By Sarah Cooke It’s that time of year again and RunUltra has put together a selection of great Black Friday deals offering discounts on ultra running gear. You might even find the perfect Christmas gift for the ultra marathoner in your life. Polar GPS watches Polar are offering a 20% discount code from 27th to …
By Sarah Cooke With many countries back in lockdown and few opportunities to race or train with other runners, we had a look at what’s coming up this month. Here is a selection of running related events that you can enjoy from home. Kendal Mountain Festival This year, the festival team have moved all their …
Last updated: 12-Oct-20 By Sarah Cooke If you’ve run an ultramarathon then you’ve come across race volunteers. Without them, most events just wouldn’t happen. Very few ultras make enough profit to employ sufficient paid staff to fill every role required. Luckily, plenty of runners are willing and often eager to give back to the sport. …
By Tom Saville RunUltra Introduction In the UK, we have three well known Challenges. The Bob Graham Round is 42 Fells in the Lake District consisting of 106km (66 miles) and 8,200m ascent. The Paddy Buckley Round is the Welsh equivalent in the Snowdonia National Park, consisting of 47 summits, 100km (62 miles) and 8,500 …
Last updated: 09-Aug-20 By Chris Zair As runners, for every well-worn and cherished finisher’s t-shirt, your go-to for long training runs or hikes in the years since that memorable Sunday, there’s a cupboard-full of ill-fitting, polycotton race tops, freebies that have barely seen the light of day, destined for landfill. For race organisers, the default …
By Sarah Cooke With no races to train for, Summer 2020 has already seen some amazing solo feats of endurance in the UK. In the Lake District, Sabrina Verjee smashed the Wainwrights, Kim Collinson broke the record for the number of peaks completed in 24 hours, Katie Kaars Sijpesteijn set a new Abraham’s Tea Round …
Last updated: 18-Jul-20 By Sarah Cooke Who are Ultra X? The Ultra X team are known for their international multistage races: Ultra X 125 Azores Ultra X Jordan Ultra X Mexico Ultra X Sri Lanka and the new Tribe Relay Across Scotland Co-founder Sam Heward describes the aim of Ultra X as ‘to launch the …
Last updated: 05-Aug-20 By Kate Allen Tom was kind enough to take time out of his busy training schedule to talk to Kate about all things running, including the London Marathon and the possibility of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. Given his relatively recent success as an ultra runner, he is surprisingly experienced across a …
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 …
Last updated: 27-Feb-20 Inside Kilian Jornet Click to watch the Documentary This new documentary from Lymbus follows Kilian as he does a round-the-world tour doing presentations, interviews and brand commitments. During this, Kilian reveals more personal aspects of his life as he reflects on how he turned his passion into a living; competitions, injuries and …
