Last updated: 02-Jun-17 By Elsa Trujillo The 60-mile Ultra Tour of the Peak District, held this year on the weekend of the 20th and 21st of August, is now open for registration. The 2016 Dig Deep Peak District Races include a variety of distance categories and this year, besides the ultra distance of 60 miles, […]
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Last updated: 01-Sep-16 By Alice Morrison The body of Todd Ragsdale was found this weekend in the hills above his home in Oregon. Todd had set off for a run on Thursday, wearing just light clothing. When he didn’t return, a huge search operation was organised with local runners joining the emergency services. Sadly, his
Last updated: 02-Jun-17 By Alice Morrison Ultra runner, Susie Chan has broken the 12-hour treadmill world record. She ran a total distance of 68.54 miles (110.3km) in 12 hours in the Human Performance laboratory at Kingston University’s Penrhyn Road campus in London. Susie beat the previous unofficial 12-hour women’s record of 66.79 miles (107.49km) set
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Last updated: 02-Jun-17 By Elsa Trujillo Registrations for the Salomon Ultra Pirineu opened on January 27th and will remain open until February 16th. Held in the Cadí Moixeró Natural Park (Barcelona, Spain) on 24th September 2016 there are 1000 bibs available. If pre-enrolments exceed the number of bibs available a lottery will take place to
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Last updated: 19-Jul-18 By Alice Morrison Application Window Open Until February 2 for STYR Labs Badwater® 135, “The World’s Toughest Foot Race.” STYR Labs Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, is currently accepting applications for this year’s race, July 18-20, 2016. This iconic race has a maximum field of 100 and there are rigorous entry qualifications. The race
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Last updated: 02-Jun-17 By Alice Morrison American, Adam Kimble, 29, is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for fastest run across America. It stands at 46 days, 8 hours and 36 minutes. It was set in 1980 by Frank Giannino Jnr. The route is 3, 030 miles long and starts at Huntington Beach, California,
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Last updated: 02-Jun-17 By Alice Morrison Two x UTMB winner, Xavier Thévenard from France and team ASICS, has become the first big name to register for Transvulcania 2016. Thévenard, 27, is one of the stars of the powerful French trail running squad. Having first developed as a specialist in biathlon and cross-country skiing, he jumped to the top ranks
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Last updated: 02-Jun-17 By Elsa Trujillo Say goodbye to the Norwegian Salomon Xreid at Hardangervidda and welcome the new Xreid edition Senja, the country’s second largest island, on July 1st 2016. Previously organized in Northern Europe’s greatest mountain plateau the organisers are leading all ultra runners south as they set up at a new location.
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Last updated: 02-Jun-17 By Elsa Trujillo A new sporting challenge for the UK has just been launched. The Surrey Hills Challenge is a series of running and walking charity events in the beautiful landscape of the Surrey hills. The date is Sunday 25th September 2016. The Surrey Hills Challenge is organised by the Community Foundation
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Last updated: 19-Jul-18 By Elsa Trujillo Registrations for the Salomon Ultra Pirineu will open at the end of January. The Ultra Pirineu will take place on 24th September 2016 in the Spanish Pyrenees. The event includes three different distance categories, ultra, marathon and vertical kilometre. A total of 2200 runners will take part in all
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