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Snowdon 2010 is...closed!

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Thu 11 Mar '10
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Barely 12 days after race entries opened for the 2010 Snowdon Race the race limit of 500 (plus elite invites) has been reached – and in record time. Race organiser Stephen Edwards had one word for MST tonight “astounded”… Read more…
UK's best head for Birmingham

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Thu 11 Mar '10
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For many of the UK’s elite endurance athletes who like a bit of XC in their programme, it’s the big one this weekend. Many can only hope of making a dent in the front half of the World XC results sheet come late March… Read more…
Kenneally finally goes one better

Posted in At the Races by Rene Borg on Wed 10 Mar '10
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Mark Keneally broke his silver Duck at this weekend’s Irish National Senior/Junior XC and led his team Clonliffe to another title in this year’s Irish cross-country season. The Clonliffe man took the expected win by 14 seconds from Galway’s Gary Thornton… Read more…
5 minutes with... Emma Clayton

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Wed 10 Mar '10
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England international mountain runner Emma Clayton is a bit of an all-rounder, she excels on the road and track, however the Scunthorpe athlete shows most talent on the fells. With a coach, a running dad and a supportive family, Emma has all of the ingredients to make it to the top… Read more…
Hill leads the way at Maulin

Posted in At the Races by Rene Borg on Wed 10 Mar '10
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Snow gave way to sunshine for the penultimate race of the IMRA Irish Winter League – Maulin, the shortest (7k or 4.3 miles) but steepest (474m ascent or 1555 ft.) in this five race series. The final run-in on the Wicklow Way fire-roads is explosive… Read more…
Fun in the forest!

Posted in Through the Lens by Matt Ward on Tue 09 Mar '10
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The Gripmaster does it in all sorts of locations – filming that is. Have you ever tried to run and film? I have and it looks as though I am just stood shaking the camera. What is his secret? Some interesting stuff out in the forest this time… Read more…
Felix wins Almond Blossom and books place for Poland

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Tue 09 Mar '10

After Kenyan Mark Bett romped away with the 33rd Algarve International Almond Blossom Cross Country, it was up to the Portuguese World XC hopefuls to book their places for Poland at the final meeting of the IAAF 2010 Cross Country Permit series. Read more…
Jebby takes 'quality' Black Combe

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sun 07 Mar '10
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Rob Jebb continued his good early-season form yesterday at the Black Combe fell race in Cumbria. The Bingley man finished almost two minutes clear of Ellenborough’s Ricky Lightfoot, Borrowdale’s Jim Davies was third. Read more…
Holmes wins Half Tour

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sun 07 Mar '10
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By all accounts on the FRA forum Ian Holmes ran away with the Half Tour of Pendle yesterday, with Jo Waites winning the women’s race. Full results not available at time of writing, but some excellent images here and here Read more…
Keep on Running with the Gripmaster...

Posted in Through the Lens by Matt Ward on Sun 07 Mar '10
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Yet another exuberant film from the Gripmaster – this time at the 3 stages of the October 2009 edition of Keep on Running at St. Wendal. The event saw a 3km prologue through the town centre followed by two fast and muddy stages in the forests around St.Wendel. Read more…

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Thu 04 Mar '10

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The North Face Endurance Challenge runs from may to December across the States, culminating in San Francisco where the winner of the men’s and women’s 50 mile titles can bag $10,000 a piece! With rounds in New York, Washington and Wisconsin (plus one other) there is $14,000 on offer, as each round has a $1,000 first prize… Read more…

Runners Digest chew on the National!

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Tue 02 Mar '10

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Runners Digest went the extra mile at the English National XC on Saturday to produce some outstanding coverage. The mainstream media (outside of Athletics Weekly and Nicola Bamford’s excellent report) scratched the surface, but the ‘Digest really got down and dirty in the Leeds mud. Good work chaps… Read more…

Snowdon 2010 is open!

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 01 Mar '10

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But be quick. Race entry forms are now online for download, then to be sent to race admin – entry opened at midnight today (1 March). The race organisers have an entry limit of 500, plus international / elite invitation runners, and at 12pm today over 200 forms had been downloaded. Read more…

Mud Sweat and Tears is Matt Ward's take on the sport he loves; getting under the skin of off-road running with lively comment, race reports, interviews and running equipment reviewed.

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Snowdon 2010 is...closed!

UK's best head for Birmingham

Kenneally finally goes one better

5 minutes with... Emma Clayton

Hill leads the way at Maulin

Fun in the forest!

Felix wins Almond Blossom and books place for Poland

Jebby takes 'quality' Black Combe

Holmes wins Half Tour

Keep on Running with the Gripmaster...

Ten grand up for grabs at US trail race

Runners Digest chew on the National!

Snowdon 2010 is open!

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