Robert Hajnal, 9th place finisher in the 2022 UTMB, and recent winner of the 100 Miles of Istria by UTMB, has always loved running – from short school competitions, to discovering mountain adventures and ultimately becoming a professional ultra runner. One thing he never considered was actually being coached; recently, that all changed, for the better. …
Looking for an ultra that goes above and beyond what you thought the UK could offer? Do you love to run ultra distances through simply breath-taking scenery, over beautiful, technical mountain trails? Are you looking for an event that is truly Alpine-scale in nature? You’ve come to the right place… UTS is the UK’s answer to other big mountain European …
ultra-trail snowdonia by utmb: the UK’s only UTMB World Series Event! Read More »
By Dan Stinton The Ultra Trail Mont Blanc (UTMB) is a major fixture in the trail running world. As part of a week-long festival of ultras in the Alps encompassing three countries, it attracts huge crowds, big names and no doubt appears on the bucket list of many ultrarunners. Major changes were revealed on Thursday …
UTMB Group and IRONMAN Group Join Forces and Announce the UTMB World Series Read More »
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: 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 …
Last updated: 19-Feb-19 By Kathryn Bullock Many congratulations to Tom who was the overall winner of the 2019 Instagrammer Award with the most votes and we encourage you to visit his Instagram page. Tom sent us a great picture of himself proudly holding up his prize – a Suunto Baro 9 watch. Tom is a …
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By Alice Morrison They took it on in winter for that little bit of an extra challenge and in fact had to delay their start as Scottish rain swelled the rivers to depths that made crossing them a swim rather than a run, but despite that, Beth Pascall and Damian Hall managed to pull an incredible …
Damian Hall and Beth Pascall smash Cape Wrath FKT Read More »
Last updated: 08-Mar-19 By Alice Morrison As anyone who follows trail running now knows, Damian Hall‘s quest to be among the top 10 finishers at UTMB (Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc) ended in a triumphant fifth-place finish over Labour Day weekend. A new film documenting his fourth attempt racing UTMB is out now, and was just …
Underdog: Film about Damian Hall’s UTMB run released Read More »
Last updated: 15-Nov-18 By Luke Jarmey Skyrunner Extreme Series World Champion, Bob Graham Round record… the list goes on. Jasmin Paris is a world class ultra runner with an impressive array of accolades to her name. We have a chat about all this racing triumph, but also a more recent endeavour, motherhood and how that’s …
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Last updated: 26-Oct-18 By Susie Chan Ultra runner Cat Simpson has gone from strength to strength, after breaking the course record for the 145 mile Grand Union Canal Race, she recently broke the three hour marathon time and was the only female in the GB Spartathlon team. She finished 5th in this gruelling race in …
