I wanted to take a working road trip. My timing was going to coincide with William Goodge starting his Mission America adventure and he’d be passing through Oregon and Washington. Looking at his schedule and route, I knew I could make it for his planned community run in Vancouver, WA. Will is aiming to set […]
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Spartathlon results, Lake District winners across four distances, British Trail Running Championships 2027 events are announced in the latest update.
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Today’s news ranges from Mammoth Trailfest’s para-athlete purse and world championship results to an overnight Sca Fell rescue, with 13 Valleys and UTMB qualification also in focus.
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American runners claimed both individual titles in Spain, while course records fell in Vietnam and Colorado. Britain missed men’s team gold by 46 seconds.
The running community was devastated when Ourea ceased trading in March. The immediate impact was on the Northern Traverse series, but the Dragon’s Back race was also cancelled. It’s difficult to quantify the impact having an event cancel on you has. Although the Dragon’s Back competitors had several months of notice, the planning, dreams and
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Antonio Codina and the Geordie Joggers returned to PTL for six days of glaciers, exposed scrambling, broken sleep and difficult team decisions across the Mont Blanc massif.
Inside PTL: The UTMB Race You Didn’t Know Existed Read More »
Badwater 135 2026: My journey from 40:52 to 29:09. A Five-Time Finisher’s Guide to the World’s Toughest Footrace. Death Valley is mother nature’s greatest sports arena, with temperatures as high as 54C. It’s surrounded by mountains from 5000’ to 11000’ on either side. The start line is 282 below sea level. It is extremely hot and
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UTMB may dominate the trail-running conversation at the end of August, but Chamonix is far from the only place where serious mountain racing is taking place. Across Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Slovenia, the next three weeks bring a remarkable concentration of Alpine races beyond UTMB, from multi-day crossings and 100-mile ultras to classic mountain marathons
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Most runners obsess over hydration, fuelling, shoes and recovery. But there’s one thing many of us still don’t think enough about: sun protection. We’re out there for hours, whether it’s a weekend long run, an all-day ultra or simply squeezing in a lunchtime 10k. Every mile in the sunshine feels like a bonus… but over
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