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Brotherly love was nowhere to be seen today at this classic Woodentops race, as a big battle between Ali and Jonny Brownlee produced a narrow win for Ali. Both were almost two minutes clear of Borrowdale man Chris Steele in third. Read more…
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Indeed a strong statement, and the advent of Twitter, You Tube and Facebook will have some running for the hills. But, there is no denying that social media has revolutionised the way that information is disseminated… Read more…
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It’s difficult know where to start – there have been so many highlights. Races that instantly stand out for us are Morgan Donnelly’s return after injury at Yr Aran, Tom Owens’ win at the 3 Peaks, Pippa Maddam’s world title run in Slovenia, Max King’s surprise WMRC win and Mark Palmer’s sub 15 BGR… Read more…
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The December issue of the US magazine is online now, and is a great festive read on all things trail running Stateside. What we like about TR mag are the issues covered and in particular the style of writing… Read more…
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This could be a book, well at at least a magazine article anyway. Nick Clark’s journey to the heart of Bob Graham Round darkness would have left many a runner broken, however the experience left such a mark on him that he is talking of a return to the Lakes! Read more…
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If you fancy being part of the third round of the McCain Cross Challenge Series and running on one of the best XC courses on the circuit, then head on over to the Cardiff Cross Challenge site before the 9th of January to register your interest… Read more…
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Scottish Hill Runners have announced the races that will make up the 2012 championship north of the Border. The series will once again be sponsored by Scots running retail chain Run4it... Read more…
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The venues for the next two World Mountain Running Championships have been announced on the WMRA site. 2012 sees the champs going to Italy, with the 2013 racing going to Poland… Read more…
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This is a very interesting article. Not only because it raises the differences in what trail running means to the different corners of the world, but also because Anton has acknowledged a shift in his personal philosophy to what ‘running’ means to him too… Read more…
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For those of you reading this who are not deep in the fell running scene you may not be aware of Bob Graham. Equally, you may not therefore be aware of just how much his Bob Graham Round challenge means to the fraternity… Read more…
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In 2012 you are invited to participate in an incredible new 100k/50k race series. The Lost Worlds trail series starts with a race on the Causeway Crossing in Ireland – taking runners through the World Heritage site of The Giant’s Causeway… Read more…
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Mercia’s Tim Davies got back into racing on Sunday after a break from running at the end of a frustrating 2011 season for the Welsh international and former British fell champ, to win the Corndon Classic race… Read more…
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The competition for first fancy dress at Sunday’s Stoop Race was almost as fierce as the racing at the head of the field, as Rossendale Harrier Sam Tosh romped to the win ahead of the evergreen Ian Holmes. There was a welcome return to racing for Helen Fines too, winning the women’s race… Read more…
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The North Face®, has announced online registration ‘open’ for the 10th edition of The North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc®, August 27th- September 2nd 2012, in Chamonix, France. Read more…
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With more winter kit, lights and ice gripping shoes on show than you could shake a hiking pole at, the December / January edition of Trail (Germany) is out… Read more…
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Yesterday’s Lotto Cross Cup produced some great performances from the UK’s elite senior and juniors, at a muddy Brussels. The racing was dominated by a strong east African contingent, and last weeks Euro Cross winner Atelaw Bekele… Read more…
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One of Europe’s most prestigious XC races is on this Sunday, as Brussels plays host to the Lotto Cross Cup – a series of cross country races across Belgium celebrating its 30 year in 2011. It’s an IAAF Permit event, and the field is deep with XC talent and promises to be one of the events of the winter. Read more…
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The festive cheer should be flowing this weekend as its the last racing weekend before Christmas. One the two classic yuletide fell races goes off on Sunday, as a big field will be expected for the Stoop Read more…
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This is a ‘running holiday’ with a difference. All Star Running Retreats offer three days, with three of the US’ top ultra runners, in Las Vegas. Featuring Geoff Roes, Ian Sharman and Devon Crosby-Helms. That’s a pretty special recipe. Read more…
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Arguably the greatest ever cross country runner Kenenisa Bekele returns to Edinburgh in a few weeks, as he takes on some of the current crop of endurance speedsters at the annual XC festival that is the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross-Country on January 7… Read more…
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The third running of Ultramaratón Fuego Y Agua, featuring 100 km, 50 km, and 25 km trail races, will take place February 18, 2012 after a one-year hiatus. The race is held on Ometepe, an island known for its astonishing biodiversity, prehistoric rock carvings, and vibrant local culture… Read more…
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Described as a musical diary of (Joss) Naylor’s memories the Salford-based BBC Philharmonic orchestra will perform Running in the Clouds by Maurizio Malagnini, at a world premiere in Kendal early next year… Read more…
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Report now online from last weekend’s Welsh Inter Regional Cross Country Champs in Builth Wells. Wins for Swansea man Phil Matthews, Caryl Jones, Ffion Price and Charlie Hulson, amongst others… Read more…
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This weekend on the hills and fells was strictly for the hardcore. Driving rain, winds and a tad chilly out there, but with the excellent Mortimer Forest, Mytholmroyd Fell Race and Simonside Cairns went ahead with really good turn outs… Read more…
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Rene Borg looks at the year ahead in Ireland, with plenty going on as ever. Another year, another selection of off-road races to choose from delivered by the great volunteering organisation that is the Irish Mountain Running Association (IMRA). Read more…
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We hinted on our Friday preview of the Euro Cross senior men’s race that Belgium’s Atelaw Bekele would be a force to be reckoned with. So much so was the dominance of the 24 year old on Sunday, that he led from gun to tape for a famous win… Read more…
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To say that Ireland’s Fionnuala Britton was disappointed with 4th place at the 2010 Euro Cross would be an understatement. However, all was forgotten in a haze of delight as the Irishwomen ran a superb race for gold in 2011… Read more…
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It was one of those days at a major champs for a GB & NI team where it would have been hard to to single out any one particular performance. Such was the dominance of the junior and U23 races that by the time the senior women’s race got underway GB had already won 5 gold and 3 silver medals… Read more…
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With just a few hours to go until racing at the 2011 European Cross Country Championships gets underway, GB athlete Steph Twell (a three-time junior champion of the event) featured at the pre-event conference and vowed to get involved... Read more…
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Legend is a phrase that is, of course, all too often used these days. But when it comes to European cross country few would argue with the statement that the Ukraine’s Serhiy Lebid is just that… Read more…
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The final big ultra race of the year was captured by the Salomon Running crew. Real insight into not only the TNF50 but also the minds of the runners, in particular Rickey Gates and Anna Frost, who have a deep connection with the philosophical side of trail running… Read more…
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With 2010 champion Jessica Augusto out of this weekend’s European Cross Country Championships there will be some fierce racing to determine the 2011 champion, with a number of likely candidates vying for the crown… Read more…
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With just 4 days until the big day, European Athletics splash some excellent previews of the younger age groups at this weekend’s Euro Cross, with looks ahead to the junior men and women and U23 races… Read more…
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BBC Two come up with the goods this Sunday, with a whole hour and three quarters dedicated to the 2011 European Cross Country Championships. Crammy and Big Bren commentate on the races from Velenje in a programme fronted by the smooth Jonathan Edwards… Read more…
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What a difference a month makes. From brilliant sunshine at the Long Mynd last month to rain, wind, snow, hail, thunder & lightning in brutal winter conditions at Bacup, Rossendale last Sunday…. Read more…
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There is no global slowdown in ultra and trail running right now it seems. Certainly in terms of prize money anyway, as going by this article on iRunFar the 2012 Run Rabbit Run 100 miler will aim to provide a cool $100,000 in prize money! Read more…
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Following the announcement of the Swiss Irontrail race, two more uber-events on the European trail calendar have been announced to whet the appetite of those seeking to go that little bit further. The Zugspitz Ultratrail takes place from the 22-24 June, with just two weeks later the second Salomon 4 Trails race… Read more…
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Some muddy racing over the weekend saw wins in the wind and rain for Andy Davies, Tom Cornthwaite, Mel Price, Carl Hardman, Jane Hodgson and Olivia Walwyn-Bush amongst them. This time of year sees some seasonal regulars on the calendar too… Read more…
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After filming the 2010 TNF Endurance Series Final in San Fran, The Endurables are back with an excellent film from last weekend’s race. Put together in double-quick time the 10 min feature shows just how the race unfolded… Read more…
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This time next week we will know the 2011 Euro Cross champions are – will Lebid make it 10? Will the GB junior women carry on the legacy? Many questions will be answered in what could be testing conditions in Slovenia… Read more…
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Not we are old school or anything here on MST, but watching this film from last Saturday’s Cumbria County XC champs shows off the sport for what it should be (in our opinion) – tough, undulating, boggy and a proper challenge… Read more…
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For Anna Frost Saturday was one of those coming-of-age days. The New Zealeander has spent the last few seasons in the mountains of world gaining a reputation as a world-class mountain runner… Read more…
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Talk about saving the best ‘til last! The North Face Endurance Challenge 50 Mile Championship takes place this weekend and promises to be a grand finale of the 2011 season and a veritable feast for ultra trail fans around the world. Read more…
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A nice birds-eye-view of the recent Endurance Life CTS on the Gower in South Wales has just been posted. It’s a great showcase for the UK’s first ever Area Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), and also a nice testimony to how good the CTS events are. Nice work chaps! Read more…
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The 7th running of the Obudu International Mountain Race on Monday showed that east African runners have just as much scope on the hills as they do on the flat, as Ethiopia dominated with men’s winner Mesfin Alemu setting a new course record… Read more…
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The international cross country scene continues to gather pace as we head towards the only major championship this winter in Slovenia. Though many Europe’s top men with be sharpening their spikes in anticipation of December 11, it is East Africa that continues to dominate… Read more…
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Go Trail by James Hallett sees another excellent edition online. The December / January has the usual great mix of imagery and inspiration, including trail running in NZ, an interview with Krissy Moehl and a journey to the roof of the world and the Himalayan 100… Read more…
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Especially loving this header image by Andy Holden from yesterday’s Dave Staff Memorial Race, which was comprehensively won by Ben Fish of Blackburn Harriers. Lots of great racing up and down the country as ever, and the photographers were there… Read more…
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It was a case of déjà vu at the BMAF British and Irish Cross Country International this weekend, as Ireland’s Peter Matthews and England’s Claire Martin ran away with the overall titles at a very muddy Bellahouston Park… Read more…
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The GB & NI team for the forthcoming European Cross Country Championships on December 11 has been named. There aren’t too many surprises in there following last weekend’s trials though the junior and U23 women’s squads looking particularly strong… Read more…
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Liverpool’s Sefton Park delivered the fast running conditions today as pre-race fancies Andy Vernon and Hatti Dean delivered the clinical finishes to win the men’s and women’s titles at the 2011 European Cross Country Trials. It was familiar territory for Vernon after his win on the same course in 2010… Read more…
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After his epic run at Leadville, South Africa’s Ryan Sandes led from start to finish in the 2011 Nepal ‘roving race – part of the Racing the Planet series. Sandes is a familiar figure at these events, having won the complete set of 4 Deserts races over the last few years... Read more…
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Billed as the world’s richest mountain race the Obudu Mountain Race once again incorporates the African Mountain Running Championships, and with all of Africa’s foremost running nations represented it should be ultra competitive… Read more…
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A relatively quiet weekend on the hills this weekend. There are a few short ones in the north of England at the Kirkby Moor and the Dave Staff Memorial races, info here. One interesting race though is down in Shropshire… Read more…
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The scottishathletics hill running weekend takes place at Wanlockhead Outdoor Centre on January 7th and 8th 2012 and bookings must be made as soon as possible and no later than Saturday 12th December… Read more…
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Liverpool’s Sefton Park awaits this weekend as, without the World cross to aim for, the UK’s top XC runners face their biggest race of the season to be one of the lucky few that with travel to Slovenia as part of the British & NI team at the 2011 European Cross Champs... Read more…
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When it comes to ‘safety’ kit for us runners, there is a fine balance between necessity and ‘nice-to-have’. As the nights draw in and training time becomes limited by the daylight hours many of us need to train in the dark… Read more…
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In a record field of 2,100 competitors, German Matthias Jahn and Australian Suzy Walsham won the Swissotel Vertical Marathon in Singapore on Sunday, semi final of the eight-race Vertical World Circuit®. Read more…
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The bar for trail running films has definitely gone up a notch in 2011. Following on from the numerous Western States 100 virals online comes the full-length production, with screenings beginning this Friday… Read more…
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Outside of the Tour of Pendle there was a fair bit of racing on the hills and fells this weekend. The excellent Penmaenmawr Fell Race went off in good mountain running conditions on Saturday, with a win for Adam Peers… Read more…
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With no World champs to aim for in 2011 much of the none European XC runners are racing for cash and glory this winter. The IAAF XC Permit Series offers suitable competition for the world’s best and Sunday saw Vincent Cheprok take round two in Soria, Spain… Read more…
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The big race of the weekend went to end-of-season form man Carl Bell in unseasonably warm conditions at the Tour of Pendle. First class write-up from Fell Running Briefs with some superb images by sportsunday Read more…
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Pre-race favourites at the 2011 NCAA cross country championships Lawi Lalang and Shiela Reid didn’t disappoint at today’s races – with Lalang romping to the win and Reid scraping through in a sprint finish at the Terra Haute course, Indiana. Read more…
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Yep, it’s the big one, Stateside today. The US National Collegiate XC champs is the one that they all want to win. Last year was a canter for Sam Chelanga, and the Lets Run readers think that Lawi Lalang is the hot favourite this year. Read more…
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Peter Thompson’s 2011 English Fell Running Championships DVD is out – and once again looks great! The PWT production is an annual fixture these days and makes for a perfect end of season re-run or gift.. Read more…
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Following on from the Swissalpine in Davos (78 kilometres) and the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (166 kilometres), the Irontrail breaks the 200 km barrier. The premiere event takes place from 6 to 8 July 2012 with the start in Pontresina and the finish in Chur. Read more…
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The last few films of the 2011 Kilian’s Quest series have been breathtaking pieces of trail running film making. Producer and director Seb Montaz has taken these films to another level in 2011, and the season finale shows some of the ups and downs of the year from behind the lens… Read more…
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It’s time for the fell runners to go head-to-head with the cyclists this weekend at the excellent Harriers vs Cyclists in Bingley. Last year saw a win for Jebby on his bike, but with his injury problems (shoulder) this summer and autumn we’re not sure the fell and cyclo cross great will be there… Read more…
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The 2011 / 12 IAAF Permit series kicked off in Spain at the weekend with Imane Merga and Linet Masai showing why they are considered amongst the world’s best XC exponents… Read more…
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Brian Furey showed why he is the Irish champion winning the last major open mountain race of the year to the peak of Djouce Mountain in 77:53. Michael Cunningham, the reigning Munster champion, pushed the Connacht man all the way ensuring he could not rest easy at any stage before the end. Read more…
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After an eventful month or so in the Himalayas for Lizzy Hawker, Roger Henke reports that British ultra runner Lizzy Hawker has completed her personal trail goal of running from the Everest Base Camp to Kathmandu… Read more…
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Some great racing in the superb Autumn conditions this weekend, with Prasad Prasad (Tinto) , Sarah Ridgway (Wadsworth Half Trog), Ifan Richards (Rhobell Fawr) and Tom Addison (Dunnerdale) amongst the winners… Read more…
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It sounded like a walk in the park for Gemma Steel at yesterday’s opening meet of the 2011 / 12 McCain Cross Challenge in Bristol, though the Charnwood athlete called it a “bit of a slog”, Frank Ticker was an equally impressive winner of the men’s race… Read more…
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With the perfect autumn sunshine, and excellent racing conditions, there are some great images out there from across the XC leagues in the UK this weekend. Chris Heys, Bryan Mills, Neale Lewis-Jones and Gwynfor James shows us their skills! Read more…
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Weather looks amazingly mild for this time of year, so racing should be a joy on the hills and mountains this weekend. The Scots get the Tinto Race and it’s the excellent Ras Rhobell Fawr in Wales… Read more…
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After an amazing adventure in the Himalayas the last month’s exploits have finally taken their toll on Lizzy Hawker, as she slipped to third place on the last two stages of the 2011 Everest Sky Race, which saw just 16 finishers. Roger Henke reports Read more…
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Though it’s now November and the cross country season in the UK is in full swing, this weekend’s opening round of the McCain Cross Challenge series in Bristol is the first real test for those with championship and Euro XC aspirations… Read more…
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But not necessarily for the competition, more for the way that Kilian Jornet has gone about his running in 2011. The young Catalan is wise beyond his years, of that there is no doubt. Read more…
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The mild Autumn weather continued this last weekend as the Clwydian Hills race went off in glorious November sunshine. No results as yet, but what better way to pay homage to this excellent race than by this great photo set by Al Tye… Read more…
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In a follow-up to their excellent book the World’s Ultimate Running Races, Jethro Lennox and Angela Mudge will be appearing at Edinburgh running store Run and Become next Weds evening to discuss the book. Read more…
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Two stages to go and Lizzy Hawker is still leading the 2011 Everest Sky Race by a mere 7 minutes. Thanks to Roger Henke posting on the comments section on MST we have some great updates on the event, which finishes on November 14 Read more…
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In part 2 of Kilian Jornet’s ‘take a break’ shoot, the lighter side of the Catalan’s character is evident. In part one we saw an introspective Kilian, a little tired from all of the media attention and globetrotting in his fantastic 2011 race season… Read more…
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Top XC exponent Steve Vernon blazed his Stockport Harriers team to gold in Saturday’s English Cross Country Relay Champs in Mansfield after running away with leg 1 for the Lancashire team, his 15.26 being the fastest leg of the day… Read more…
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The super-strong Italian team took the combined European Skyrunning Championships title at the Puig Campana Vertical Kilometer® on Saturday, but Spain was the big medal winner, taking nine of the eighteen medals at stake overall. Read more…
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2011 has been a year for announcements of big events. The penchant for ultra ultras continues with the news of The Spine – a non-stop 268 mile winter ultra-marathon encompassing the entire length of the Pennine Way… Read more…
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A BBC 4 documentary shown last weekend outlined an extensive campaign to ban off roading from the Peak District National Park. The documentary, which was shown as part of a series highlighting different threats to national parks across the UK… Read more…
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A handful of lovely races this weekend, including the Peel Hill on the Isle of Man and the Clwydian Hills in north Wales. Yorkshire plays host the the Really Wild Boar. Meanwhile the Pennines play host to the Cop Hill and Shepherds Skyline races. Read more…
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It’s curtains up this weekend for the final of the 2011 European Skyrunning Championships which will take place in Alicante, Spain on Saturday, November 5th with the Vertical Kilometer® del Puig Campana. Read more…
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After their superb performances at the World Mountain Running Championships this September, Kasie Enman and Max King have been handed the USATF Mountain Ultra Trail Council mountain runners of the year… Read more…
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Lovely video produced by Planet Fear from last weekend’s OMM. It tells you pretty much all you would need to know about the event, and gives a great feeling of the toughness needed to get round this ‘original’ mountain marathon… Read more…
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Portugal’s Jose Manuel Goncalves has been stripped of his bronze medal at this summer’s European Mountain Running Championships in Turkey after ‘testing positive’ for drugs… Read more…
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In an highly frank interview Kilian Jornet gives us the reasoning behind his withdrawal from the recent Cavalls del Vent race in Spain, and how his relentless media and race schedule finally caught up with him and left him drained Read more…
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Whilst you enjoy a comfortable cuppa this morning, spare a thought for the courageous Lizzy Hawker. The recent news was sketchy. It wasn’t quite clear why she had abandoned her Great Himalayan Trail run. All we knew a week or so ago was that her date with the great trail was over, for now. Read more…
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Lots of great blogs and images dotted about the net after this weekend’s OMM up in Scotland. One of the best I have seen is by Nic Barber where he describes the dramatic ‘sprint finish’ for this coveted crown… Read more…
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Well digital file anyway. Round one of the 2011 Endurance Life Coastal Trail Series was beautifully captured by the team and has resulted in this excellent film being produced. What a stunning part of the world! Read more…
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Wales and GB international Rob Samuel pulled off the biggest win of his career on Saturday, as he won Britain’s toughest marathon. The 25-year old led majestically over the final 6 miles of this iconic 26.2 mile event to win in 2hrs 36 mins and 45 secs… Read more…
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Sterling work from @Daleside and the Fell Running Briefs digital news outlet this weekend with an excellent report on the Great Whernside race over in Kettlewell, which also incorporated the Yorkshire Champs… Read more…
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Reigning Vertical World Circuit champion Thomas Dold of Germany won the inaugural Bitexco Vertical Run on Sunday, setting the overall fastest time up the Bitexco Financial Tower – Ho Chi Minh City’s tallest building… Read more…
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June 2012 will see a great new event coming to Wales. Trail Marathon Wales aims to be a “challenging, but stunning” full (and half) distance trail marathon set in the world-renowned MTB heartland that is Coed y Brenin… Read more…
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So, outside of The OMM things are starting to wind down a little on the fells, hill and mountains of the UK. As you’d expect at this time of the year too, the races tend to be shorter, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t some quality races on this weekend… Read more…
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Yes, it’s OMM time again. The ‘original’ mountain marathon is literally that, and this weekend’s event hits the highlands of Scotland, for a return to big hills and rugged climbs… Read more…
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We realise that the Snowdonia Marathon isn’t exactly off road. But it does have two long sections of mountain path on it’s route, is renowned at Britain’s toughest and this year has a host of top fell runners in the elite field… Read more…
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On Sunday 30th October 2011, the first ever vertical run in Vietnam will be held at the Bitexco Financial Tower, where over 500 participants have registered to conquer the highest skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City… Read more…
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I was lucky enough to recently receive a free copy of the latest offering in the ”Run Off-Road” series by TrailGuides: The Mountain Marathon Book, so let me share my impressions with my fellow mountain runners… Read more…
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In a half-term week in the UK when mums and dads are looking for things for their offspring to do, ultra legend Dean Karnazes is pushing to get more kids out in the fresh air… Read more…
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The weather looks like it has finally turned this week in the UK and as the leaves turn brown and fall away, the ground turns heavier and the wind starts to blow, cross country runners up and down the country can finally run some proper XC! Read more…
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Top coastal events co. Endurance Life have announced that their new ultra-trail event the UTSW will be a qualifier for the UTMB in 2013 – giving finishers 4 of the 5 points that they need to be considered for the big French event… Read more…
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A highly successful, inaugural Ultima Frontera went ahead this weekend, and despite the first rain for almost 4 months in the Poniente de Granada region Spain’s Juan Ruiz and Scotland’s Lucy Colquhoun were impressive winners Read more…
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Along with the Scottish championships at the weekend there were also relay champs in the Midlands, with Notts AC taking a dramatic win. Up in Scotland Inverclyde AC also caused a bit of an upset with Craig Ruddy anchoring a great win… Read more…
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British fell and mountain international Andy Symonds has made an amazing return to racing after almost a year of injury. On Sunday the Scots exile took a great victory at one of France’s great races, the 71km La Grande Course des Templiers Read more…
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The trio of Andi Jones, Robbie Simpson and Murray Strain in the men’s relay race, and Pippa Maddams and Christina Rankin in the women’s individual race put on great performances over the weekend at the 52nd Trofeo Vanoni in Morbegno,,, Read more…
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Leagues continue un-abounded up and down the country this weekend, and up in Scotland it’s time for the Scottish National XC Relays in Cumbernauld. 2010 champs Shettleston will be back to defend their title, going up against Central AC… Read more…
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This weekend sees the final ‘leg’ of Kilian Jornet’s 5 Continent visitation in 2011. The Catalan is attempting to not only win big trail races on all 5 zones, but also engage with the communities and learn a little more about global trail running… Read more…
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After a season which has placed Kilian Jornet in a league of his own in ultra trail running, the little Catalan capped off his amazing 2011 with victory at the 27th Kinabalu Climbathon in Malaysia on Sunday… Read more…
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After regular updates and inspiring thoughts during the early days of her GHT Sky Dance, Lizzy Hawker’s last tweet was a little more concerning when it came on Monday. Since then, nothing… Read more…
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This weekend sees one of Europe’s toughest ultra trail races, in the beauty of the Iberian Peninsula known historically as Al Andalus. Races of 50, 80 and 160km await, along with some stunning scenery and warm autumn weather… Read more…
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This weekend sees the 54th Trofeo Vanoni taking place in Morbegno, Italy. Following a partnership struck up a number of years ago the winners of this summer’s International Snowdon Race will travel to represent the race in this classic mountain relay… Read more…
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The North Face have just released an exclusive book commemorating some of the outstanding achievements of the some of the their global mountaineering, climbing and trail running athletes. Read more…
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If you are following Lizzy Hawker’s Sky Dance across the Himalayas via her updates on Twitter, then you’ll know that the British ultra runner is progressing well in her 1000 mile trek Read more…
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This weekend sees a new addition to the Skyrunning world calendar, that of the Skyrunner® SuperCup. Kilian Jornet and Marco de Gasperi renew their rivalry too on one of the toughest of all skyrunning races… Read more…
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Cockermouth School in Cumbria was the home yesterday for the 2011 English Schools Fell Running Championships. Some great numbers took to Watch Hill and Hay for some top quality competition… Read more…
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Packed with news, reviews, interviews and this month a photo feature with top British photographer Tom Humpage, German mag Trail magazin edition #5 of 2011 has landed on our desktops… Read more…
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Some great tweeting from Daleside and JethroLennox have revealed Dark Peak Fell Runners as the men’s champions and Bingley as the ladies winners at today’s UKA Fell Relays in Kettlewell… Read more…
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The results are in, the images are up and the feedback is posted (on the FRA forum) and it seems that the 23rd UKA Fell Relays were an afternoon to remember from all perspectives, in glorious autumn sunshine on the fells of Kettlewell, Yorkshire. Read more…
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When it comes to fell running, it’s often a solitary sport. But this weekend it’s going to be all about teamwork as the UK’s best head to Kettlewell in Yorkshire as the Bingley club host the 23rd UKA British Fell and Hill Relay Championships... Read more…
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In a joint venture taking place in Dortmund’s ‘Westfalenhallen’ next February, Runner’s World, shoe brand ECCO and the event company behind the Trans Alpine run, PLAN B, have teamed up to bring us the ECCO Indoor Trail Read more…
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Not content with dominating the world of women’s endurance running again this year (a fourth UTMB title and recent world 24 hour record), Lizzy Hawker is set for something altogether more solitary as she heads out onto the Himalayas… Read more…
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After his second win in two years at the Cavalls del Vent race, Miguel Heras is set fair to defend his TNF 50 title in San Francisco this December... Read more…
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The 2011/12 McCain Cross Challenge dates have been announced on the UKA site. The series kicks off with a return to its roots in Bristol on November 13, with the other four counters at Liverpool, Cardiff, Antrim and Birmingham… Read more…
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The 2nd Commonwealth Mountain and Ultra Distance Champs have come and gone. But an excellent one hour highlights package has just been aired on Welsh TV channel S4C... Read more…
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Mercia’s Steven Cale warmed-up for this weekend’s UKA Relays, along with a number of team mates, at the Breidden Hills race on the Shropshire borders on Sunday. Breidden Hills is always a cracker as Al Tye’s brilliant shots show Read more…
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Tough conditions did nothing to deter a full field of 500 taking to the fells of the Langdale Horseshoe on Saturday, and it was Howgill’s Carl Bell who took the glory, continuing his excellent 2011 season… Read more…
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After a difficult 2011 Ricky Lightfoot turned in one of the performances of his career to win the Salomon Kielder Marathon in Northumberland on Sunday in challenging weather conditions… Read more…
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The weekly bible on track and field in the UK Athletics Weekly has this week published a bumper issue looking ahead to the winter of content for XC lovers. The 84-page special previews the season, and reviews the best spikes to tackle the mud… Read more…
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Deemed ‘Britain’s most beautiful’ the Salomon Kielder Marathon takes place tomorrow. Launched in February the 2nd edition of the event is the brainchild of former Olympic great Steve Cram and event organiser Dave Roberts… Read more…
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Mal Law has crafted a thing of beauty. The 2nd ed. of Aus / NZ magazine Trail Run is out and is unbelievably available as a free download here. I can only marvel at how much work has gone into this… Read more…
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The gales are ripping in, and the temperature has dropped by about 10 degrees – but we dont care. The Langdale Horseshoe is our pick of the bunch this weekend in England, 14 classic miles for a full field of 500 entrants including Ben ‘The Noor’ Abdelnoor, Rhys Findlay-Robinson, Carl Bell, Nicky Spinks and Natalie White… Read more…
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Ryan Sandes’ epic efforts, insight from Leadville legends and a chronology of the historic day from Sandes’ point of view. Great cinematography goes some way to complimenting the utter beauty of the high Rockies… Read more…
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The discovery of Bill Smith’s body on the Trough of Bowland has shocked the fell community. Fell runners are a close bunch, they look out for one another, and share a real love of the environment that they take to week in week out – Bill was one such man. Read more…
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Kilian Jornet’s exploits over the last few years have been nothing short of phenomenal. The young Catalan stormed onto the scene winning such monuments as the UTMB in his first serious season of trail running… Read more…
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Yes, now that the Indian summer that never was has been and gone (all 5 days of it) the XC lovers in the UK are getting set for another winter of fun. Those who love cross-country can get excited that as the nights draw in the mud will start to churn around the country in leagues, series and championship races… Read more…
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This month’s (November issue) Runner’s World magazine see a full 24-page inside supplement devoted entirely to trail running. Fronted by arguably the world’s greatest trail runner, Kilian Jornet, the pages cover technique, kit, trail events… Read more…
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London’s Heron Tower hosts the inaugural FAASClimb at the end of this month, part of the growing trend in the UK for charity-backed tower running events. 37 floors and 888 steps face the expected 800 plus runners on October the 29th… Read more…
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The 32nd Smarna Gora race saw crisp blue skies and ferocious racing on the slopes of this classic Slovenian mount on Sunday. Ahmet Arslan repeated his win of 2010 in the race, and the overall WMRA Grand Prix Series Read more…
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Local Windermere athlete Rebecca Sheffield won her first ever Lakeland Trails event in Coniston on Saturday 1st October. In warm conditions, Rebecca had a real tustle with Accrington’s Sarah Ridehalgh, proving the stronger over the testing 15km off road route Read more…
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They repeated their win of 2010, only this time it wasn’t a close-run thng. The boys in purple blasted their way around the 4 leg route, winning all but one of the legs on time and eventually winning by a massive 16mins 55secs – these guys look good for the UKA’s in a couple of weeks! Read more…
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After a frantic few weeks of World, Commonwealth Championship and international racing, focus turns to the fell relay season as the Ian Hodgson tops the bill for many a UK fell runner this weekend… Read more…
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The first of the Autumn’s big fell relays takes place this Sunday, as fell big guns will look to sharpen their team skills ahead of the UKA champs at the Ian Hodgson Mountain Relay running from Brotherswater near Patterdale in the Lakes Read more…
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The final curtain drops on the WMRA GP season this weekend as athletes from all over the world travel to the classic Smarna Gora. As ever this tough race attracts plenty of top Brits and Emma Clayton looks to cap off what has been a great season for the Bingley Harrier… Read more…
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500 races, 101 countries – this guide to the World’s Ultimate Running Races is big, comprehensive, and beautifully and thoughtfully put together by one of the UK’s top mountain and fell runners, Angela Mudge… Read more…
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One of the most beautiful countries in the world recently hosted the Table Mountain Challenge, a 37km trip on and around one the most iconic mountain landscapes in the world. Kilian J, Frosty and home-towner Ryan Sandes were there too. Read more…
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German Thomas Dold and Italian Valentina Belotti set new records on Italy’s tallest tower, Sunday, September 25: as the 39 floors and 866 steps of Milan’s Palazzo Lombardia were consumed in a mere 3’46” by Dold and 5’03” by Belotti… Read more…
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Galleries from across the 3 days of last weekend’s Commonwealth Mountain and Ultra Distance Championships, are now online. Full marks to fell specialists Al Tye and Gwynfor James who have delivered a real feast for the eyes! Read more…
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First of a few galleries to go up over the next day or so from this weekend’s Commonwealth Mountain and Ultra Distance Champs is the women’s mountain race. Imgages courtesy of fell stalwarts Gwynfor James and Al Tye... Read more…
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It’s just as well that Richie Gardiner didn’t give up on his dream to represent Wales at a major championship because after four near misses he helped himself to two gold medals on his Commonwealth debut… Read more…
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After the huge success of the previous events, this year’s Vertical Sprint race up Italy’s tallest tower will be again be combined with a Vertical Day, Sunday, September 25… Read more…
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James McMullan and Lizzie Adams made it a hat-trick of gold medals for England at the Commonwealth Mountain and Ultra Distance Championships in North Wales as they won the men’s and women’s mountain races at Llanberis… Read more…
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As the 2nd Commonwealth Mountain and Ultra Distance Championships got underway today in Llandudno with a colourful opening ceremony and tomorrow sees Llanberis – the home of many a mountain race battle over the years – welcome the Commonwealth’s top fell and mountain runners… Read more…
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Last week we profiled the original TV programme which accompanied the inaugural Dragon’s Back race. This week more news has emerged about the 2012 version, which is being re-ignited by Shane Ohly Read more…
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As an outdoor sports person there is a good chance that you will run out of water when on the hill or the singletrack. The views on drinking from mountain streams and the like are mixed… Read more…
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The UK’s Tom Owens continued his great season yesterday as he raced to his first Skyrunner® World Series win at the super-tough Sentiero delle Grigne race in Italy. Poor weather conditions in the region forced a reduction in race distance, but Owens romped to the win with a master descent… Read more…
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There isn’t much that Angela Mudge hasn’t achieved in the sports of fell, mountain and ultra-trail running. She topped and tailed her year with wins at the Carnethy 5 and the recent Ben Nevis Race. However, by her standards 2011 has been frustrating. Read more…
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The final of the 2011 Skyrunner® World Series nears. On Sunday, September 18 some of the world’s strongest runners will compete on the spectacular duelling ground of Italy’s Sentiero delle Grigne: 43 km long with a massive 6,400m vertical climb. Read more…
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Epic is a word often used these days to describe big, awe-inspiring races – such as the recent UTMB battle. To be honest it is probably too often used, we at MST are as guilty as others of bandying the term about Read more…
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Plenty more content coming through from last weekend’s World Mountain Running Champs in Albania. Most notably men’s champion Max King has written a detailed account of his experience over at his Montrail blog… Read more…
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A variety of new events in the south of England have been announced for the autumn. RunRider is a brand new off-road duathlon for Bristolians to get their teeth into… Read more…
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The Salomon brand has delivered some great trail running films over the last few years. With the Kilian’s Quest series, the 5 Continents series in 2011, and here plays with high-tech and stylised 1000 frames per second filming… Read more…
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These World Champs had everything! Finally now some GB team images from the World Mountain Running Champs too, via top Brit Lizzie Adams and her Facebook page. Read more…
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We have been covering major events on MST for about three and half years now. In that time we have covered World XC champs, World Mountain champs, UTMB’s and so on… Read more…
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Following another epic event last month, The North Face® have announced an extended three-year partnership of Europe’s premier ultra-running event, The North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® through to 2014 Read more…
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Although the pairing of Jethro Lennox and Joe Symonds appeared to be the strongest runners in the final two stages, the Spainish duo did enough in the early stages to win the 2011 GORE-TEX® Transalpine-Run. Read more…
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Morgan Donnelly and Pippa Maddams yesterday underlined their superiority in this year British Fell Running Championships by each taking final round wins at the Devil’s Beeftub race in Scotland… Read more…
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It could well be the case on Saturday, as the 2011 British Fell Running Champs conclude tomorrow afternoon in Scotland. After 36.5 miles, three countries and over 15000ft of ascent it will be down 2 mad miles, leaving brains at home, for some of the UK’s elite… Read more…
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Tirana is old. Dating back to the 3rd century A.D. As a global sporting nation Albania is young, but this weekend will have its chance to shine on the global sporting stage as it welcomes the 27th World Mountain Running Championships... Read more…
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Though the men’s overall leaders remain the same going into the final stage of the 2011 GORE-TEX® Transalpine-Run, Jethro Lennox and Joe Symonds triumphed on today’s brutal stage 7, finally taking the win that they have coveted all week! Read more…
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For some of the UK’s top fell and mountain runners this weekend means crunch time. The final race in the 2011 British Fell Champs takes place on the Devil’s Beeftub, whilst the GB mountain running team head to Albania for what will be an ‘interesting’ WMRC. Read more…
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With just two stages to on the 2011 Trans-alpine Run, yesterday’s stage was a breathtaking trawl over the Italian border, and outside of a big effort from the Team Salomon men’s pairing is was pretty much status quo… Read more…
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The expressions said it all on stage 5 of the 2011 GORE-TEX® Transalpine-Run. The short 6.19km stage from Scuol’s town square to the plateau of Motta Naluns (2.130m) proved not to be the welcome respite from the ultra mountain stages some had hoped! Read more…
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It almost seems a daily routine by now that David Lopez Castan and Miguel Caballero Ortega lead the field of racers into the finish area at the 2011 GORE-TEX® Transalpine-Run. Read more…
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There are times when pictures are enough. There are times when you have just got to let the images or a film speak for themselves. Viewing this UTMB film from the elite runners’ perspectives says it all. So I’ll stop writing and let you watch… Read more…
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The Glenmore 24 hour Trail Race took place this last weekend in the beautiful Cairngorms National Park, just outside of Aviemore. The weather looked pretty good, and post-race feedback was of a great event. Read more…
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David Lopez Castan and Miguel Caballero Ortega once again ruled today’s stage at the GORE-TEX Transalpine Run. As on both previous stages, they managed to distance themselves from any immediate competition… Read more…
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The heavens opened but it didn’t stop the hardy off-road runners this weekend. Lots on Ben Nevis and Derwentwater elsewhere on the site, so we’ll concentrate on the other racing at sharp Shelf Moor, the grizzly Grizedale and the monster that is the Peris Horseshoe race… Read more…
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Early news from today’s Trans Alpine Run stage 3 is that overnight leaders Tangoworld Gore-Tex Spain once again ran away with the 42 km stage from Schruns to Galtür in Austria… Read more…
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The July championships held in the stunning landscape of Connemara, Ireland, provided a stern test for the World’s elite and showcased just how demanding the Irish wilderness can be… Read more…
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Now online, thanks to Mr @scottbaistow93! The results from yesterday’s race show a very clear win for Findlay Wild from Lloyd Taggart. The Lochaber runner’s time of 1:29:21 was a full two and half minutes up on the Manxman… Read more…
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Winners of stage one of the 2011 GORE-TEX® Transalpine-Run David Lopez Castan and Miguel Caballero Ortega, added yet another victory on today’s mammoth stage between Kleinwalsertal/Hirschegg (Austria) and Schruns (Austria)…. Read more…
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International and Keswick AC runner, Russell Maddams, dominated the 6th Lakeland Trails event in Keswick on Saturday in torrential rain. Maddams pulled away from an early lead group in the blue riband event, the Derwentwater Trail Race… Read more…
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If you (like us!) are following British progress at the Trans Alps, make sure you follow Ben Abdelnoor and Mark Palmer‘s progress. The Ambleside and Mynydd Du runners are moonlighting as Team247 out there… Read more…
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The 2011 GORE-TEX® Transalpine-Run got underway today, under piercing blue skies and in temperatures of over 80 degrees. Perfect then for the Spanish duo of David Lopez Castan and Miguel Caballero Ortega who romped to a stage 1 win… Read more…
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The big one this weekend goes to Ben Nevis, with our preview here, but as always there is a very busy schedule of mouth-watering races to get you out there on the hill! Pick goes to the super-tough Pedol Peris Horseshoe over in North Wales… Read more…
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Proving that his 2010 win on this famous mountain was no fluke, Finley Wild stormed to his second win in as many years, defeating Lloyd Taggart comfortably. Wild’s time of 1:29:21 is a full six minutes faster than his triumph last year… Read more…
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This weekend sees one of the most iconic races on the international mountain running calendar as the Ben Nevis Race takes place on Saturday. However, its tough track also makes it one of the most brutal up and down mountain races on the calendar… Read more…
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The 7th GORE-TEX® Transalpine-Run heys underway this Saturday, and includes some interesting pairings, including Team inov8 UK duo Jethro Lennox and Joe Symonds… Read more…
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It was a weekend of lung-burning on the fells and hills of the UK as much of the racing centred around short racing and classic shows. Wins for Lizzie Adams, Robbie Simpson, Morgan D, Math Roberts and Mark McGoldrick amongst others… Read more…
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The latest effort by James Hallett sees another excellent Go Trail mag online. Covering the Salomon 4 Trails, the Gobi Desert race and a cool feature on Anton Krupicka and the shoes he wears (New Balance Minimus MT 10)… Read more…
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Just over 1000 competitors from as far afield as Australia, USA, Holland, Germany, France, Belgium and Ireland will be running in the 15km Derwentwater Trail, starting and finishing in Keswick on Saturday 3rd September. Read more…
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The internet (and predominantly Facebook) is flooded with some amazing photo stories from this year’s The North Face® UTMB, and the quality of this ‘amateur’ photography gets better every year. Read more…
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On a weekend where one of the world’s greatest long distance race took place in southern France, one of the most historic and shortest races took place in the English Lake District. Read more…
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@Daleside caps off a great English Fell Running Championship season with a round-up of the salient points on the racing, Lloyd’s hsitoric ‘double’ and the category winners… Read more…
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For the 2011 UTMB mark as ‘brutal’. After the start time was moved on Friday evening to 11.30pm due to storms, the anticipation for this great race only grew, as Chamonix became a trail running couldron… Read more…
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Holding on to a leaders jersey in any sport can often be harder than getting it in the first place. So, with just one stage to go in the 2011 Trans Rockies Run Smith and Wolfe at the 2011 Trans Rockies Mike Smith and Jason Wolfe had to dig deep and keep their nerve… Read more…
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Known as the unofficial world championships of trail running, the The North Face® UTMB is one of the monuments of world running, never mind trail running. To put this as a win on your ‘palmares’ cements your name in trail running history… Read more…
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This excellent film of last weekend’s Burnsall Race by mylittlewalshes shows just how important a line selection can be when it comes to fell running. Wharfdale’s Ted Mason obviously knew his onions… Read more…
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Whether you are a novice, or an OMM veteran, there is probably something for everyone at this excellent looking training camp in the heart of Snowdonia this October. Read more…
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Defending Trans Rockies champion Max King, along with new partner Ryan Bak, yesterday took control of the 2011 event with a convincing win on the tough 24 mile stage 3… Read more…
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Some cracking shots as ever from the hills, fells, mountains and trails of the world. Fell Running Pictures were at the lovely Llety race in mid Wales, Chris Upson (Scottish Hill Racing) was at the Lomonds of Fife race… Read more…
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So says Max King. After stage 2 at this year’s Trans Rockies the race at the front of the men’s open race is really hotting-up. King was part of the second placed pairing on yesterday’s up and down race on Hope Pass… Read more…
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It is pretty fair to say that when it comes to South African sportsmen and women there is an innate mental toughness that prevails through their competitive culture. Ryan Sandes is one such person. Read more…
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Not really in any substantial sense… but my daily routine has very much begun to take on its old…comfortable rhythm of wake up, tag a summit, sit at a desk trapped at a computer for a few hours (thesis…), read a book, fall asleep, do it again. It is rewarding… I’ve missed it. Read more…
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It’s very early days in the 2011 Gore-Tex Trans Rockies Run but pairings who intend to make their mark in this years event from Buena Vista to Beaver Creak will have shown themselves strongly on day one… Read more…
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900 runners took part in the inaugural Glasgow Riverside Rat Race, with challenges along the banks of the Clyde, on Sunday 21 August. First past the finish line was Chris Hinds from Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, who completed the course in 47:01… Read more…
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The incredible Matt Carpenter took his eighth (and sixth straight) win at yesterday’s Pikes Peak Marathon, eclipsing the field to win in 3:48:08, a full 13 minutes up on Daryn Parker… Read more…
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When I interviewed Morgan Donnelly after his convincing win at Yr Aran a few weeks ago, the Borrowdale man stated that his season started there, and the British championships were his target… Read more…
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The ‘Sandman’ Ryan Sandes wrote his name into US ultra trail running history today as he won the Leadville Trail 100. The South African was running his first ever 100 miler and lead from around the half-way mark to win by over 30 mins by the finish… Read more…
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The Irish trial race for the World Championship came laced with the usual drama accompanying the tough three lap course. The climbs do the physical damage many say, the laps do the rest… Read more…
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Self-proclaimed ‘road racer’ Mario Macias took a gun to tape victory in today’s Pikes Peak Ascent race in Colorado. The 29 year-old’s time of 2 hours, 8 minutes and 57 seconds being the second-fastest time ever on the event… Read more…
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The last week or so in August sees three races, all extremely short, all extremely tough and all extremely coveted. First up is the 1.5 mile Burnsall race. Just over a week later and it’s the Grasmere Senior Guides race, over 160 years old! Read more…
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One of the most breathtaking uphill mountain races in the world took place last weekend in Norway. The Skaala race is a classic, you only have to look at the array of winners over the years to confirm that… Read more…
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Whilst the world’s track and field media have all eyes on Daegu for the World Championships, it’s refreshing to see UK weekly mag Athletics Weekly doing a nice 4-pager on ultra trail running… Read more…
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Very low, if the the news coming out the US Outdoor Retailer show is to be taken as a benchmark. The trend towards minimal shoes continues unabated, with the likes of New Balance and Brooks showing off their Minimus and Pure ranges for 2012… Read more…
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The Glasgow Riverside Rat Race, the new 10km urban running (or walking) event with challenges in and around the River Clyde, is due to be featured in a thirty-minute adventure sports programme being broadcast by Channel 4 Television later in the year… Read more…
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Round five of the Skyrunner® World Series heads for Colorado’s Pikes Peak Ascent on Saturday August 20 – a half marathon to the 4,299m summit of “America’s Mountain”. Read more…
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Preparation, preparation, preparation. Kilian Jornet has a young body, but a wise mind – a mind and attitude to life which belies his years. This new episode of Kilian’s Quest Season 3 gives insight into what it takes… Read more…
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From the SHR site: On a day when navigation was a major factor Al Anthony wins the 2nd Two Inns Race (maybe now is a good time to plug the forthcoming SHR navigation course too!). Race Organiser Linda MacEwan writes Read more…
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The English and British Fell Champs arrive in Sedbergh this Sunday for what will be final round, crunch time in the English Fell Champs. It could go a long way in painting a clearer picture on the 2011 British Champs destination too… Read more…
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The latest visual feast from Denis Wischniewski and the team at TrailMagazin is online. Soon to come is the long-awaited launch of the print mag on the 28 September too! Read more…
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After succumbing to the descending skills of Kilian Jornet at Giir di Mont a couple of weeks ago, Italy’s Marco De Gasperi turned the tables on the Catalan to win yesterday’s classic Sierre Zinal race… Read more…
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Some of the biggest races in the US calendar take place this weekend, and into next week, as runners from around the globe flock to Colorado for the Pikes Peak Marathon, the famous Leadville 100 and utterly massive (in scale) Trans Rockies Race... Read more…
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After a mammoth battle at the Inter Counties in May, it was likely that James McMullan would lock horns once again with Andi Jones and Chris Smith as they all lined up for the start of today’s World Mountain Running Champs trials race in Blackburn… Read more…
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Fiona Glen takes a light-hearted look at the race scene from a mid-field perspective once again this month, and fills us in on some news which we may have missed, oh and the ‘new nutrition’ of tea and Pringles! Read more…
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Outside of the trials up in Blackburn, there is plenty going on across the countries hills and mountains. The excellent Two Inns in Scotland and the delightful Sticklepath Horseshoe down on Dartmoor are amongst them… Read more…
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Though there appears to be no sound on this video by willt630 of Saturday’s exciting racing at Witton Park, it gives a great overview of how the men’s World MR trials race unfolded – obviously a proper battle! Read more…
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The UK’s elite mountain runners go on Trial this Saturday, as the selection races for World MR Champs in Albania on 11 Sept and Commonwealth Mountain Championships in Wales on the 24 Sept take place at Witton Park, Blackburn… Read more…
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This weekend sees one of two of the biggest names in European mountain running take on one of the classics in world mountain running. After their epic battle at Giir di Mont a couple of weeks back Kilian Jornet and Marco de Gasperi go head-to-head once again at Sierre Zinal Read more…
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This article on the Grough examines the rate at which we seem to get though kit these days. Most of us would probably admit to replacing kit before it’s natural lifespan is through and the average dedicated runner’s wardrobe is pretty full these days… Read more…
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The Borrowdale Fell Race was subject to numerous great images this weekend – some of the roughest and toughest Lake District fells shown off at their dramatic best with the contrasting weather conditions… Read more…
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After winning Wasdale and placing third in the 3 Peaks earlier in the year, Ambleside’s Ben Abdelnoor showed that he is a man for the long ones as he won today’s Borrowdale Fell Race… Read more…
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The North Face® have unveiled an exciting new LiveTrail APP integrating Facebook© and Twitter© which allows fans, family and followers to virtually run alongside the world’s premier ultra-runners at The North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® 2011. Read more…
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The legendary Borrowdale is on tomorrow – 17 miles of classic climbs, taking in over 7000ft of ascent over the likes of Scafell Pike. The Borrowdale boys are all down to show the way, along with hundreds of others, starting Rosthwaite Village Hall, Borrowdale at 11am… Read more…
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Our sport, like most, rises from the merely impressive to the captivating through the great rivalries between closely matched runners and perhaps this seasons Irish Championship has seen the birth of just such a pairing. Read more…
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Back in April I spoke to top US mountain man Rickey Gates about his season ahead. He told me that his season would be different in 2011, no WMRA mountain running, in fact he would be staying Stateside for most of the year… Read more…
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Yesterday’s WMRA GP race 4 at Mayrhofen, the Harakiri, was run in glorious weather after two weeks of rain in the region. The warm sun saw some great racing with Antonella Confortola turning the tables on Euro Champ Lucija Krkoc… Read more…
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Scots junior sensation Robbie Simpson showed once again this weekend why he is one of the sports brightest prospects when he beat Joe Symonds’ course record and a good quality field at the Dufftown Games’ hill race the Ben Rinnes 5 Tops Read more…
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Glorious weather, a superb event and some very worthy winners, graced the Lakeland 100 and 50 mile events this weekend, otherwise know as the UTLD (Ultra Tour of the Lake District)… Read more…
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After his victory in the Western States 100 in June, Catalan athlete Kilian Jornet returns to the competition this Sunday, running the Giir Di Mont, the super-tough 32km mountain event in Premana (Italy)… Read more…
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On a hot afternoon in the Lancashire fells Lloyd Taggart put himself right back in the English Fell Running Championships picture after a great win at round 5 short distance Whittle Pike race in Rossendale… Read more…
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A week or so after last weekend’s epic Lakeland 100 and 50 mile races, headline sponsors Montane have uploaded some wonderfully colourful and emotive shots from the festivities onto their Facebook page Read more…
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At the Giir di Mont race in Italy on Sunday there was a battle royal for the king of the mountains between arguably the world’s top two mountain and sky runners, Spain’s Kilian Jornet and Italy’s Marco de Gasperi… Read more…
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A quietish weekend ahead on the fells, less a couple of top quality events taking place north and south of the Border. The Scots have the Ben Rinnes 5 Tops hil race, part of the Dufftown Highland Games – a super tough 14 mile event starting at 12 noon on Saturday… Read more…
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Following the success of the navigation courses held in 2010 and continuing interest shown by members, SHR are organising another course for hill runners on the weekend of 15th/16th October based in Fort William… Read more…
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Last week we reported that top UK fell runner Chris Steele was to get married at the weekend – and then have a fell race up Melbreak hill in Cumbria! Some top fellow Borrowdale lads and lasses were also there to celebrate… Read more…
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Micah True lives in the Batopilas Canyon of the Sierra Madre in Mexico. Over the last decade he has been instrumental in encouraging the local tribe Raramuri / Tarahumara to keep running which has always been a part of their traditional way of life… Read more…
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Tom Owens‘ rise to the top of UK fell running has been a controlled ascent. After many years of ‘knocking at the door’ the unassuming Shettleston runner has this year found his mountain wings and carried all before him… Read more…
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Lauren Jeska, Orlando Edwards and Adam Osbourne put in some great performances at a weather-hit third round od the 2011 WMRA Grand Prix in Slovenia. After some pretty big storms the route was shortened from 9.6 to around 6.5km… Read more…
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The weather in the Italian Dolomites this weekend was, let’s say, unexpected. Dolomites SkyRace® winners Luis Hernando and Mireia Mirò weren’t, however all competitors had snow and mud to contend with making racing very interesting.. Read more…
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The North Face® has announced the participation of its top international ultra-running team, including Jez Bragg (UK), Lizzy Hawker (UK), Sebastien Chaigneau (FRA), Mike Wolfe (USA), , at the 9th edition of the world renowned ultra-running event The North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® Read more…
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The 2011 International Snowdon Race / Ras-yr-Wyddfa produced one of the closest finishes in the race’s history yesterday, as England’s Andi Jones took his fifth title on this famous mountain, from a valiant Murray Strain. Read more…
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Relive one of the best mountain races of the year, and one of the most exciting finishes for many years at the 2011 Snowdon Race / Ras yr Wyddfa. Excellent TV coverage once again by Cwmni Da and S4C… Read more…
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The International Snowdon Race / Ras yr Wyddfa this Saturday (July 23) sees an international line-up that is one of the strongest for many years, and sees Englishman Andi Jones aiming for an unprecedented 5th win on this famous mountain… Read more…
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It will be a case of something old, something new, something Borrowdale and something blue on Saturday, as top English fell runner Chris Steele is getting hitched. But it’s not any old wedding this one… Read more…
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This film is five minutes of what the Hardrock 100 is all about. US runner Joe Grant talks about the event and course being designed to be less targeted at competition, and more about just challenging the runner Read more…
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Anticipation mounts for the third leg of the Skyrunner® World Series at the Dolomites SkyRace® on July 24th. The very strong line-up includes not only the two reigning world champions but teams and athletes from fifteen countries… Read more…
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Rob Jebb reversed his recent Brit Champs defeat at the hands of Morgan Donnelly as he won the Kentmere race on Sunday. Other racing saw wins for Mark Palmer at the Great Lakes Run, Simon Harding and Helen Berry at Holme Moss, and Lloyd Taggart at Ingleborough… Read more…
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Go Trail ed. James Hallett once again puts his heart and soul into a great read. Online now, with some really great features on the high altitude sport of Skyrunning and what it’s all about, the Aussie beast that is The Track Outback race through the lens… Read more…
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Here is something to take you away from the Monday grind. We stumbled on this short film on fell running legend and Wasdale shepherd Joss Naylor, which perfectly captures one of world’s purest sports… Read more…
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It was a case of fell runners in the mist at Kentmere and wet n wild at Holme Moss yesterday, but the inclement weather this weekend didn’t seem to dampen the enthusiasm of the fell crowd to once again turn up in numbers… Read more…
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The Grossglocknerberglauf was run on Sunday 17 July, with more than 1000 starters taking on the super-steep 13km course. With the final 800m rising 200 vertical metres, the finish of the race ensures a true mountain running champion! Read more…
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Ahead of this weekend’s International Snowdon Race, Rene Borg catches up with one of the sport’s legends in the truest sense, a man capable in his prime of winning world mountain running titles and competing with the best on the road – John Lenihan. Read more…
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Lloyd Taggart (running at the Snowdon International as an open runner next weekend) warmed-up by winning yesterday’s fast Ingleborough race, part of the Ingelton Gala in North Yorkshire. Read more…
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The classic dash, up one of South Wales’ classic mountains, that is the Pan y Fan race, escaped the worst of this weekend’s weather as it went off in clear and dry conditions yesterday Read more…
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The excellent Holme Moss is part of a great fell and mountain line-up this weekend, which also see the next generation take to the hills at the FRA Junior Uphill Only Championship Race in Sedbergh… Read more…
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It landed with a thud on the mat today, all 140 pages of it. For those of you who aren’t members and don’t receive the quaterly FRA publication The Fellrunner, then I will try and put into words what this magazine represents… Read more…
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This summer, on the 30th and 31st of July 2011, la Plagne is hosting a weekend event that will have been burning holes in both amateur and expert trail runners’ calendars since this time last year – the 6000D... Read more…
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Colm Hill had taken the course record for Mt. Leinster out of the hands of local man Tom Hogan last year so despite finishing second in a 5k road race the previous day, Hogan arrived intent on returning it to sunny County… Read more…
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This spring Trailblaze was launched. Starting on the South Downs Way, the concept is proposed to be adopted on a hand-picked selection of the UK’s most stunning fully waymarked routes, called the National Trails… Read more…
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With so much going on around the world and the British champs race at Yr Aran, keeping up with the rest of the UK’s fell and mountain running has been a proper task this weekend! Read more…
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More great shots emerging from this weekend’s British Champs race at Yr Aran race, as Sport Pictures Cymru were on the lower slopes of the race at a significant stile crossing, which made for some excellent images… Read more…
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Fiona Glen recently got in touch with me about the MST coverage. As much as she likes the site, Fiona felt that we concentrated a lot on the front-end of the races, which is true, and that we needed a view from the back now and again… Read more…
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Seniors Andi Jones and Emma Clayton led the way at a sweltering European Mountain Running Championships this weekend, with top 10 finishes. In searing heat amidst top European competition their finishes were the highlights of a satisfactory overall performance from the GB squads… Read more…
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It was double delight for the French team at this weekend’s World Trail Running Championships in Connemara as Erik Clavery and Maud Gobert took the individual titles on a tough course that produced a true champion… Read more…
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After 4 tough stages, superb organisation and breathtaking scenery, the inaugural Salomon 4 Trails race has been a great addition to the multi-stage trail running calendar… Read more…
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The original Dragon’s Back Race™ happened just once in September 1992 and was famously won by Martin Stone and Helene Diamantides. Ever since, the race has been whispered about with a mix of awe and trepidation. Read more…
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French-raider Julien Chorier followed in the footsteps of Kilian Jornet (Western States) in 2011 by being the winner of a US 100 mile ultra-trail race. Not only did Chorier demolish a pretty good field at the Hardrock 100, but did it virtually alone… Read more…
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Borrowdale runner Morgan Donnelly returned from a long-term lay off to win round two of the 2011 British Fell Running Championships in emphatic style at the Welsh Yr Aran race yesterday. Read more…
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Round two of the 2011 British Fell Champs saw perfect fell running conditions at Yr Aran in north Wales. The beautiful weather wasn’t predicted, and neither was the winner of the men’s race, as Morgan Donnelly returned from injury for an emphatic win… Read more…
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GB team member Nick Swinburn is confident of team success at this Sunday’s European Mountain Running Champs in Turkey, and having viewed the course he feels that he is ready to perform well on an individual level too… Read more…
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For hopefuls in the 2011 British Fell Running Championships, all roads lead to Yr Aran in North Wales this Saturday, as the medium race round 2 of the four race series tackles one of the toughest and most unpredictable mountains in Wales… Read more…
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Tom Owens, the dominant racer leading the pack of 160 racers in the first Salomon 4 Trails, seems unstoppable on his mission to claim overall race victory en route to Switzerland… Read more…
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After the battles on Latrigg a month ago, strong GB men’s and women’s squads head to Turkey this weekend to take on the best in European mountain running. Read more…
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After a solid win on day 1 of the Salomon 4 Trails yesterday, Tom Owens really pulled out the stops on day 2 of a stunning 42km stage. His 3 min win yesterday was turned into a massive 21 minute lead after todays comfortable win... Read more…
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One of the US ultra trail circuit’s hardest events takes place this Saturday in Colorado. It’s not called the Hardrock 100 for nothing with its 33,992 feet of climb and 33,992 feet of descent at an average elevation of over 11,000 feet! Read more…
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We are big fans (as you can probably appreciate) of online mags, or e-zines as they are known. Okay, so a ‘real’ magazine is something you can hold, touch, smell even, but the growth of online mags over the last couple of years is testimony that the times they are a changin’… Read more…
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Running for the Salomon International Team, Tom Owens claimed a comfortable, but hot, victory on the first of four stages in the 1st Salomon 4 Trails race, a new multi-day race taking the mountains of Germany, Austria and Switzerland… Read more…
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On Friday MST will bring you a more in depth look at the European MR champs being staged in Turkey this weekend, from a GB perspective. There is a quick look ahead on the WMRA site, as Mount Uladag prepares to host a record number of nations… Read more…
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The North Face® has announced an exclusive live book signing by renowned American ultra-runner, Dean Karnazes, of his book Run! 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss Read more…
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The 5th edition of The North Face® Lavaredo Ultra Trail on Sunday, in Auronzo di Cadore, the Dolomites, Italy, saw Sebastien Chaigneau (FRA) and Fernanda Maciel (BRA) take first place in the men’s and women’s races… Read more…
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A lot rode on the performances to the summit of Lugnacoille, the third fixture of this year’s Irish Championship, where the King of the Mountains competition would be decided between Jason Kehoe and Brian Furey. Read more…
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This weekend see the World Trail Running Championships take place in Connemara, on what is being touted a tough, but beautiful course on the west coast of Ireland… Read more…
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This one went off a couple of weekend’s back and as ever produced some great racing and some great images. The Marathon events were won by Nicolas Pianet (men) and Stephanie Jimenez (women)… Read more…
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The excellent Go Trail mag is out now, and online to view. This South African e-zine sits alongside the excellent German Trail in the global online trail mag-scape, and we think this is the future of publishing (though maybe not for a few years yet)… Read more…
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There was some quality up-front at yesterday’s Moel Siabod race, with a top three all having represented their country. Jones brothers Andreas and Filipe stole a charge on the tough climb, from Welsh WLDMRC representative Ifan Richards… Read more…
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Rene Borg reports on a busy fortnight having passed in the Irish hills with two more rounds of Leinster League action in the East of the country as well as plenty of racing in the South… Read more…
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Going largely under the radar this weekend, long distance specialist Nicky Spinks has updated a 17 year-old record today, by topping an amazing 64 Lakeland peaks in 24 Hours, followed by champagne and curry! Read more…
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Beautiful weather and some classic fell races – summer must be here! If you’re up in the Lakes this weekend this is plenty of choice for the seasoned hill runner, with the classic Skiddaw race tomorrow from Keswick… Read more…
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It’s just 3 weeks until the 2011 International Snowdon Race and the Scottish squad have been selected – and look super-strong! After their WLDMRC team gold a couple of weeks ago the team are on a high… Read more…
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Yes, might be a bit late on some of the news here on MST this week, but you’ll forgive me for being there for the birth of my second child earlier in the week! Still, some things are timeless when it comes to fell running… Read more…
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Over 1000 competitors from as far afield as Australia, New Zealand, USA, Japan, Dubai, Ethiopia and across Europe will be running in the very first Lakeland Trails Marathon, starting and finishing in Coniston this Sunday 3rd July. Read more…
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On this evidence the world marathon record holder is a trail runner! Radcliffe is a resident of Font Romeu and at a Salomon trail camp celebrating the Kilian’s Classik event, she yesterday claimed to prefer running on the trails to the road – at least in training… Read more…
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The first edition of the Zugspitzultratrail is history. Over 750 trailrunners took on the challenge of running on one of the two courses around Germany’s highest mountain: 101km/6474m+ and 69km/3120m+. Read more…
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The North Face global athlete team dominated the winner’s podium following the 100-Mile Western States Endurance Run 2011 – earning six of the top 10 podiums spots in one of the world’s most prestigious ultramarathons… Read more…
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After finishing third in 2010 and vowing to return the a race he describes as ‘mythical’, Kilian Jornet has added the Western States 100 to his amazing array of running achievements… Read more…
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The 2011 English Fell Running Championships are at a fascinating stage. Three rounds in and the men’s championship is wide open. Former champ Rob Jebb leads from 2011 revelation Ben Abdelnoor, with 2010 Champion Rob Hope lying third… Read more…
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Scots runner Ellie Greenwood has added one of the greatest crowns to her glittering ultra career, after winning the Western States 100 race with a perfectly timed effort the US’s Kami Semick… Read more…
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The tension is palpable over in California as we are less than 24 hours out from the 2011 Western States 100 race. The only place you need to go to get the low-down on the contenders is iRunFar.com... Read more…
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The great thing about almost all ultra-trail runners is that they are humble and pretty unassuming. Take Geoff Roes. He has a perfect record in 100 mile races, running and the environment are his life, as he puts it he is now “pretty much a pro runner” Read more…
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This time of year folks might be thinking of heading off on holiday and what better accompaniment than good book? Read more…
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The performances of UK athletes at last weekend’s World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge have caught the headlines in many spheres over the last few days. Top billing on the IAAF site was to be seen here.. Read more…
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IMRA die-hards should have been salivating at the return of Mullaghcleevaun to the calendar. Wicklow’s second highest peak (849m) is characterised by its featureless peak, reminiscent of the Russian tundra in winter, and includes a stint to the rockier Black Hill. Read more…
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The Western States 100 isn’t entirely Kilian Jornet’s cup of tea. He likes things a bit more mountainous when it comes to racing. However, the young Catalan sees can see the magnitude of the event, and how it has embossed itself on trail running history… Read more…
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Deemed the ‘greatest race on the planet’, the Everest Ultra certainly is special. Not only is the race at one of the highest altitudes in the world but it is a purely non profit organisation, raising money to promote Nepali long distance runners. Read more…
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This is significant year in the history of Salomon trail and mountain running shoes. Firstly, the XR Crossmax entered the door-to-trail fray, and has been winning over runners in their masses in that search for trail shoe that performs on tarmac… Read more…
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Not too many surprises in the UKA selections for the forthcoming European Mountain Running Championships in Turkey on July 9th. The team is headed-up by trial category winners Steve Vernon, Victoria Wilkinson, Garry Rankin and Scout Adkin… Read more…
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Ian Conroy (Raheny) made good on his recent promising performances in the Irish hills, having won Powerscourt Uphill and run the fastest Leg 2 of the Wicklow Way Relay, to win the trial for the European Championships at Djouce Mountain… Read more…
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Just 5 days remain until one of the biggest races on the global trail calendar, as all roads head to Squaw Valley this weekend for the Western States 100 – and we’ll be counting down with the great Stateside site iRunFar.com… Read more…
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British mountain running is apparently in rude health if the results of today’s World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge in Slovenia are anything to go by, with England’s Pippa Maddams taking a superb gold in the women’s race… Read more…
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Part One of Kilian’s latest Quest to Olympus doesnt go exactly to plan, as he ascends the mountain they call the Throne of Zeus. Once again, some amazing cinematography from the film team on site… Read more…
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An absolute abundance of racing this weekend in the UK, almost too many to list in fact. Whatever the weather the UK’s army of fell and trail runners will be out there giving it some stick Read more…
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The 2011 West Highland Way race takes place this weekend on the historic route running from Milngavie to Fort William – covering a distance of 153Km/95miles. Almost 200 brave souls will take to the start line on Saturday for what will be a historic race… Read more…
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If you value your health, Tibradden may be best avoided: the majority of the course consists of treacherous rocky trails and while not as technical is it used to be before the construction of the Dublin Mountain Way… Read more…
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The 2011 Endurancelife Classic Quarter ultra-marathon has completely sold out. Taking place on June 25th, the 44 mile challenge has attracted its largest number of competitors to date… Read more…
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This weekend sees the 8th World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge taking place in Slovenia, with a field of mainly European talent. The US are the only non-European nation with prominent athletes in the men’s race… Read more…
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This teaser film from last week’s amazing events on Mt Olympus show what is in store with the release of Episode 3 of Kilian’s Quest 2011. I have been lucky enough to see a full length appraisal of Kilian’s amazing run, and the footage is amazing… Read more…
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Jonny Muir is an adventurer, runner, writer and proponent of UK-inspired travel. Bemused by a weatherman branding the west coast islands of Scotland “nowheresville” , Jonny decided to prove him wrong, quit his job and embarked on a journey which has sparked a new book… Read more…
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It’s clear that Sunday’s UKA Trial race for the forthcoming European Mountain Running Championships was a highly competitive affair now that the full results and report are live on the UKA site… Read more…
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With the 36th International Snowdon Race just over 5 weeks away and the English team has been announced, with Andi Jones and Pippa Maddams headlining two strong squads looking to once again win the team titles… Read more…
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After New York, Basel, London and Taipei, the latest stop on the Vertical World Circuit® was the Berlin Sky Run – 770 steps up the 39 floors of the Park Inn Hotel in the German capital. Read more…
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The tenth running of the Wicklow Way Relay was bound to both a popular and an eventful affair: The thirty allotted team spaces filled up in record time and amongst the teams taking the line were a record-seeking Rathfarnham team… Read more…
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A few images have appeared of the leading men at Sunday’s UKA Mountain Running Trial race staged in Keswick. The shots show an absolutely loaded field of some of the UK’s best mountain runners, led by eventual winner Steve Vernon… Read more…
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One of the best interviews with top US ultra-trail man Anton Krupicka that I have read comes courtesy of the blog Conversations with the Trail. ‘Tony’ has been injured since the Rocky Raccoon 100 in January, and so hasn’t been running much in the last months… Read more…
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The bad weather that swept across a large part of the UK yesterday seemed to escape a blessed Lowe Alpine Mountain Marathon, as Duncan Archer and Jim Mann took the elite win in grand style… Read more…
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The first leg of the 2011 European Skyrunning Championships held in Switzerland had some surprises in store: the men’s winner was Czech Robert Krupicka, along with Spain’s Oihana Kortazar in the women’s race – fresh from her victory in the World Series Zegama race... Read more…
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After his third-place run in 2009 the UK’s Jez Bragg returns to California and the Western States 100 later this month to attempt in an attempt to be the first ever British winner of this great ultra-trail event Read more…
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Last time we mentioned Steve Vernon on MST is was whilst he was slurping around on the country, having a great winter of XC, winning the Northern and National champs. The Stockport man was a winner once again today, bit this time is was on the fells of the Lake District… Read more…
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There was a resounding win for Serpentine’s Richard Phillips in round one of the 2011 Welsh Mountain Running Championships, at a sunny Foel Fras race in north Wales. Eryri’s Becki Law took the win in the ladies race.. Read more…
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The UK trial for the European Mountain Running Championships take place tomorrow up in Keswick. Organised by UKA, and based on the Latrigg fells, the uphill only races will determine the GB teams who will travel to Turkey on July 9… Read more…
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This is to be confirmed, but a number of social media sources and the FRA forum are talking of a 14:59 Bob Graham Round today by Mynydd Du’s Mark Palmer. He has been in sparkling form of late winning the Brecon 40 and Helvellyn races… Read more…
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Former top fell runner Ali Bramall knows what it takes to run long days on the hills and fells. As a former winner of the OMM (KIMM) Ali also understands the hills and what it takes to enjoy and remain safe on them. She has just announced a great new fell skills course, aimed at women specifically… Read more…
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One of the most famous races on the calendar takes place on Saturday (11 June) in the glorious mid-Wales countryside nr. Llanwrtyd Wells. The legend that is Gordon Green set up this intriguing battle way back in 1982… Read more…
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Nearly 500 athletes and teams from 12 countries are preparing to contend in Sunday’s European Skyrunning Championships to be held at the tenth International SkyRace® in Poschiavo, Switzerland… Read more…
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Another week of IMRA running, another maiden victory, as Tim Grummell etched his name onto the list of race winners. His win may have been on the much smaller peak of Brockagh, and not mighty Carrauntoohil, but otherwise it had much in common. Read more…
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Some of the images coming out virtually live from Kilian’s attack on Mt Olympus this morning were breathtaking, this one below for instance, the rock face looks almost sheer, yet he looks at ease! Read more…
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One of the UK’s best mountain marathons takes place in Scottish this weekend. The Lowe Alpine Mountain Marathon is ready for action and with the location details announced as 4hrs north of Glasgow and 1½hrs from Inverness – Inverlael precisely! Read more…
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As part of Kilian Jornet’s journey back to source on this year’s Kilian’s Quest series, he is this week in Greece for his attempt at the ultra-historic Mt Olympus record… Read more…
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There was a big turnout at Sunday’s Yetholm Hill Race with Scottish internationals Jethro Lennox and Catriona Buchanan taking the respective men’s and women’s race records… Read more…
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The 25th anniversary of the Irish Championship race up Ireland’s highest mountain (Carrauntoohil) will be long remembered… Read more…
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German Thomas Dold and Italian Valentina Belotti conquer the world’s second tallest building in Sunday’s Taipei 101 International Run Up race in a record field of 6,000 contestants… Read more…
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Thanks to Jean Hall for forwarding the Welsh 1000m results, listed below. Still need a bit of sorting (from my end) but they are conscise and give Pen Y Pass and Snowdon Summit times, showing that men’s winner Tim Davies was super strong on the last climb… Read more…
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The 2011 UKA British Fell Relay Champs will be hosted by Bingley Harriers in Kettlewell Read more…
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Top husband and wife fell runners Pippa and Russell Maddams made it a family affair at the Kentmere Trail race on Saturday. The Keswick AC runners romped around the 17km route with Russell taking the course record and Pippa finishing in 5th overall… Read more…
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The images tell the story at this weekend’s Welsh 1000m race, which finished amongst the Saturday pilgrimage on the summit of Snowdon. It was hot, very hot, especially for those embarking on the 22 mile full course… Read more…
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Rob Jebb put the cat amongst the pigeons yesterday as he won Rd3 of the 2011 English Fell Champs at a baking Duddon Valley Fell Race. By winning the race he (and second placed Ben Abdelnoor) have blown the championship wide open… Read more…
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Kendal’s Craig Roberts won his 10th Pen Y Ghent fell race on Saturday in hot conditions on this Yorkshire Dales peak. Roberts was once again peerless, winning from Dave Neill and Ted Mason. Read more…
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The latest visual feast from Denis Wischniewski and the team at TrailMagazin is online. Once again setting the standard for features, inspirational images, race coverage… Read more…
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A huge line-up of top (and very long!) fell and trail races lie ahead over the coming weekend – and with rising temperatures it should be extra tough, with no place to hide from the heat on the open hills and fells… Read more…
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A new video has popped up on Vimeo from last weekend’s Zegama race has just emerged on Vimeo. It demonstrates what an amazing race this is, with Tour de France style crowds on top of the Cols! Tom Owens described it as inspiring earlier this week and looking at this video we agree! Read more…
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It’s still early days in the 2011 World Mountain Running Association Grand Prix Series, but with two rounds completed of the 6 race series the leading contenders are starting to emerge… Read more…
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Wexford athlete Tom Hogan led from start to finish taking his third win in four starts and strengthening his claim to the Leinster League title, as he took the win at this week’s Scarr race in Wicklow. Read more…
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Dave and Eileen Woodhead have posted up some cracking photos from last weekend’s Inter Counties on their excellent Woodentops.org site. Loving the Ben Bardsley grimace on this one, and as usual they captures some great shots across the field… Read more…
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I had a little trouble tracking this one down, but it’s worth it! Great read once again, with some super features on Epic Trails, summer shoes, hill techniques with Victoria Wilkinson, dedicated trail runners, heart rate monitors and much, much more… Read more…
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Up against some of the greatest mountain runners in the world, the UK’s Tom Owens celebrated his debut at the great Zegama-Aizkorri Maraton Alpina race in the Spanish Basque region with a superb second place… Read more…
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JB Benna and Journey Film have conspired on the Western States 100 race to create a film which will inspire the next generation to take part in this most famous of ultra races. Read more…
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The North Face®, is pleased to announce the return of the Blacks Single-Track Trail Run on 16 October at the National Trust’s Dunstable Downs in Bedfordshire. Blacks and The North Face® team up to encourage people to tackle an achievable off road running event… Read more…
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After his strong run at the Brecon 40 last week, Mynydd Du’s Mark Palmer won the ‘new’ Helvellyn and The Dodds race in Cumbria on Sunday. Replacing the Helvellyn fell race (to now also take in The Dodds) the event is now a tough 15 miler with 4400ft of climbing… Read more…
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Zimbabwean Stephen Muzhingi became the first man in 23 years to win the Comrades Marathon three successive times with a convincing victory in the 86th edition of the race in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday. Read more…
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From the FRA forum. Es Tressider won it in 3:21, Ian Holmes second in 3:28. Sarah Ridgway won the ladies, Fiona Maxwell a brilliant second after leading through half way. Results and images as they come online… Read more…
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The rain and clouds cleared in time for the Cader Idris race to go off in sunny conditions last Saturday – meaning that fast times were on the cards. Regular North Wales visitor Lloyd Taggart took full advantage as he romped up and down this famous mountain in a fantastic 1.21.27… Read more…
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After leading on the last descent the UK’s Tom Owens just fell short of the biggest win of his career to date, after the young master Kilian Jornet won the classic Zegama-Aizkorri Maraton Alpina today… Read more…
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ARTICLE UPDATE with the correct spelling of Jame’s name! and further reporting from Mark Johnston. Conditions looked blustery, but dry, at Saturday’s UKA Inter Counties fell champs at the Broughton Heights race in Scotland. Read more…
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You can bet that racing will be super-fast this Saturday at the British Inter Counties fell champs in Scotland. The Broughton Heights race, near Biggar, hosts the event – a 10k race with around 700 metres of vertical gain… Read more…
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The upcoming weekend is one of the busiest of the year on the UK’s fell and hill racing calendar, with no fewer than 15 races across England, Wales and Scotland. Of course those are just the publicised ones (via FRA, WFRA and SHR ), alongside the Inter Counties race (separate preview to come)… Read more…
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There are some races that any runner (off or on road) aspires to – perhaps the Everest Marathon, the 3 Peaks, Pikes Peak, the NY Marathon? The Comrades Marathon is one such race it seems. At 56 miles, it’s not the longest race in the world… Read more…
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The labyrinthine forest race through Ballinastoe wood at the foothills of Djouce was displaced in favour of a revived route dubbed Glasnamullan-Ballinastoe, starting a few kilometres further up road, and offering an open mountain challenge instead… Read more…
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It’ll be ‘Cooler than July’ this October as fantastic weekend of ultra running events are being staged by Team Axarsport in the amazing Andalucian countryside of southern Spain… Read more…
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Haglöfs, a major manufacturer of outdoor equipment, have teamed up with Open Adventure to present the Haglöfs Open5 Adventure Race Series in 2011/12. Read more…
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Literally. When I was contacted by the terrific organic health food company Meridian I merely thought it was a newsletter, as our family are big fans of their lovely range of products! Read more…
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It’s curtains up for the annual battle of the giants at the Zegama-Aizkorri Maraton Alpina on Sunday, May 29, second leg of the 2011 Skyrunner® World Series, and heading the line-up are no less than four world champions… Read more…
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An impressive 357 triathletes took on the challenge of the first ever Snowdonia Slateman Triathlon on Sunday 22nd May. The unseasonably cold waters of Llyn Padarn in Llanberis were not enough to deter the competitors who had traveled from all corners of the country… Read more…
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UKA have announced details for the first running of a UK Mountain Running Championships, taking place in Keswick, this June 12. The races for senior men, women and U20 age groups will also be the selection races for the upcoming European Champs in Turkey on July 9 and 10… Read more…
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Mark Palmer used his local knowledge to his advantage as he raced to a comfortable win at this weekend’s Brecon 40 in South Wales. The event (promoted by mightcontainnuts.com) was round 6 of the 2011 UK Ultra-running Championships... Read more…
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Top young British mountain runner Emma Clayton mixed it with some of the best in Europe this weekend at the first of this year’s WMRA Grand Prix races in Italy. Running the individual event Clayton finished a superb second, behind winner Lucija Krkoc… Read more…
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Racing was keen this weekend as competition across the UK hills and mountains went ahead in some of the worst weather this spring. Not that this is anything to stop a seasoned fell runner getting out there and racing! Read more…
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If your legs are up to it, it appears that the Old Counties Tops race is still open for entries this Saturday (cant see a closed anywhere!) – so, just 37 miles and 10,000ft of climbing to be considered! Read more…
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Perhaps the classic of all Welsh classics takes place on the 4th of June – the Welsh 1000m race takes on special significance this year too, as the four 1000m peaks become five… Read more…
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A lot of action to report on from the Irish hills: Round two of the Leinster League took place last Wednesday with another neck-on-neck finish between Tom Hogan and Barry Minnock and once again the former took the win, this time by a mere second. Read more…
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Ean Proctor’s shots of this week’s Carraghan Fell Race over on the Isle of Man are excellent. They capture the emotion and speed that fell running purveys, and have an atmosphere of pain… Read more…
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Nestled amongst the English Champs race at Mearley Clough and the Fellsman, were some great bits of racing at Moel Eilio, the Fairfield Horseshoe, Goatfell, Cribyn and Mount Famine… Read more…
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Now online. Once again, worth watching for the cinematography alone. Epic shots, and epic tale of a man who ran up and down the Matterhorn in 3hrs and 14 mins, and a young man who wishes to one day ‘descend like him’… Read more…
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Paul Tierney this weekend forever etched his name in Irish ultra running records as he took Eion Keith’s three year-old record on the the iconic Wicklow Way, taking eight minutes off Keith’s 2008 time… Read more…
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After winning in 2009, Jez Bragg won his second Fellsman Axe on Saturday, putting him into a select club of athletes who have won this grueling 62 mile race on more than one occasion… Read more…
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Just catching up on all of the action after a busy weekend off fell and mountain racing. Mercia’s Simon Bailey carried on his good form over the last month or so to take round two of the English Fell Champs at Mearley Clough... Read more…
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After a race-long battle with Salomon team-mates Ryan Sandes and then new-kid-on-the-block Francios D’Haene, Catalan Kilian Jornet has added the TNF 100 to his list of amazing trail achievements… Read more…
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This one isn’t on the FRA, so I was reminded by 2009 winner Jez Bragg about this one. A classic toughie, the Fellsman attracts the hardened fell and ultra runner to over 11,000ft of ascent in its 60 miles… Read more…
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Classic Welsh race Moel Eilio is perhaps pick of the fell bunch this weekend in a relatively quiet weekend for racing on the tough stuff. Still, 9 races in England, Scotland and Wales leaves plenty of choice for fell and hill lovers… Read more…
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Not long til the start of the TNF100 over in the beautiful Blue Mountains. In 100km the runner will face 5500m of ascent, and the profile is hilly, with the trails becoming more and more technical and spectacular as the runners head on up into the mountains… Read more…
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That’s Natalie White doing the chasing, in her pyjamas. You couldn’t make this story on the front page of the Westmorland Gazette up, but it’s true, every word. So much interest has this story gathered that it has now reached the national press, and now national radio! Read more…
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Plenty of midweek action again this week, with racing at the Caradoc Classic, Moel y Gest, Burbage Skyline, the Cornalees Hill race in Scotland and Jack Bloor. Images and results online as follows… Read more…
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Episode 1 proper of Kilian’s Quest – a sideways view at the exploits of one of the world’s greatest endurance athletes – is underway with this release, the first in season 3 of films depicting the exploits of Kilian Jornet… Read more…
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Italian Marco De Gasperi opened the 2011 international skyrunning calendar with a new record in the Arles Tech Vertical Kilometre, Sunday, May 8 in the south of France. Mireia Miro won the women’s race, comfortably ahead of Stephanie Jimenez… Read more…
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When you get Jonathan Wyatt and Angela Mudge coming together to talk “motivation”, you know it’s gonna be interesting. Add to that Martin Jones and a whole host of the UK top senior and junior mountain talent and you know it’s gonna be special… Read more…
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Thinking of venturing out for some skyrunning or ultra trail action this summer? Well the mGzn2011, the official magazine / programme of the Skyrunner World Series could be just what you need… Read more…
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If I had another pair of eyes and hands I still don’t think I could keep up with all of the racing that went on around the world this weekend! Global ultra and UK trail racing has been covered, now its time to turn to the fell scene… Read more…
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It looked like a wet trail for runners at Saturday’s sell-out Lakeland Trails’ Hawkshead Trail Race, with Japanese international Yujiro Iida having to settle for second place behind Horwich’s Gary Priestley, after a race-long battle… Read more…
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This excellent ‘race highlights’ film by The Endurables pretty much sums up Dave Mackey and Pam Smith’s wins at this weekend’s Miwok 100k race in what sounded like some titanic trail running battles at Marin Headlands nr San Francisco… Read more…
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Miguel Heras and Iker Carrera run the last 200m in front of 4-5 deep crowds and cross together the finish line for a win at the Transvulcania Salomon Nature Trails, the 83Km ultra race in the Canary Islands… Read more…
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Salomon International team member Ricky Lightfoot goes head-to-head against World Cup downhill racer Jonny Cheetham in this MBUK mtb vs fell running challenge – now live on the world’s biggest (reportedly) bike website… Read more…
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21 races. Yep, count em. That’s 17 in England and Wales and 4 in Scotland, over the next couple of days. The fell and trail running season really is in full flight now… Read more…
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Fred Bagley won the very first 3 Peaks race in 1954, but he didnt received a trophy. In fact he got very little, apart from a few odd looks from folk after they learned what he and 6 of his fell running buddies were going to undertake… Read more…
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Another Wednesday, another Leinster League race in Ireland, this time at the traditional venue of Howth. There was nothing traditional about the race, however, as a local GAA game leading to a new starting point and a novel course… Read more…
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In this article – Part 1 of MST “25th Anniversary Celebration for Carrauntoohil” – our man with his finger on the trail and mountain running pulse in Ireland, Rene Borg, meets with one of the legends of world mountain running, John Lenihan… Read more…
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Edu Martinell is a busy guy. He runs the excellent Trail Running Soul site, and has now launched a fantastic trail running tours service in the amazing Pyrenees environment. He kicks off by explaining a but more about Traiectus Read more…
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With all of the news and holidays we have let a few significant happenings slip through the MST news net this last week or so. The great weather and hard-packed conditions shave resulted in some top racing up and down the country… Read more…
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The news that the traditional Irish Championship opening course on Croagh Patrick had been changed was greeted with mixed feelings as it robbed skilled descenders of perhaps the country’s trickiest, and most dangerous, descent. Read more…
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One of Japan’s top International runners, Yujiro Iida, from Tsunami hit Tohoku, starts as the favourite for this weekend’s sell out Lakeland Trails event at Hawkshead on Saturday. Yujiro heads a capacity field of 1100 competitors taking to the 15km course… Read more…
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On the 7th and 8th May 2011, the Flete Estate in South Devon will host the inaugural Endurancelife Festival! This two-day festival of endurance and adventure is essentially a mash-up of sporting challenges (including The Edge Coastal Trail Series Final)… Read more…
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Except this is 2009. After Elisa Desco’s doping ban came into effect a few months ago it was pretty clear that the results of the 2009 World MR Champs would need to be revised. The Italian team now moves down to silver and the GB team moves up to gold medal position… Read more…
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Whilst the likes of SportSunday were out on the hills doing the hard yards at this weekend’s 3 Peaks race, we were down at the race field soaking up the atmosphere. He is a little flavour of what we saw! Read more…
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The UK trail running championships, hosted once again by the Red Kite Challenge in mid Wales, was yesterday won in warm and sunny conditions for a second year running by reigning British fell champ Tim Davies… Read more…
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3-time British champ and reigning English champ Rob Hope won the Coniston Fell race on a very warm day in Cumbria yesterday. Hope has struggled a little lately with a knee injury, but was too strong for quality field on this classic route… Read more…
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Anticipation mounts as the 2011 Skyrunner® World Series launch nears. The 16 race calendar debuts in the French Pyrenees on May 8 with the Arles Tech Kilometre Vertical – a short steep start to the season with a 1,000 m uphill climb over less than 5km. Read more…
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In what will be fondly remembered as a sunny but breezy day in the Yorkshire Dales, Tom Owens today carved his name in fell running history as a winner of one of the most iconic races on the fell calendar, the Yorkshire 3 Peaks in an excellent 2.53.34 for the 23.3 mile route. Read more…
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The Leinster League started with another huge turn-out as almost 290 runners squeezed themselves through the narrow opening in the gateway that allows access to the little hillside knoll of Bray’s Head... Read more…
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This weekend sees the 57th edition of one of the most iconic fell race or mountain races in the world. The Three Peaks race is one of those races that is on a fell runner’s ‘must do’ list, and represents a true fell running classic… Read more…
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Mercia man Steven Cale repeated his win of 2010 as he romped to a clear win at tonight’s Wrekin Streak in Shropshire. His time of 17.49 was a full 15 seconds quicker than last year and saw him win by almost half a minute… Read more…
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The Three Peaks Race is all about the runners. Tales are told that become folk lore down the years, however it’s generally the winners that are remembered – here a few snippets from those who have experienced that joy of winning… Read more…
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A new urban running event with challenges around the River Clyde on Sunday 21 August 2011 has been launched at the new Riverside Museum. Glasgow is gearing up for the first Glasgow Riverside Rat Race this summer and organisers are looking for around 1,000 ‘up for it’ competitors to get involved… Read more…
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There seems to have been some cracking racing on the UK hills and fells this weekend. With a new race the Fron Four in North Wales, the Beinn Ratha Hill Race in Scotland and the ever-popular Anniversary Waltz in Cumbria… Read more…
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We’ll be winding-up to this weekend’s Three Peaks Race with previews and some nostalgic looks back through the history of this iconic race… Read more…
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It’s time to return to the source for Kilian Jornet this year, as he plans trips to Greece and Peru, in search of true trail running terrain freedom. The cinematography is superb on this short film, and is a great precursor to what should be another great year of Quests… Read more…
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GB marathoner and top UK mountain man Andi Jones won yesterday’s sprint up and down Rivington Pike in Horwich by a huge one minute margin from 2010 winner Blackburn’s Tom Cornthwaite, in this classic 3.25 mile race… Read more…
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With four days to enjoy, and the weather set to be spanking, there can be no excuse for not getting out onto the hills and trails at some point this Easter weekend. With loads of racing going on up and down the country (just remember the sunscreen!)… Read more…
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It was a battle seen by many as one between the “master and the apprentice” of the fine art of running over rough ground as Paul Nolan and Colm Hill went head-to-head at Tonelagee and the Lake (the lake this year being run clockwise)… Read more…
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This year sees the launch of the Wolf Run, an innovative off-road 10K in Warwickshire that provides a unique mix of great running trails through woodland, open ground and through water with a series of serious physical challenges using natural and man-made obstacles. Read more…
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Over the years Ian Holmes has been the Top Bunny at the Bunny Runs, and last night proved that there is still fire in those 45 year old legs as he turned the tables on the previous week’s winner Tom Adams… Read more…
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Over 160 pages of features including the 40th Dinner and Dance (and those cracking P&B shirt ‘team’ shirt and tie combos!), a look at the Rossendale Fell Race from 1990, reports on the World and European champs from 2010 and a look ahead to the English and British Fell Champs in 2011… Read more…
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The North Face’s Jez Bragg talks us through his trails at home, nutrition, recovery and plans for the 2011 season in this profile film alongside fellow international team mate Sebastien Chaigneau… Read more…
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The Highlander Mountain Marathon went off at the weekend nr. Ullapool, and saw MM specialists Tim Higginbottom and Chris Near take the A class win… Read more…
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After a lengthy spell out with a knee problem, Welsh international Ifan Richards won Ras y Moelwyn in north Wales on Saturday. Andrea Rowlands is in some great form at the moment too, and easily won the women’s race… Read more…
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This series of trail running adventures have been superbly captured in the last couple of years, and as Kilian embarks on what should be another set of ground-breaking runs in 2011, a teaser film is set to be aired on the 27 April… Read more…
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Top trail series team Endurance Life have released some exciting news regarding a new 100 mile coastal ultra-trail race, to take place in the south west of England in 2012… Read more…
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The Brooks Pure Project is something different. Aimed at taking the ground of the ‘new runner’ and pitched through its technologies as improving forward motion upon strike with its Ideal Heel strike, this new Brooks line is fresh, its story uncomplicated… Read more…
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Outside of the big one in the Lakes this weekend, there is plenty of hill and trail action going on around the country. Read more…
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Described by race winner Tom Owens as a “beautiful sport” , hill running gets some quality air-time on this week’s edition of The Adventure Show. The grueling Carnethy 5 coverage is really well done, produced through an ‘outdoor’ eye… Read more…
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No results as yet from Bunny Run 2 in Yorkshire and Foel Lus in North Wales. But no matter, when you have some of the crispest and cleanest photos we have seen this year on the fells and hills… Read more…
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The visual feast that is Trail is online for number 2 of 2011. Features include a huge trail shoe test (42 pairs!), a ‘good-food’ guide, urban running, the best in sleeping bags and all of the usual great photography from the world’s trails and races… Read more…
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For those of you who run at night, you will be able to relate to this superb short-film. This is a trailer to The Bedlamites – a 15 minute insight into the low-key world of fell running, and the psyche of one of the sports greatest ever… Read more…
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The last few years has seen a boom in off-road running tours/guides/breaks. One of the best out there is Run Snowdonia driven passionately by international fell and mountain running couple Iain and Sarah Ridgway… Read more…
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The Mourne and Cooley mountain ranges gaze across the glacial fjord of Carlingford Lough at each other and if they could talk they could have swapped tales of mountain running exploits this weekend as both IMRA the British associations kicked off this year… Read more…
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While the senior mountain runners battled it out on Carlingford Mountain, the stars of the future took to the start line on the Wicklow Way in Glendalough below the Poulanass Waterfall where tourists flock to admire the Upper Lake. Read more…
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The Mourne Peaks proved a very happy hunting ground for Shettleston’s Tom Owens on Saturday, as he took a big win from team-mate Jethro Lennox in round one of the 2011 British Fell Running Championship... Read more…
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The Trailblaze concept is about to be unleashed next week (22 April) via a stunning section of the South West Coast Path, with the press and media all invited to a launch… Read more…
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For those with British Fell Running Championships ambitions, it’s time to head to the beautiful Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland and lace-up the fell shoes for 12.5 tough miles, covering 10 peaks! Read more…
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If your navigation isn’t up to scratch you should really think about doing this. At the very least it will save a few places and a few mins in the mist on a tricky race route, at best good mountain navigation skills could save your life one day… Read more…
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Stage 4 is done at the 26th Marathon des Sables, and north African athletes are leading the way at the moment. Thought we’d also point you towards the superb images that are now online from the first couple of stages… Read more…
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Gerard Heery had positioned himself as the firm favourite for the Spring League title with his convincing win in the first race of the series at Hellfire three weeks ago. Read more…
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The final race the Mountain Hardwear Open5 Adventure Race series commenced in the early hours of Sunday morning at Grizedale in the Lake District. Over 300 outdoor athletes showed up eager to explore the tracks and trails by foot and bike… Read more…
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Sub 4 minute miler and Commonwealth Games 800m runner Neil Speaight, from Belgrave Harriers, swapped his track spikes for trail shoes and won Saturday’s opening 10km event at the Lakeland Trails in Cartmel on Saturday 2nd April. Read more…
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I love this time of year. The fell season is in full swing, and those cracking weekday races are underway. The world-famous Bunny Runs in Haworth, Joe Brown Midweek Series in North Wales and the Trunce races in Oxspring… Read more…
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No results as yet, but a great thread on the FRA forum tells a lot of the story. Salford’s John Brown took the win at this 4.5 mile race, fresh off the back of a great win at last weekend’s Wicklow Trail race… Read more…
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Martin Cox was in the UK (we think he still resides in Italy?) this weekend to take an easy win at the the tough Llanbedr to Blaenafon race. The GB international mountain runner showed his class in perfect fell running conditions… Read more…
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The 26th Marathon des Sables is go. Keep up to date via the MDS site and their Facebook page... Read more…
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Last weekend saw a rare triple-header of IMRA races. Along the Wicklow Way it was yet again time for runners to choose wisely between the option of the long and painful Trail race and the longer and painful Ultra race. Read more…
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A nice spread of events across England and Wales this weekend. The Exe to Axe in the South West, the Mow Cop, Snaefell on the Isle of Man, and Llanbedr to Blaenafon are just some of the races on. More info over at the FRA and the WFRA... Read more…
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Young Scot Robbie Simpson continued his 2011 winning ways by demolishing a top-class field at the opening round of the SHR Championship on Saturday. He pulled way from the likes of Jethro Lennox and Tom Owens on a steep climb… Read more…
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It’s that time of year again when the lucky few who have gained entry into the most ultra of ultras donne their gear, pack their bags and prepare to dig deeper into their mental and physical reserves than ever before… Read more…
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On Sunday 3rd April Open Adventure are hosting a five hour adventure race through Grizedale forest and the surrounding fells. This event offers participants the chance to explore the area by bike and on foot. Read more…
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For those in South Africa, you will be pretty familiar with the excellent Go Trail magazine. This excellent e-zine sits alongside the excellent German publication Trail in the global online trail mag-scape, and we think this is the future of publishing (though maybe not for a few years yet)… Read more…
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Some warm weather and good competition brought down the curtain on the 2011 XC season at the Aviva Home Countries and Schools International XC in Antrim, Northern Ireland on Saturday… Read more…
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Some unseasonably warm weather, and good underfoot conditions, brought out fell and hill racers in their hoards this weekend in the UK. Wins for Lloyd Taggart, Rob Jebb, Steven Cale and Pippa Maddams… Read more…
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The weather points towards the summer, but the competition this weekend in Antrim still points towards the winter, with the Aviva Home Countries & Aviva Schools International XC taking place at the Greenmount Campus. Read more…
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The Edale Skyline, Yr Aran and the Wrekin fell race are three stand-out races this weekend on the fells and hills of the UK. The Birnam Hll Classic takes place in Scotland The Birnam race also part of the Boundary Series… Read more…
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A huge field of almost 1300 competitors will take to the first 2011 Lakeland Trails at Cartmel Racecourse next Saturday, 2nd April – nearly double the number that took part last year. Read more…
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Though this story on the Grough site is about a stretch of coastal path that will benefit all visitors to the Dorset coastline, the overall plan is for England to have an expansive pathway which connects its coastal outline... Read more…
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Better late then never! Heavy work commitments have meant a bog back log in news postings this week. Still, that doesn’t deter us from keeping the race news coming from the fells and mountains of the UK… Read more…
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Without looking closely at the performances of the UK athletes at last weekend’s World XC one could be forgiven for thinking that it was a mixed-bag of performances, against the might of Africa in hot conditions… Read more…
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A big turnout at both the English and Welsh Schools XC champs last week. On Saturday the Aviva sponsored English champs took place in Nottingham, with almost 2000 runners competing from across the country… Read more…
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After the blow dealt by the cancellation of the first Skyrunner® World Series events in Russia, the 2011 calendar kicks off with a bang with a Vertical Kilometer® in France on May 8. Read more…
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The Little Sliabh Bui trail race saw the light of day as part of the Open Trail Series set up to promote mountain running in the South-East of Ireland and encourage more local runners to eschew the roads for the trails… Read more…
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With two years until the next World Cross, Vivian Cheruiyot and Imana Merga will have and extra long period in which to savour their victories. It was also no surprise that Kenya and Ethiopia completely dominated racing… Read more…
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When you combine one of the best magazines in the trail running world, one of the best photographers, nearly 100 of the best trail shoes in the world and three enthusiastic testers who leave no stone unturned, you know it will be something special… Read more…
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Top ultra-mountain event the Fellsman has joined forces with outdoor brand The North Face. The Fellsman – one of the toughest endurance running events in the UK – takes place on 14th & 15th May, 2011 in the Yorkshire Dales… Read more…
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Athletics Weekly and UKA will be tweeting from Spain today, as the 2011 World Cross in on! Read more…
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Some tough old fell races on the calendar this weekend. The deceptively tough Ras yr Aran in north Wales takes place, and with it being a British Champs counter in July there could well be a few contenders recceing this one on Saturday… Read more…
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The domestic XC season is virtually at an end once again and the last major dash for the line takes place at Wollaton Park in Nottingham tomorrow (March 19) as the The 43rd Girls and 51st Boys AVIVA / ESAA English Schools’ XC Champs take place… Read more…
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So, thankfully do Athletics Weekly, who will be tweeting proceedings from Punta Umbria this Sunday. Jason Henderson and his team may also be one of a very select few of British journalists actually present in Spain… Read more…
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It was great to see some fierce competition for World Cross places on the GB & NI team at last months National XC champs around the UK. Athletes like Andy Vernon, Freya Murray and Charlotte Purdue obviously see it as a big target in their track preparation – but also as a target in itself… Read more…
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Trust me this article is worth the read. You might want to go and grab a brew, or beer – depending on the time of day – and settle into your comfiest chair, as inov8’s Shane Ohly gives us his view on the sprawling subject of minimalist footwear… Read more…
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Such is the depth within the Kenyan team that selectors could afford to leave out all four individual title winners from Bydgoszcz last year, after they failed to qualify during national trials in Nairobi in February… Read more…
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Any trail runner around the Dublin area looking for a race to do last weekend found themselves in luck as IMRA kicked off their revived Spring League with their race at Hellfire Woods in South Dublin… Read more…
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Following their annual gathering in Monaco the World Mountain Running Association have settled on their 2011 race and event programme. There was talk late last year that the Grand Prix was no more… Read more…
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Salomon’s “An” Team of Angela Mudge and Anita Ortiz are ready to team-up to tackle the Gore-Tex TransRockies Run this August, with more momentum behind them than even this rugged course in front of them is capable of slowing. Read more…
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This weekend’s stand-out race was a long one, all 33 miles of the Haworth Hobble / Wuthering Hike awaited almost 300 runners for a trog around Haworth, Todmorden and Hebden Bridge… Read more…
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Sometimes you may buy a product for its brand name. Sometimes it’s purely based performance or price, or both. And sometimes, just sometimes, you might buy a product because you like the company and what they represent… Read more…
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Less than a week to go until the World Cross Country Championships visit Punta Umbria in southern Spain. Previews and race updates throughout the week to come. Though the media interest in the UK (TV that is) isn’t great… Read more…
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The 6633 Ultra Marathon boasts the freezing Arctic as competitors face one of the toughest challenges on the planet. With a distance of over 350 miles and only eight days to complete the endurance race, challengers will be pushed to their physical and mental limits. Read more…
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Reigning world junior men’s and women’s champions John Mwangangi and Mercy Cherono were crowned senior champions at the inaugural Africa Cross Country Championships in Cape Town South Africa on Sunday (06 March). Read more…
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There may only be a few weekends left of the 2011 winter program in Ireland but with the speed the races are coming you wouldn’t know it: IMRA held its Winter League at Maulin on Saturday… Read more…
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When a relatively young Stephen Edwards took on the organiser’s mantle of one of the biggest and most historic mountain races in the UK two years ago, the weight of expectation weighed heavy on his shoulders as he headed up the Snowdon Race... Read more…
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This time two years ago Robbie Simpson was making his way in the senior hill and fell running ranks. Two years on and he is firmly established as one of the best exponents on the hills throughout the UK… Read more…
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A shoe inspired by inov8’s natural running movement, and the UK fell running scene, should also a big hit Stateside, especially after Travis Lilles’ review on iRunFar.com this week… Read more…
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Race four of the Mountain Hardwear Open5 Adventure Race series commenced in the early hours of Sunday morning at Bakewell in the Peak District – with 287 outdoor athletes arriving eager to explore the tracks and trails by foot and bike in this beautiful area… Read more…
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Trials winners Charlotte Purdue and Andy Vernon head up the Punta Umbria hopefuls, after the UKA today announced the UK team which will head out to the World Cross Country Championships in around 10 days… Read more…
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The UK’s Lizzie Hawker continued to blaze a trail across some of the world’s best ultra races as she won this weekend’s North Face® Trans Gran Canaria race. It was the Briton’s second win in as many years, and she finished a tremendous 13th overall… Read more…
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Lots of great shots starting to appear on Facebook and other well known photo sites, from this weekend’s racing at the World Trials / McCain Challenge / Inter Counties races. Some of the best I have seen are these from Bryan Mills... Read more…
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Lloyd Taggart and Vic Wilkinson both scored excellent wins at yesterday’s Long Mynd Valleys race, the opening round in the 2011 English Fell Running Championships. However, the manner of their victories were in complete contrast. Read more…
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It wasnt just about championship (English) racing this weekend. Oh no. There were plenty of other outlets for fell and hill lovers to vent their anger at. Black Combe, Slieve Gullion and the Titterstone Clee, to name but three… Read more…
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It was a fitting end to what has been a memorable year on the country for Charlotte Purdue. Her win in Birmingham today ensured that the Aldershot athlete won the Inter Counties XC title, MCain Cross Challenge and World Cross trials race… Read more…
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Something a bit different is comes to Bakewell this Sunday (6 March) in the shape of an Open Adventure five-hour adventure race through the magnificent rolling hills of the Peak District… Read more…
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NAV4 have put together a selection of events for 2011 to complement their excellent training courses. “There’s a lot going on” said Joe Faulkner of the NAV4 team… Read more…
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It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were wrapping up the English fell champions for 2010. Well, it’s the that time again already when the race-face’s get put on the by the top contenders for the 2011 English Fell Running Championships… Read more…
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For those UK elite endurance runners who have eyes on the prize of World XC selection in 2011, it’s crunch time. This weekend’s big event in Birmingham doubles as the McCain Cross Challenge final and the Inter Counties XC Champs… Read more…
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Italian Fabio Ruga raced to a clear win at today’s London round of the 2011 Vertical World Circuit in London. The 29 year-old won the race up Tower 42, in London’s City district, by 10 seconds from Belgium’s Omar Bekkali… Read more…
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There are only a few informal cross-country races run by the BHAA left before this year’s winter season comes to an end. When looking back on it, one name will appear frequently: that of Joseph Sweeney who secured a rare double at Santry this Sunday as slop made way for sunshine. Read more…
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The Salomon XR Crossmax sets out on it’s journey this month in the running stores up and down the UK. It sets out to cross that tricky precipice of shoes that are road > trail and then trail > road – a place which has been a tricky domain for shoes in recent times… Read more…
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London town. Tower 42 is host this week to the third Vertical Rush race in central London, and this year it boasts the honour of being part of the prestigious Vertical World Circuit®, attracting some the world’s best tower runners… Read more…
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Definitely. As I have one. Be much easier if I was on the TR subs list (nudge, wink) but I had to wait til I got to civilisation and WH Smith before I got the evidence that the new Trail Running mag is actually out… Read more…
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Some great weather for the racers and photographers by the looks of it this weekend. Winners across the fells and hills included Ricky Lightfoot, Math Roberts, Helen Berry, Tom Addison, Emma Clayton and Peter Davenport amongst others… Read more…
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As we enter the last few weeks before the World Cross Country Champs in Spain, many of the international athletes who will contest affairs are starting to emerge and sharpen their tools. It was Japan’s turn this last weekend as the IAAF permit series hit Fukuoka… Read more…
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Racing on the fells and hills continues this weekend with events in all countries, for all tastes. There are a glut of short sharp ones, to get folks into the season, at Conic Hill in Scotland, and Moel y Ci in north Wales… Read more…
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Linet Masai is a classy runner. She has conquered the world on the track, and devours XC ground with her long and elegant stride. But she is yet to be crowned World Cross Country Champion. Read more…
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Apparently. That is according to one or two posts on facebook. However, the Live for the Outdoors site is a bit sparse on info, and the Trail Running mag facebook page is not saying much about a new issue… Read more…
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This is not a test. Well not as such anyway, more of a taster. We received the new inov8 Road-x 255 yesterday, and thought we’d get out there quick for a test run. So like the true testers we are, we strapped ‘em on and did a swift 9km this morning… Read more…
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Yet more cracking shots have emerged from last weekend’s mudfest that was the National XC, and a Scottish Athletics’ gallery of winners at the Scottish XC Champs in Falkirk on Saturday… Read more…
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In the harsh environment of a Kenyan trials race there is no room to hide. Such was the experience of Joseph Ebuya on Saturday as the reigning World XC champion didn’t make the plane to Punta Umbria in March! Read more…
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Gareth Hughes’ excellent report on Saturday’s Welsh XC is now online. Writing for Welsh Athletics Hughes speaks to winners Afan Humphies and Non Stamford, getting some great quotes along the way… Read more…
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After Annagh Hill, the IMRA Winter League moved to central Wicklow for an old classic at Trooperstown Hill. The lonely brown massif of heather, dirt paths, and the infamous scree descent has a nice mixture of everything… Read more…
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The Welsh Cross Country Champs went off in north east Wales yesterday with a great win for youngster Afan Humphries in the mens race. Non Stanford made it weekend to remember for Swansea Harriers as she took the womens title… Read more…
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Freya Murray made light work of the opposition, and would have surprised few with the ease of her win at yesterday’s Scottish National Cross Country Champs in Falkirk, winning her second title in as many years… Read more…
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I have seen some comments online and via Twitter that the ‘National’ should not have been run on Saturday, the course just wasn’t a true test of an athletes ability, it was a silly war of attrition and so on. Read more…
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Some of our newer readers might not remember this bit of news from September 2009. For a short space of time it blew the world of elite and international mountain running apart – a world MR champion had tested positive! Read more…
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All national champs are important, but in the UK the English ‘National’ has always held captive XC fans, as the big one when it comes to cross country. Part of the kudos and history that surrounds the race lies in its unpredictability… Read more…
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Denis Wischniewski has done it again. At a time of year when mere trail mortals like ourselves are scouring across the off-road disciplines for content, he has delivered another captivating e-zine – setting the benchmark for international trail mags – print or online. Read more…
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The English, Scottish and Welsh XC runners head to their respective national championships this weekend. Time was when ‘the National’ was the focus for many, but a crowded calendar has somewhat diluted this these days these days… Read more…
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The National Intermediates did not offer the only outlet for runners craving an escape from tarmac and track over the 5/6 Feb in Ireland with both IMRA and Urban Trail Series fixtures scheduled at Annagh Hill and Tymon Park… Read more…
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The London Twin Peak Challenge is back for it’s second edition in London this year. After the success of the inaugural event back in November, CityPoint and The Broadgate Tower are the two towers that await, with 935 feet, 67 floors and 1512 stairs, as the runners ascend two of London’s most iconic buildings in succession… Read more…
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If this news running on the BBC site is true then it’s great news – and great testimony to power of collective protest. David Babbs’ 38 Degrees site must take some credit for this too, as the online petition generated over 500,000 signatures and the mainstream media really latched onto it… Read more…
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There wasn’t a hint of fog on the Tyne river this morning as bright sunshine heralded the launch of the 2011 Salomon Kielder Marathon, deemed ‘Britain’s most beautiful’… Read more…
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Switzerland is known for its iconic mountain peaks but on Saturday, February 12, the 31 floors and 542 steps of Basel’s Messerturm, the country’s tallest building, were the stage of the second race in the 2011 Vertical World Circuit®. Read more…
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GB endurance star Steph Twell’s career was dealt a heavy blow today as she suffered a shocking ankle injury at an international XC meet on Sunday. Having just returned from some Kenyan altitude training the Aldershot athlete had been in some great form… Read more…
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Tom Owens was “totally chuffed” with this one. After what sounded like a battle-royale with young Scots hill-star Robbie Simpson, Owens pulled away on the last descent for a narrow win, Bellahouston man Peter Davenport was third… Read more…
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At least that is what we expect, when we take this pair of hotly-anticpated running shoes out for a spin over the next few days and weeks. As always at MST we will be trying out the new On Cloudsurfer over a lengthy period, to give a good honest view… Read more…
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The loaded field of international fell and mountain runners present at the Tarren Hendre fell race today was impressive. With 6 of the first 10 ten men having represented their country and all of the first 4 women… Read more…
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A chance to meet and run with Kilian Jornet, and race some of the best mountain runners in the world. This is what is billed, as the inaugural Kilian’s Classik is set to take place in Font Romeu this summer… Read more…
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“This was the toughest race I’ve ever run,” so were the words of Irish orienteer and mountain runner Colm Hill as he composed himself after the National Intermediates at ALSAA this Sunday past. Read more…
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The weather forecast last Sunday for heavy rain and gales did not put off over 250 competitors who turned up at Kirkby Stephen for the third event in the Mountain Hardwear Open 5 Adventure Race series… Read more…
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The first real ‘big one’ of the 2011 Scottish and UK scene is almost upon us. The Carnethy 5 Hill race is a classic in many ways (route – 2500 feet total climb over 5 summits, race history, past winners.) There are 594 entered for this weekend’s race, and the men’s field is pretty nicely loaded… Read more…
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The sport of skyrunning gets some great global publicity with this Trans World Sport feature on the Skyrunner World Series, and the Kinabalu Climbathon, which took place last October in Borneo… Read more…
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The exciting news of the 2nd Commonwealth Mountain and Ultra Distance Running Championships coming to North West Wales, was reported on MST a few months back... Read more…
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When I was sent the blurb by the lovely Rowena at UK Gear on the new PT-1000 shoe, it seemed too good to be true. The implication was that the shoes will last 1000 miles and hardly be worn… Read more…
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Perhaps better know as Vets, the Masters age groups are becoming evermore competitive in their nature as 30 something internationals and top domestic XCers join the older ranks. Of course, this just makes for even tougher age-group racing… Read more…
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Some of the US’ top ultra runners gathered last weekend in Texas for the Rocky Racoon 100, and it was US-based Brit Ian Sharman who ran away from the likes of Anton Krupicka to win in a super-fast 12.44… Read more…
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This one is a classic in all senses. Now in its 79th edition the Cinque Mulini (5 Mills) race held at the legendary San Vittore Olona course, once again lived up to expectations, as Spain’s Ayad Lamdassem sprinted in for the win ahead of Portugals Youssef El Kalay … Read more…
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In high winds Borrowdale ‘form-man’ Chris Steele won yesterday’s Carding Mill Canter with ease, beating Cardiff’s Andres Jones by almost two minutes Steele showed once again that he means business in 2011… Read more…
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One of these wins was very predictable, and was backed up by the winning margin – a massive 53 seconds. Yes, it would have taken something rather special to deny UK XC starlet Charlotte Purdue her first BUCS XC crown… Read more…
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Trail running kit specialists Montrail yesterday announced their race-team line up for 2011. WS100 winner Geoff Roes is once again included, along with the UK’s Ellie Greenwood... Read more…
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Top Scots waterproof innovators Gore have released details of a brand new waterproof technology, to be unveiled at ISPO in Germany next week. Named Active shell laminate the product will feature on many top brand’s products this year… Read more…
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Germany’s Thomas Dold made history in New York yesterday as he won an unprecedented 6th Empire State Run-Up . His winning margin was a massive 1 minute and 15 seconds over Belgiums Omar Beccali, fellow German Christian Riedl made up the podium. Read more…
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In a race dominated by east Africans and Euro XC champ Sergiy Lebid, GB international Scott Overall showed why he has the talent to compete at the highest level in XC terms – even though he hasn’t recently figured strongly on the domestic XC scene… Read more…
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Apart from the Northern XC this weekend, there were the Southern and Midland areas to be decided in England, on top of the North Wales regional champs and the Scottish 4km champs, with wins for Dan Mulhare and Elspeth Curran and some great images here... Read more…
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Once again this year the GORE-TEX® TRANSALPINE-RUN 2011 will be a big target for many of Europe’s trail runners . One of the very best multi-day trail races is now live for entries, with 214 days to go until the start of this years race on the 3rd of Sept… Read more…
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1500m specialist Tom Lancashire showed that his endurance is pretty good too at the moment as he romped to a clear win at yesterday’s Northern Cross Country Championships in Sunderland… Read more…
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Some early teases of next winter’s Salomon releases have made their way online, via the Salomon running UK Facebook page. The most interesting shoe to many of the readers of this site may well be the all new Fell Cross shoe… Read more…
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Top Scots retailer Run and Become is hosting an evening that is set to inspire 2011 West Highland Way competitors. Entries for this years event are now closed, unfortunately, however the evening aims to inspire those taking part, whether WHW old hands or first-timers… Read more…
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Whilst a certain Andrew Murray is making the headlines in Melbourne, another Scot, and namesake, has just made history with a fantastic feat of endurance running. Dr. Andrew Murray set out on the 8 November last year with the aim of running 2650 miles in just 85 days… Read more…
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Two weeks, two races and two victories; such is the tally for Eoin Keith after the running of Ticknock Winter. Despite pressure from two Leeds runners Liam Dunne and Dave Wilby, the long-distance man clawed out a six second win leaving him just one victory from the Winter League title, in a race decided on the icy descent. Read more…
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Snowdonia is set to welcome back triathlon in a big way this May, as great new event hits Llanberis. The Snowdonia Slateman is in its first year, and is the brainchild of local adventure sport man Tim Lloyd… Read more…
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It felt like the season was in full swing this weekend as some pretty decent weather meant for big fields and fast racing at the Kinder trail, the Devils Burden relays up in Fife and another tremendous Woodentops promoted Stanbury Splash in Keighley… Read more…
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The 2011 Adidas Terrex C2C event is live and open for entries. 2010 was a big success and the organisers are loking forward to welcoming an even bigger field of adventure racers this year. Coverage of last years event extended to a 30 min show on Channel 4 too… Read more…
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After demolishing the opposition in Cardiff last weekend, Charlotte Purdue yesterday handed the bronze medalist from the 2010 World junior XC champs a sound beating, underlining that she is the stand-out British athlete on the country this winter… Read more…
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After his win over the UK’s Andy Vernon in the 2010 edition, Kenya’s Mike Kigen returns to northern Ireland again today to defend his Antrim International XC crown, which he so convincingly won last year… Read more…
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The 2011 Vertical World Circuit® calendar – the world’s first and only skyscraper racing circuit – was announced today by the ISF, the governing body of this fascinating discipline. The 2011 circuit gets underway next week in New York… Read more…
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Endurance Life have a reputation for putting on some of the best trail races in the UK. Their Coastal Trail Series of events hit the island of Anglesey in North Wales on Saturday, and it looks like there are still a few places left… Read more…
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It was early December, and Santa, in the form of TrailGuides editor Keven Shevels, arrived early, a crisp new copy of A Mountain Runner’s Guide to Snowdonia landing on my doorstep. Read more…
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After reading this report by Kenyan news paper The Standard you have to wonder. Was their crime of ‘academic underachievement’ due to them striving, excelling and devoting time to running for their country? Read more…
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Kilian Jornet is just one of a number of elite ultra-trail and mountain runners who seem to be a little different to the rest of us. The same can be said here in the UK of some of the great fell runners of the past… Read more…
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In Ireland the cross-country season draws to a close as dawn breaks on a new IMRA season, and as the XC racers did their thing at the National Novices, the mountain runners hit Howth for some winter hill action… Read more…
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The recent BUPA Great Edinburgh XC was a super event. Sunshine, snow, great racing, great course, from some of the best XC racers in the world – a recipe for great photography. And that is exactly what organisers Nova International have served up… Read more…
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Young Aldershot runner Charlotte Purdue can do no wrong this XC season it seems, and she underlined her domestic dominance as she collected another McCain Cross Challenge win at Cardiff on Sunday afternoon… Read more…
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Last year we did a review of Orbana energy products, and yes we rather liked em. Well to give your new year fitness drive a boost we have teamed up with the guys at Orbana for an exclusive discount of your next order… Read more…
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Leonard Komon underlined his 2011 World Cross Country Championships credentials, as he doled out a hefty defeat to a fair number of likely contenders at today’s Cross Internacional de Itálica in Seville… Read more…
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Pictures aren’t great, but there are captions, and you can you get a flavour of the action at the Cross Internacional de Itálica in Seville. Ladies race gets underway around about now (11 GMT) with the men’s race at 2pm (1pm GMT)… Read more…
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Fresh recruits, Geoffrey Mutai and Pauline Njeri bunched together in ‘Team Vigilance’ outclassed seasoned officers at Saturday’s (15) Kenya Police Inter-Divisional Cross Country Championships… Read more…
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As a sport fell running visits some of the most beautiful terrain, however often is the case that fell racers don’t have the time to stop and drink in the scenery that they ascend, traverse and descend… Read more…
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Last week’s County XC report on MST highlighted issues with numbers of participants. News on Athletics Weekly of a prospective Yorkshire / Humberside split would probably only exacerbate the situation… Read more…
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Kilian Jornet, together with a line-up of super-champions, will participate in the Zegama Aizkorri marathon on May 29th it was announced at the race press conference on Tuesday, January 11th in San Sebastian, Spain… Read more…
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guardian.co.uk “asks the sporting stars the big questions”, but grabs some sound bites with the UK’s number 1 endurance athlete, Mo Farah – as he becomes the newest member of their Small Talk interviewees… Read more…
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The ‘29th Cross Internacional de Itálica’ which will be held in Santiponce (Seville) on Sunday (16) will arguably offer one of the most remarkable line-ups so far this season. The race is the fifth of the twelve IAAF XC Permit Meetings of the 2010/2011 series… Read more…
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This Sunday sees the McCain Cross Challenge arrive in the Welsh capital, for the Cardiff X Challenge. Last years winners were Andy Vernon and Hatti Dean, and if the two return this year, they will take some stopping – after both turning in superb 5th place performances in Edinburgh last weekend. Read more…
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Over 200 people braved the icy, cold weather last weekend to take on the challenge of a 5 hour adventure race in the North Yorks Moors. The clear, crisp weather made for spectacular views as the racers navigated their way around Sutton Bank (aka Jack-Knife Bank)…. Read more…
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One of the UK’s foremost ultra runners Lizzy Hawker brought in the new year in Nepal at the 5th edition of the breathtaking Annapurna 100 race. The event boasts 100, 70 and 50km races, and with its 4200m of climbing, at high altitude, can be considered one of the worlds toughest and most dramatic ultras… Read more…
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Whilst out and about on t’internet this week I spotted this. Spanish website Whereiz helps you manage and share you plans and movements. Being Kilian Jornet you need to be on top of these things… Read more…
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Whilst crazy bargain hunters were queuing up at 4am on Boxing Day to grab a ‘deal’ many runners were using the Christmas break to get in some quality running. But we all like a deal, so with the 2011 season looming it’s a good time to get the new kit sorted… Read more…
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A new website has been launched in readiness for the 2011 adidas Thunder Run. Based on the ideology of the legendary Mountain Mayhem 24 hour MTB event, the Thunder Run was always going to be a winner… Read more…
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Lakeland Trails, the company behind some of the most challenging and picturesque trail running events, have announced a series of 10k races that will run throughout 2011. Read more…
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Whilst some of the world’s elite endurance athletes slugged it out in the snow of Edinburgh this weekend, the heart and soul of club running got to grips with cross country racing again to burn off some of the yuletide excesses… Read more…
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It was a big weekend of county cross country championships in England and a host of results and images are already online. We’ll have a sift through them in the coming hours and bring you a round-up a little later… Read more…
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Fresh off the back of some quality Kenyan training GB’s Mo Farah cruised to his first win of 2011, as he demolished the field in today’s 8km International Team Challenge race at the BUPA Great Edinburgh XC... Read more…
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If you cant make it to the TV to watch today’s BUPA Great Edinburgh Cross Country races, follow MST on Twitter here, we’ll try and keep you up to date… Read more…
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Shelter’s award-winning tower running event, Vertical Rush, returns to the capital for a third year. The charity is calling on people across the country to help make it the biggest and best event yet. Vertical Rush is a uniquely demanding endurance event that challenges participants to race up the 920 steps of Tower 42, the City of London’s first skyscraper… Read more…
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One of the biggest races of the festive period saw some high class performances from a top quality field, with Mary Wilkinson breaking Olivia Walwyn’s course record, and fast-man Andi Jones winning a third title… Read more…
