By Steve Diederich SD: So, this morning I am very lucky to be with Kevin where the sun has just come out and we are sitting in the Surrey Hills. The last time we had a catch up was about three years ago so I want to know how you are and, specifically with this …
By Sarah Cooke No, this isn’t another plea to stay at home and wash your hands (but you should definitely do those things). I’m sure at least some of you are missing group runs and feeling directionless without a race to train for. Or maybe you’re in a country where your running has been significantly …
By Kate Allen First up, here is the result of an ultra that quite simply fills me with horror. The Tunnel. 200 miles. Inside a tunnel. Which is only 1 mile long. Mark Cockbain is well known for his sadistic pursuit of inventing races that challenge the mind as well as the body and he’s really come …
Last updated: 11-Dec-17 By Alice Morrison I thought choosing the toughest single-stage ultras was hard, but it turns out that selecting the toughest stage races is even more difficult. Not as difficult as running them, obviously! The problem is trying to compare them: mountains v jungle, desert v glaciers. Some like it hot and steamy, …
Last updated: 19-Oct-18 By Steve Diederich and Elisabet Barnes A few years ago, heat chambers were the domain of experimental science that we believed only existed at NASA or were ancillaries to the Hadron collider. Well, it turns out that there are quite a few of these facilities now available and these have grown out …
By Alice Morrison It is one of the favourite races on the UK ultra calendar, The Pilgrim Challenge organised by XNRG. It always provides plenty of adventure, speedy times and mud… plenty of mud. Last weekend’s edition was no exception. We talk to some of the racers about the highs and the lows. First of …
Last updated: 19-Jul-18 By Elsa Trujillo There was probably a lot of festive eating this past December and now it’s time to focus on food for running. This week we have selected four articles that are food related, two deal with multi-stage packing, and two with healthy eating habits. But we also bring you articles …
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Last updated: 19-Oct-18 By Elsa Trujillo 2017 is finally here. And it comes full of training and healthy tips to add to all your NY resolutions. In our first article selection of the year we bring you information on vitamin D and the power of the mind, with an article on hallucinations and another on …
Last updated: 05-Nov-18 By Luke Jamey Eric and Paul Chan are two Canadian brothers on a hot n’ dusty mission to run eight desert ultra-marathons in one year. As any desert running veteran will attest, this is no mean feat. We had a chat to find out a little of their background and what inspired …
Last updated: 15-Nov-18 By Alice Morrison It is one of the most iconic races in the world and places for the Marathon des Sables (MDS) famously sell out as soon as they become available. The great news is that a new tranche of places has been made available exclusively to MDS UK so if you live …
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