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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Last updated: 10-May-19 By Luke Jarmey & Dan Stinton Radio sport presenter and Chris Evans co-host, Vassos Alexander is a self-confessed running addict with some very impressive ultras on his resume. We reviewed his book “Running up that Hill” recently that not only covers the highs and lows of his own races, but also recalls …
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: 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 …
By Elsa Trujillo We have some great articles and podcasts for you this week. For your training advice, we have some recommendations to avoid taking your stress onto the tracks and some great pieces on how injuries can be prevented and how to adapt when they go ahead and happen anyway. For your nutrition needs, …
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Last updated: 15-Nov-18 By Kathryn Bullock Here is a helpful video from Elisabet Barnes – Women’s winner of the 2015 Marathon des Sables and owner of MyRacekit. Elisabet shows us the secret to taking the right kit and packing it best for a multi-day Ultra. The video goes through all the essentials and is of …
By Elsa Trujillo For International Stress Awareness Week (5th – 9th November), we’ve collated a series of articles dealing with different aspects of mental health and ultra running. Some articles are from ultra runners in our RunUltra team, such as Sarah Cooke and Alice Morrison, and our favourite coach Andy Mouncey; and we’ve found a …
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