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.
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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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I was asked to attend Swiss Canyon Trail as a UK media representative and was also invited to take an entry into the one of the events. I chose the 31k, both because it was best for my level of fitness but also because it allowed me to attend the starts of the longer three
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Have you considered attempting your own endurance challenge; no organised race, no support, no medals or checkpoints? Unsupported FKT means exactly that. No crew, no pacers, no resupply, and no outside help. Everything you need to move through hundreds of kilometres of trail sits on your back. Food, shelter, safety. It’s a simple concept, but
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Into Ultra – Making Ultra running Inclusive and Accessible to Everyone Running is cheap they say. Just a pair of shoes and you get out of the door. True for bit of road running. Not so true if you suddenly find yourself interested in trail running and worse ultra running. One minute you are chasing
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The news of Ourea Events going under and the cancellation of the Northern Traverse only 2 weeks before it was due to start hit runners hard and my heart goes out to them. We have all suffered runner’s blues after an event; the key focus of your life has finished and it’s probably why we
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Creating meaningful change in the sport of running requires many aspects to come into play but visibility and community are two of the most important. She Runs Free is an Altra Running initiative, a campaign they have started in partnership with BOLDLI, a women’s running club dedicated to safety, connection and empowerment. Created to spotlight the
Trail running in England is thriving. Participation continues to increase, new races appear on the calendar each year, and the level of competition keeps rising. While the sport retains its grassroots feel and strong community spirit, much of the structure supporting that growth comes from the Trail Running Association (TRA). Founded in 1991, the Trail
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