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(No availability) 4 Day Running and Yoga Holiday in Dartmoor, United Kingdom with Breath Training
Fitness Holiday in the UK
Join Wild Running on this yoga weekend set in one of Dartmoor’s most attractive locations on the southernmost edge of Dartmoor National Park. Learn from the expert and friendly guides, who include Dartmoor Fell Running Series winner Ceri Rees and GB trail international Jo Meek, about how to get the most out of your off-piste running. Experience yoga classes, home-cooked meals, and much more that await you!
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Highlights
- Experience two yoga sessions with a yoga expert
- Have three guided runs (or fewer if you want) of varying lengths
- Talks based on your guides’ substantial experience of trail and fell running
- Expert advice on breathing technique to get the most out of your running
- Training for the fells plus breathing techniques
- Daily home-cooked meals will be served
- 3 nights accommodation in luxury safari tents
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
3 days with instruction in English
Accommodation
Brackenhill Glamping Ltd
Your accommodation for three nights will be in a cozy glamping site. The glampsite offers two beautiful safari tents and a new cabin, which you can rent privately or to share. Cook on the open fire, listen to the sound of woodpeckers, and gaze up at the stars in this gorgeous South Devon village, very close to the southern edge of Dartmoor.
Program
This four-day yoga holiday in Dartmoor brought by Wild Running is a fun and thrilling experience, where you will get to experience yoga sessions, guided runs of varying lengths including one night run on Dartmoor and the SW Cost Path, talks, and training for the fells.
Plus, there will be fell running techniques including video analysis with Ceri (SW Fells series winner 2022/23 and 2.46 minutes barefoot marathon runner), GB International and Cape Wrath women’s record holder Jo Meek, and functional movement specialist Joe Kelly, also known as Barefoot Athlete.
Wild Running will also be adding some breathwork and PT strength and conditioning consultation for this camp, as they want you to feel inspired, invigorated, and elated at having completed this weekend. The camp will be led by fell and trail running experts, with additional support from a qualified yoga instructor and a masseuse on hand throughout (just in case!).
They chose this fells, trail, and running weekend because of its proximity to the southern edges of Dartmoor and because of the comfort and uniqueness that this award-winning accommodation offers. And, they’ve added their popular morning yoga for runners session.
This is an ideal weekend for anyone who wants to get to know Dartmoor National Park a bit better, or someone who is training for a longer effort - perhaps an off-road marathon, a mountain marathon, a multi-day event, or an ultra - who wants to get some back-to-back runs in. Pace is not important. All abilities are welcome, as long as you are capable of running 10 miles off-road.
Ability
This camp is suitable for either experienced fell and trail runners or those wanting to dip their toe into these waters. Wild Running's experience has shown that people of all levels can be accommodated by their excellent guides, but they rarely see elite-level mountain goats who go through it alone.
The nature of the climbs and descents makes for a worthwhile challenge, while the experienced guides (who are former elite-level fell and trail runners themselves) will ensure that friskier runners can also feel tested and will also go away satisfied.
You should, however, be able to run a minimum of 10k off-road on different terrain. Speed is not an issue, so please don’t be put off by this!
Sample daily schedule
Day 1: Friday
- Pick up from Exeter or Totnes station upon request (for a 15 GBP supplement), or Wild Running will give you directions to the camp, which is easily accessible from the M5 or A38 near Exeter or the A30
- 17:30 Wild Running aims to do an ice breaker limb loosening night run of around five miles on the southern fringes of Dartmoor for anyone who can arrive by then
- 19:30 Evening meal cooked by the staff
- Take the rest of the time to relax and bed in
- Running library: Wild Running has a great selection of books, magazines, and videos that will probably have you squeezing in late-night reading sessions
Day 2: Saturday
- 07:00 - 08:00 Morning yoga class at a nearby venue (with your yoga instructor to energize, strengthen, and stretch)
- 08:30 Breakfast (help yourself to the fully catered spread
- 10:00 A six to eight-mile run (depending on ability, experience, and preference) across to the eastern fringes of Dartmoor
- Uphill and downhill running technique, plus running video analysis
- Shower and change before lunch
- 12:30 Lunch provided by the caterer
- Talk about nutrition / movement or preparing for a fell / mountain race
- 15:00 - 17:00 Afternoon navigation session - theory and practice (the theory session is optional and will take place at the farmhouse)
- 19:00 Dinner
- 20:30 Video analysis - Ceri will run through the videos of uphill and downhill running
Day 3: Sunday
- 08:30 Breakfast
- 10:00 A 8 - 12 mile run on the SW Coast path depending on ability, experience, and preference
- Shower and change before lunch
- 14:00 Lunch back at the base
- Talk on nutrition / race preparation
- 19:00 Dinner out
- 20:30 Massage time
Day 4: Monday
- 07:00 - 08:00 Yoga session or run with your guides
- 08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast
- Time to depart - Wild Running can offer lifts to the station upon request
Instructors
Ceri Rees
Ceri Rees is the founder of Wild Running Ltd and event director for the Something Wild Trail Running Festival, The Wild Running Series and the Wild Dart Swim, Rock Hard Coast Weekend and Race with No Name and Two Moors Ultra. He is a Qualified Mountain Leader (Summer), an experienced teacher, navigation instructor and running guide, outdoor first aid qualified, and former member of UK Endurance Squad and ex-international athlete. He is a five-time winner of The Grizzly, with three national junior cross country titles and winner of several regional and national events over fells and trails.
Location
This yoga retreat is set in one of Dartmoor’s most attractive locations on the northernmost edge of Dartmoor National Park. The site is situated in the tiny village of Ugborough, within a stone's throw of the southern beacons of Dartmoor and the rugged wilds of southern Dartmoor.
Spectacular views of the surrounding moor can be accessed almost from the front door. Brackenhill Glamping Ltd is conveniently located for some of the area's finest trails, and with access to two pubs and some great swim spots.
Food
Prepared home-cooked meals will be served during this holiday program.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
- Alcoholic beverages
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Other dietary requirements on request
Things to do (optional)
- Totnes or Exeter station pick-ups and drop-offs are an additional 15 GBP, payable on the day
What's included
- 2 yoga sessions with a yoga expert
- 3 guided runs (or fewer) including one night run
- Talks based on your guides’ substantial experience of trail and fell running
- Training for the fells plus fell running techniques, including video analysis
- A talk by a local fell runner / adventurer with a question and answer
- Advice about preparing for a fell running race and navigation
- PT advice and consultation on resistance training
- Breath training
- 3 nights accommodation
- All breakfasts
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Lunch and dinner
- Final night’s meal out at the Pig’s Nose
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer not provided
Exeter International Airport
49 km away from your destination
Arrival by train
You can catch a train to Exeter, Totnes, or Ivybridge / Bittaford, and Wild Running can pick you up and drop you off for an additional cost of 15 GBP.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
