We’re excited to announce that adventurer, writer, swimmer, and paddleboarder Natasha Sones  will be joining the line-up at Debrief Adventure Festival this June. From paddleboarding expeditions, and cold water swimming closer to home, her experiences are grounded in something many of us are searching for: balance, perspective, and a sense of belonging in the outdoors. But when Natasha goes big, she goes big. Earlier this year competing in the Winter Swimming World Championsh

Sunday 29th March - we (me - Adam, Mike, and ITR crew and good friend Steve) took on the ZigZag Challenge. Just to make one thing clear, enthusiasts yes, experts most definitely not (basically in all aspects of life). For me this was my 3rd trail marathon, which genuinely a couple of years ago would be a laughable sentence; not to over cook the whole 'community' thing, but being around such incredible and enthusiastic people, no matter how experienced they are has given me

In November of last year, we hosted a small and intimate event, our first Debrief Adventure Festival. After years of wanting to host something like this, often the 'vision' became way too big, and the initial enthusiasm would quickly get crushed by the weight of the, albeit self-imposed, expectation. But something seemed to have changed, who knows what, the expectation was lifted, and we went ahead with our first event, hosted at CHIp Studios in Ipswich. Of course, in a very

In January we collaborated with Attitude Self Defence & Martial Arts  and Ipswich Trail Runners , hosting a self-defence seminar designed specifically for runner, particularly in light of feedback from women about how they feel when running solo. The aim wasn’t to dramatise risk or tell anyone to shrink their miles. It was to equip runners with practical tools, sharper awareness, and the kind of grounded confidence that carries into every solo session. This wasn’t about learn