work. A nurse who has worked for UK Anti-Doping, she’s also a pilates teacher, wild swimmer, artist and musician, and owns her own holiday retreat business. Here she paused for a second…
Inspiration: David Flanagan
“It’s all about joy, and the detail within the big picture – the play of sunlight on the water, the wildlife going about its business, the smell of salty air.” Author David Flanagan lives in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands and loves adventure sports including skateboarding and surfing, which he took up aged 40 and…
