By Kate Allen If you don’t have time to read this article, then the short answer is emphatically YES! If you are even considering running an ultra, it shows you have an interest to do so and that really is all that matters. How you do it, however, is another matter. Out of interest, I …
By Kate Allen This is the nickname given to the Montane Spine Race. Two versions are run along Britain’s first National Trail, which runs along the “Spine” of mountains and hills that run up the central part of England into Scotland. There is the full length, 268 mile version or the shorter Challenger version, run …
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 Seth Grotzke Growing up, the most frequently used phrase while doing any type of outdoor activity with my father was “It gets better ahead.” Normally it was utilized when it assuredly would not get better ahead. I believe the idea was to give a psychological boost to our rapidly waning enthusiasm. I was so …
Last updated: 18-Jul-20 By Sarah Cooke Disclaimer: I cannot tutor your kids, speed up government grants, make your partner do the washing up or even find a shop stocking that elusive toilet roll. What I will try to do is suggest ways in which you can channel the stuff that normally gets vented on the …
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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 …
By Sarah Cooke Here at RunUltra, we love running and we love races. Ultra-runners are a diverse breed – our distances range from a bit more than a marathon to hundreds or even thousands of miles. Some of us pick one or two races a year and dedicate our training to them. Others seem to …
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Last updated: 05-Apr-19 By Kate Allen Ultra running can be a lonely sport, but it also has a wonderfully strong community spirit. What drives that even more extreme animal, the solo endurance athlete, to seek not only extreme hardship and endurance, but to seek it alone? The Guardian explores the fascinating sport psychology behind them …
By Seth Grotzke I made a mistake with my last article and I fear that you may have been negatively affected by it. Perhaps you read how to bribe the new runner in your life and decided to go out and splurge on some new kit for your significant other. The result was that it …
Last updated: 22-Mar-19 By Karina Teahan Many of us are well into our 2019 training plans with various races and long training runs on the horizon. With this in mind, rather than focus on a specific injury, this month’s article takes a broad view of what we can do leading up to race day and …
