Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By James Page The Brutal Events Triple Iron Distance Triathlon consists of the three Triathlon disciplines x three in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park. James Page took it on and this is part two of his story: the Bike at 348 miles. If you missed part one – it’s here. […]
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Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By Mark Chandler After months of training in lakes, swimming in trainers and running in wetsuits, making their own kit and planning, the time arrived for Mark Chandler and Dave Hodgson to take part in the ten year anniversary of the ÖTILLÖ SwimRun World Championship in Sweden. ÖTILLÖ means island to island
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Last updated: 20-Sep-18 By Alice Morrison UTAT (Ultra Trail Atlas Toubkal) has to be the best kept secret in Britain. It is a stonking race, ideally suited to our British desire for punishment with a little bit of self-flagellation thrown in. So far, though, the French, Italians and Spanish have been keeping it all
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Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By Elsa Trujillo For those of you living in the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice is fast approaching. Whether you celebrate or not, on the 21st of June we will experience the longest day and shortest night of the year. From then on, the number of hours of daylight will start to
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Last updated: 16-Nov-16 By Elsa Trujillo Who doesn’t love a room with a sea view? Certainly no ultra marathon would be categorised as a holiday but nothing beats doing the thing you love the most with the added bonus of a fantastic view. How about the smell of the sea and the sound of the
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Last updated: 15-Nov-18 By Mandy Davin Friday 3rd April – Day 1 Boarding the plane from Gatwick to Ouarzazate I was surrounded by people who were going to be my Marathon des Sables neighbours for the week. Little did I know that some of them would end up being friends for life or that they
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Last updated: 16-Nov-16 By Elsa Trujillo There’s probably nothing quite like running the trails deep into the forest of some natural park or conservation area, with no concrete in sight and just the sound of birds and ruffling leaves to cheer you on. According to Wikipedia, the main idea behind national parks is the conservation
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Last updated: 19-Jul-18 By Elsa Trujillo We know you’ve run all over the place, far and wide, locally, nationally and even internationally. And we’re sure you’ve run some pretty peculiarly named events. Share them with us. The RunUltra Team has selected a few to get the ball rolling. Here they are: United Kingdom Names don’t
Last updated: 19-Jul-18 By Elsa Trujillo Do you like mixing? Sweet and sour? Surf and turf? How about your ultra running? At RunUltra we have a great selection of runs that combine the rolling hills of the countryside with the asphalt pavements of the big city. What’s your favourite combination? Have you run any of
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Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By Konstantin Holzner Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re probably right. This quote, widely attributed to Henry Ford, resonated a lot with me as I was walking through the dark. 20km from the finish line I started to feel the previous 86km. At my current pace,
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