We’re delighted to share an exclusive Tor des Géants race report from one of the most respected and loved figures in the ultra-running community, photographer Jamie Rutherford. Known for capturing the raw emotion of the sport through his lens, Jamie brings the same eye for detail and human connection to his writing. Out on the course this year, […]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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By Dan Stinton If you ever needed to put graphene through its paces, then bagging a few Wainwrights wearing inov-8 Terraultra G 260’s may be the ideal test. By “a few” Wainwrights, I mean all 214 of them. That’s what Paul Tierney, ultra runner and inov-8 ambassador will be doing this summer in a record-breaking
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By Dan Stinton Just as we’re easing into spring here in the UK, our thoughts are turning towards lighter evenings, warmer trail running and sipping G&Ts by the BBQ. But before we get into that, let’s take a look at what happened on the lower end of the temperature scale at the Iditarod Trail Invitational
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Last updated: 01-Mar-19 By Kathryn Bullock You have a chance to win this super bright head torch from Exposure Lights in our latest prize draw launching today. The HT1000 is their top of the range head torch which emits 1000 lumens and can illuminate an object up to 125 metres away – perfect for trail
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