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YHA Support Dragon’s Back Race™ 2015

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Fri 13 Jun '14

Organisers of the legendary Dragon’s Back Race™ have today announced that YHA (England and Wales) will be supporting the event in 2015. The race follows the mountainous spine of Wales, from Conwy Castle in the north to Carreg Cennen Castle in the south… Read more…
Marmot24™ to take place in the Lakes...

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 02 Jun '14

The organisers of the UK’s first 24-hour nonstop mountain marathon, Marmot24™, have just announced that the inaugural event will be held in the Lake District National Park this August. Read more…
Stevie boosts Mourne Skyline MTR appeal!

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Fri 30 May '14

Fresh from victory at the 2014 Zegama-Aizkorri Skyrunner® World Series, Skyrunning UK are pleased to announce that Salomon athelete, American Stevie Kremer will race the brand new Mourne Skyline MTR on October 18th 2014.. Read more…
The World's Toughest...

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Tue 27 May '14

By no means a comprehensive list, but this Red Bull take on the world’s toughest ultra races has many of the biggees on there. The Dragons Back Race makes it, as do Western States 100 and the monsterous Tor des Géants… Read more…

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