Tracy Entwistle and Louise Brookwell broke course records in outright victories; the Dragon’s Back returns under Ultra X; a mountain evacuation tested how races protect both runners and results and the GOMU 6 Day World Championship Continues
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Last updated: 02-Nov-20 By Dan Stinton Since Cactus finished stage 3 of the Marathon Des Sables, he’s caused quite a stir on social media and had even managed to obtain his own tracker to allow his fans to keep an eye on his progress for the later stages of the race. As well as the
Ragna and Rachid take the top spots at the Marathon Des Sables Read More »
By Dan Stinton Four legs are better than two, right? It seems that the on-going Marathon Des Sables (MdS) has gained a rogue entrant when a dog decided to show us humans how to get through a multi-stage ultra. The dog, which we hear has been named Cactus, joined runners during stage 2 and clearly
Pawfect finish at the Marathon Des Sables Read More »
By Dan Stinton It’s been a great few days as my Twitter feed has taken on a new life during the Barkley Marathons. It’s been filled with predictions of the race outcome, false information, speculation on a potential female finisher, a new pink gate (it wasn’t) and the course itself coming alive and taunting the
Another year with no finishers at the Barkley Marathons Read More »
Last updated: 14-Feb-19 By Dan Stinton It’s been a very busy week in the Rotorua area of New Zealand with the Tarawera Ultramarathon festivities kicking-off on Wednesday 6th Feb with a Race Director’s BBQ. What a fantastic way to start an ultra! The course features lakes, rivers, farmland, forests and waterfalls and is an area
Jeff Browning breaks course record at the 100-mile Tarawera Ultramarathon Read More »
Last updated: 24-Aug-18 By Susie Chan “There’s a heatwave here,” words I never thought I would hear in one of the hottest places on earth. I mean, things get to a point where you are so damn hot, you don’t notice a few more degrees right? Wrong. We are in Death Valley in July and
Last updated: 24-Aug-18 By Ulf Tjärnström In the middle of the hottest summer in 262 years, 63 men and women decided to go for a run. A run of 100 miles. Even though most people think it is a crazy idea, ultra runners are not like most people. So off they went. The GAX 100
Sweden’s oldest ultra, the GAX 100 Read More »
By Alice Morrison Michele Graglia has taken the coveted first place at this year’s Badwater 135 Ultramarathon with a finishing time of 24:51:47. He is the first Italian ever to take the title and there was some pretty fine rejoicing from the Italian community. This was from williamdaroit on Facebook: “VITTORIA!!! Michele Graglia vince la
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By Alice Morrison Jeff Browning, a 46-year-old from the USA, is the winner of this year’s Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run, following the sensational disqualification of France’s Xavier Thévenard who had a lead of around an hour up till his dismissal. Traditionally, the winner is the first person to kiss the finisher’s rock of the 100
Controversy rages over Hardrock 2018 results Read More »
By Alice Morrison Married couple Henriette and Jonathan Albon took the women’s and men’s titles today at the Scafell Sky Race (SSR). SSR is a 42km skyrunning race with 3,000m of ascent on the challenging, often nightmarish, terrain of the Lake District National Park in the UK. The race goes over England’s highest peak, Scafell Pike (978m). SSR has been
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