Mull hill runner Caleb on the up after 100 summits of Ben More

"Going down Ben More is like 5k on an obstacle course. Going up hill is a test of your aerobic fitness. Downhill is more about skill and technique. 

"The good thing about Ben More is it’s got every type of terrain. At the top it’s got big boulders and steep bits, then it’s got the more technical slabs, then grass."

After testing the waters last year with a few races, Caleb has gone full throttle into this season. He runs up Ben More at least once a week. He has completed it 38 times this year and hopes to clock up more runs before his 19th birthday.

Occasionally he runs longer routes, such as his own creation, the Mull Skyline. 

This is something he’s always wanted to do. He said: "As a child, Ben More always fascinated me. I just thought the hills were cool. 

"So in winter 2022, I started going up them. I remember one February I went up Ben More during a blizzard. I got to the top, I couldn’t believe it.

"It was dangerous but so good. I loved it, I loved the adrenaline rush. I started going up Ben Talla and the Ridges and was doing them quicker and quicker. I realised I was getting good at it. 

"About six months in I entered Ring of Steall. Unfortunately I cramped awfully. I was in a really bad mood at the end of it and finished around 40th, but when I finished mum said, ’you were in the top eight for a lot of that race’." 

After that debut in 2022, Caleb contacted Salomon ambassador and coach Christian Servini who eventually sponsored him and helped him train. 

Caleb returned the next year and took the Ring of Steall a lot more seriously, finishing 17th out of 456 finishers. 

Now a fully fledged Salomon athlete and training with Dan Connolly, Caleb is competing against the nation’s top athletes.

"My training is not just running; it’s the way you rest; it’s the way you eat; it’s the way you sleep," he said. 

Caleb eventually wants to run 50 kilometre races too. 

Caleb will be running the last two races of his season in September - the Buttermere Skyline which is the Golden National Trail series final and the Seven Sisters Skyline for UK Skyrunning.