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Never ones to shirk our responsibility to the grass roots here at MST, we’d like to big-up a great urban trail race up in the Manchester area – taking place this Sunday the 6th of January. For all you ‘urban trailsters’ who are fed up with the pavements and traffic – Hit the Trail! Read more…
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One of the most popular festive fell races at Wansfell was won by Helm Hill man Tom Addison, sprinting in for a narrow win over cousin Mark. Conditions were kind as the large field set out on this 2.1m ‘sprint’ in Ambleside… Read more…
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MST’s day spent on the 2012 Dragon’s Back Race was one to remember. It was hot, it was hard and the event continued to sieve-out competitors as they journeyed over Cader Idris, some tough Dyfi forest tracks and culminated on Pen Pumlumon Fawr in the Cambrian mountains… Read more…
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A round-up of the best bits of any year would probably include a dramatic UTMB. Well, 2012 is no different, as another event of crazy weather and shortened routes is what we got, with a new men’s winner in Francois d’Haene. But some things never change, as Lizzy Hawker won her 5th title… Read more…
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Bob Graham Round ‘queen’ Nicky Spinks has announced an alternative take on the Dragon’s Back race next July, as she and “like minded friends” undertake the ‘Dragon’s Belly’, following as closely as possible the 1992 race route… Read more…
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After looking back at Joe Symonds’ 3 Peaks win as part of our re-living of great moments of 2012 last week, we now look at another great Scottish win on the highest mountain in England and Wales – Snowdon! Read more…
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In an excellent interview with Spanish website, www.carreraspormontana.com , ISF president Marino Giacometti talks to about the near and long term future of skyrunning, 100 milers and the sticky subject, the Olympics! Read more…
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2012 draws to a close and it’s been a great year. MST is still gaining new followers and viewers across the world, and over the next week we’ll be putting out some more of the articles of 2012. We would not even exist without our dedicated readers so thank you, and… Read more…
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As the world winds down for Christmas, the fell and trail runners of the UK will be out and about hitting the hills, whether racing, training or just working off that Yuletide excess. The race scene stops for no one and there are a glut of great races to get stuck into between now and 2013… Read more…
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Between now and the end of 2012 we thought we would re-post some of the better MST articles from the year, some of the longer, more in-depth ones, the inspirational ones, the ones which will help motivate you to get out there and avoid that Festive slump in your running! Read more…
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With the season drawing to a close, so too is the fourth season of Kilian’s Quest films. In this last episode of 2012 we see part two of Kilian’s encounter with US runner Pablo Vigil… Read more…
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The Rab Dark and White mini-MM, the Corndon 3 Peaks Classic and the Slieu Whallian Hill race took place this weekend, with clement weather, considering what had come in the days before… Read more…
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Mud and chocolate were the order of the day at the inaugural Sticky Chocolate Trail Run on Saturday (15 Dec) as GB internationals and mere mortals lined-up for a variety of trails races in the Lakes… Read more…
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One the Yorkshire’s best-loved fell races went off in dry conditions on Sunday, as 270 runners lined up for the Yuletide 5 miler that is the Stoop which attracted some of the UK best to hills and fells near Halifax… Read more…
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The English and British Fell Running Championships have been announced for 2013, with some classic races for contenders to feast their eyes and legs on between March and September next year… Read more…
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Marmot Dark Mountains™ takes the classic two-day mountain marathon format and gives it a new, darker twist. Rather than two days of running with an overnight camp, this one packs everything into one winter’s night! Read more…
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Every two years the European Skyrunning Championships are celebrated and 2013 is no exception. The big news for next year is the inclusion of an ultra distance race for the first time. Read more…
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Moving into its second year one of Wales’ biggest trail running events, Trail Marathon Wales, has closed entries to the full marathon, after reaching the maximum 400 entries in a little over 90 days for the June 2013 race… Read more…
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The festive cheer should be flowing this weekend as it’s the last real racing weekend before Christmas. One of the classic yuletide fell races goes off on Sunday, as a big field will be expected for the Stoop Read more…
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Yet again, 2012 has been quite a year for Kilian Jornet. He has seemingly ‘won at will’ on many of the mountain and trail races which he has lined up for. He completed a simply astonishing Mont Blanc Crossing in September… Read more…
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British ultra runner Jez Bragg has today begun his trail running trek on the Te Araroa. A trip that will see the North Face man cross from the North to the South of New Zealand, covering over 3000kms… Read more…
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I am not sure that we have an opinion either way in this subject, which has been raised a fair few times in the past. However, watching the Euro Cross at the weekend left me with the feeling that the racing on snow was pretty exciting… Read more…
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Snow and ice was in force at the Really Wild Boar race on Saturday, with former British fell champ Rob Hope taking the win against a quality field. In the west on Sunday it was full mud however, as Mercia’s Paul Jones won the classic ‘Mortimers’ race… Read more…
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When the Salomon S-Lab Sense hit the market in 2012 it is fair to say that its status was quickly hailed a ‘landmark product’. With their stealth-like appearance, low profile and lightweight nature the Sense aren’t the weapon of choice for all. Read more…
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This weekend was in short pretty amazing for GB’s cross country runners. The fact that every single one of the team (from U20 to seniors) returned home from the 2012 Euro XC champs with a medal is remarkable… Read more…
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A handful of races this weekend, and with many of the mountains and hills of the UK under a white sheet of snow many races organiser are stating full body cover and full kit for their races… Read more…
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A big festive race route recce is planned on Sunday 23rd December for the 2013 Heptonstall Fell Race. All comers are welcome; with around 20 runners already confirmed for a 15 mile jaunt around the lovely route on the fells and woods of West Yorkshire… Read more…
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500 runners from more than 30 nations will rise to the challenge of the GORE-TEX® TRANSALPINE-RUN for the ninth time and will overcome not only geographical but also personal limits on exciting new routes and stunning new landscapes… Read more…
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Next May sees High Terrain Events hold the first Scafell Pike Trail Marathon race – the highest trail race in England. Being the hardy type that organiser Ian Mulvey is he took to the route yesterday, in pretty hefty winter conditions on the tops… Read more…
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After a super-succesful event in 2012, the 2013 Salomon Zugspitz Ultratrail is ready to accept next year’s runners, and such is the demand for spaces at the event next June that applicants from 19 countries have taken up places in the first 3 days of entries opening… Read more…
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European Athletics have put together some great preview articles for this weekend’s Euro XC in Hungary. 2011 men’s champion Atelaw Bekele returns under a bit of cloud, and evergreen Serhiy Lebid also runs aiming to make it 10 titles! Read more…
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Iain Ridgway is a pretty talented mountain runner. For those of us who know him will know that his is a steely competitor, with a big engine and great technique, especially on the climbs and technical descents… Read more…
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A weekend of fine weather for the most part saw some big numbers of fell runners venturing out for some of the year’s best races. 180 plus turned up for the Gravy Pud race, and then there is the Cardington Cracker with its 9 miles and 2,600 feet of “hell”… Read more…
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After inclement weather forced a re-routed TNF50 in San Francisco earlier today, the ensuing mud and torrential rain probably played into the hands of Spain Miguel Heras and Swede Emelie Forsberg, as they both bagged the men’s and women’s titles, plus a cool $10,000 each! Read more…
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Will anyone get near Gareth Raven and Christine Howard’s course records at the classic Gravy Pud race this Sunday? How big will the field be at the ever-popular Cardington Cracker in Shropshire? And was there a day in the fell calendar with so many great names for races as there are this Sunday?! Read more…
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Catch a 30 min highlight programme of the 2012 UTMB this Sunday morning on Channel 4. Part of the 4Sport series the programme “features in-depth interviews with Hawker and some of Europe’s finest mountain runners, providing insights into their racing tactics and motivation.” Read more…
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Out go such classics as Giir di Mont and Sierre Zinal, and in come some exciting new races in the form of the first 100-miler for the series, Ronda dels Cims. Next year’s Skyrunner World Series will be split into three distinct circuits, those of Sky, Ultra and Vertical… Read more…
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The season finale in San Fran is once again upon us, as a host of top ultra-trailers get ready for 50 miles of racing in the Marin Headlands on Saturday. MST was there two years ago and take it from us this one is big… Read more…
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The GB & NI team for this year’s European Cross Country Championships in a couple of weeks has been announced, and bar the odd non-trails runner inclusion it is pretty much as expected following the Trials races last Saturday… Read more…
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A super new book exploring all that the Scottish trails have to offer will be celebrated with an evening at top Scots run retailer Run and Become next Tuesday (4 Dec)… Read more…
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If any underlining of what a marvellous sport fell running is, this weekend’s Dave Staff Memorial Race did that. A sunny day, with plenty of mud underfoot, smiling faces, 184 runners and a good pile of cash raised for some very good causes… Read more…
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Liverpool’s Sefton Park awaits this weekend as the UK’s top XC runners face one of their biggest races of the season to be one of the lucky few that’ll travel to Budapest as part of the British & NI team at the 2012 European Cross Country Champs... Read more…
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As followers of this site will know, we have been supporting skyrunning and the Skyrunner® World Series for 4 years now, but this year has been different. As this excellent article portrays, the sport has moved up a few notches in 2012. Read more…
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A brand new event in South Africa looks set to take eliminator racing to the next level. Competitors at the Red Bull LionHeart are ready to roar into action this afternoon (23 Nov) in a time trial that will see each runner being seeded for tomorrow’s race action… Read more…
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A relatively quiet weekend on the hills this weekend. There are a couple of short ones in the north of England at Kirkby Moor and the Dave Staff Memorial races, plus there is the Ras y Mast race in South Wales. One interesting race though is down in Shropshire… Read more…
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Nicaragua is probably not on everyone’s bucket list when it comes to places to run an ultra. However, the Fuego y Agua race in February is possibly the perfect anti-thesis to that big ‘circus event’ which pervades much of the annual ultra-trail calendar around the world today… Read more…
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Sub Zero Technology’s latest Thermal Windproof Softshell Jackets completes the brand’s outstanding line up of top-level layers this winter. These highly versatile jackets utilise the most advanced wind resistant fabric currently available… Read more…
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At the 4th African Mountain Running Championships last weekend, Ethiopians Etenesh Diro Neda and Abebe Dinkesa took home a whopping $50,000 dollars each as they won the women’s and men’s races respectively… Read more…
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Want to test some great kit and then tell the community all about it? Well, great British waterproof socks, hats and gloves specialists SealSkinz are seeking applications for guest bloggers to join their brand new SealSkinz Blogging Community and share their story. Read more…
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Next year’s Gore-Tex® Transalpine-Run will be bigger and better than ever looking at this preview film. The 8-stage, 320km race takes place from 31st August-7th September, crossing from Germany, through Austria and into Italy… Read more…
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Great racing as ever on the mountains and fells this weekend, as Carl Bell, Helen Fines and Steve Cale pulled-off fine wins. It was also the FRA do where the 2012 silverware was dished out, so no doubt a few ales were sunk too! Read more…
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Spain’s Miguel Heras seems to be back to his best as returned to winning ways this weekend in Argentina, easily winning the K42 race in Patagonia. The former San Fran TNF 50 winner has had a tough year after being plagued by knee problems in the last 12 months… Read more…
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The nights draw in, but fell racing still shows no let up with another 8 races this weekend in England and Wales. The mighty Tour of Pendle in the Lancashire awaits, as does the classic Penmaenmawr fell race in North Wales… Read more…
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Whilst in the UK for his summer fell running adventure, Stephan R. Gripmaster spent some time with us exploring the delights of the Welsh mountains. We also managed to get him to guest review the latest Inov8 trail offering, the TrailRoc 245 into the bargain… Read more…
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Peter Thompson’s annual visual feast of the English Fell Running Champs is out via PWT Productions, ready for the Christmas stocking, or merely as a nice momento of another great season of fell racing in England… Read more…
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There was some real quality on show this weekend, as sunny Autumn conditions ensured that races were well attended, and with winners such as Simon Bailey, Angela Mudge, Lauren Jeska, Carl Bell and Joe Symonds in action racing was fast and furious… Read more…
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The North Face® has announced the exciting expedition plans of British ultra runner, Jez Bragg, who in December 2012 plans to run the length of New Zealand’s Te Araroa Trail (1898 miles/3054km) within 50 days… Read more…
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Pudsey fell man Rob Hope laced up his XC spikes on Saturday for a change as he took on the cross country regulars at the Red Rose Cross Country League. Luckily fell snapper Andy Holden was on hand too, and has sent us a little write up with his images… Read more…
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Italy’s Urban Zemmer triumphed in Sunday’s Vertical Kilometer® Series final in Spain and added the world champion title to his recent world record… 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 Ian Taylor on his bike, breaking the course record, with Ilkley runner Tom Adams the first fell runner.. Read more…
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Are you a trail runner who lacks a little in the way of navigation skills? Fear not, as adventure company NAV4 have a few places left on their Navigation Skills Training Day this Sunday up in Ambleside… Read more…
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This weekend’s 2012 National XC Relays were a spectacle of elite cross country running in the UK, with competition fierce as ever. Belgrave sprung a bit of a surprise perhaps, by taking the men’s title… Read more…
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Ryan Sandes continued his impressive trail and ultra trail career with an incredible performance at the 2012 Salomon Sky Run in South Africa this weekend. The Salomon athlete broke the course record by 2 hours for a start! Read more…
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Karl Gray, Lloyd Taggart, Lynne Clough and Kenny Richmond found their way onto the top spots of this weekend’s fell and hill races around the UK. With some pretty decent (if cold!) conditions, runners were out in force… Read more…
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Alpine Oasis, the alpine adventure specialists, have launched a series of women only night running courses for 2013 designed to give women the confidence to run off-road at night… Read more…
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A fascinating poll has been posted on the FRA site recently. The question posed by forum member ‘Wheeze’ is mainly aimed at the younger generation of fell runners (i.e those under 30) and those newer to the sport… Read more…
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After a year which has seen Salomon’s top trail runners sweep all before them, it seems almost odd to be watching something which portrays less than ultimate success. But that is the beauty of the mountains, they are unpredictable… Read more…
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If like us you miss ex-pat GB fell runner Andy Symonds, who now resides with his young family in southern France, Ian Corless and the Talk Ultra platform have recorded an excellent interview with the Kendal and Carnegie runner… Read more…
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There were some notable fell and hill races last weekend, that we are just catching up on! Firstly, Great Whernside where Ian Holmes continued his ‘comeback’, winning his second race in as many weeks, with Ambleside’s Annie Bamber winning the ladies race… Read more…
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The OMM was the major mountain and fell event this weekend, as pairs of intrepid runners had to endure some tough terrain and a wet and cold Sunday in this two day classic, which this year visited the Howgill Fells in Cumbria… Read more…
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An exciting new trail in Scotland has been launched this week running from Kirk Yetholm to Cape Wrath. Stretching a huge 470 miles (756.3km) the Scottish National Trail was masterminded by Cameron McNeish… Read more…
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There’s less than a week to go before the Dirty Double this weekend, with over 2000 pre entered competitors from all over the UK. Representatives from 11 different nations will be travelling to the tiny village of Glenridding, for the Lakeland Trails Dirty Double... Read more…
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Top Welsh athletes Dewi Griffiths and Caryl Jones scored their finest XC wins to date in the UK, as the Swansea runners won the senior men’s and women’s races at the McCain Bristol Cross Challenge on Sunday… Read more…
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Wales and GB international Rob Samuel returned to Snowdonia on Saturday with a stunning performance at the 2012 Snowdonia Marathon Eryri, winning the race for a second successive year… Read more…
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The final act in a superb 2012 Ultra SkyMarathon® Series was played out in France this weekend, as some of the world’s best trail and ultra runners gathered for the historic 74km battle-ground that is Course des Templiers... Read more…
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There’s a brilliant article now online at US ultra site iRunFar by FRA general secretary Morgan Williams. We like fell running here on Mud, Sweat and Tears as you will know, but if you are in any doubt what it is all about head on over and check out Pt. 1 of Fell Running: A Quick Guide. A great read! Read more…
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2011 Course des Templiers winner Andy Symonds heads back to Millau this weekend for a tilt at retaining the title on this classic 73km ultra-trail race which also features as the final event in the 2012 Ultra SkyMarathon® Series Read more…
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Alex Baldaccini continued his very strong 2012 season on Sunday as he broke Marco de Gasperi’s course record at the 55th Trofeo Vanoni. The Italian sped off from the gun to rip round the tough Morbegno course in 28:21, a full 24 seconds up on de Gasperi’s mark… Read more…
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Congleton Harriers this weekend put on the Passing Clouds race, a 9 mile speedy off-road event on footpaths and trails around the Tittesworth Reservoir in Staffordshire, which always draws a large crowd of devoted regulars… Read more…
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Yesterday’s Ennerdale Trail Races were party to some glorious Autumn sunshine, providing one of the country’s most beautiful backdrops to any trail races this year. Racing was graced by top UK runners Carl Bell and Emma Clayton as runners pitted themselves over 50, 25 and 10k routes… Read more…
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In conditions more akin to mid summer, Urban Zemmer and Christel Dewalle updated the ‘world’s best’ times for a vertical kilometre at the Le KM Vertical de Fully race yesterday, with Zemmer’s time equating to over 2000 vertical metres an hour… Read more…
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There was a very familiar look to the results sheet from this year’s Breidden Hills race as Mercia’s Tim Davies won his umpteenth race at this classic 7 miler on the England / Wales border… Read more…
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There was a welcome sight at the top of the results sheet at the Withins Skyline race in Keighley on Sunday as Ian Holmes chalked up the win, with over 300 senior and 65 junior runners finishing the race… Read more…
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The subject of litter in places of natural beauty has historically been the space of the ‘day tripper’ and walker from towns and cities, who dump their unwanted belongings in car parks and the paths of well-trodden mountains and hills of the UK… Read more…
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UK fell specialist Ricky Lightfoot took on his first 100km race last weekend at the TNF 100 in Singapore and found that the humidity and local wildlife all helped make it a race to remember for the Maryport man! Read more…
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Just part of the tremendous prize-list that the International Snowdon Race offers is a trip out to the historic mountain relay race that is the Trofeo Vanoni. Read more…
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The Ennerdale Trail Races, the final race in the 2012 Salomon Trail Tour, are scheduled for this Sunday 21 October in the spectacular Ennerdale valley – a remote location on the western fringes of the Lake District National Park. Read more…
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Top Cumbrian fells-man Ben Abdelnoor showed his class at the Langdale Horseshoe this weekend, winning this historic race for a second time. However, with sadness still pervading the fell community it was an emotional race for the Ambleside runner… Read more…
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A flurry of racing went ahead in Scotland this weekend as the SHR Long Classic Series culminated at the Pentland Skyline Hill Race. There was also action at Meall nan Tarmachan, Manor Water Hill Race and Sron a Clachain… Read more…
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At the start of 2012 many would have predicted the outcome of the men’s Skyrunner® World Series, yes yet another crown (and that’s now 4!) for Kilian Jornet. However, in the women’s series a super-talented athlete from Sweden, in her first ‘big year’ in the sport, was not everyone’s first pick… Read more…
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Mercia Fell Runners had a grand day out in the Shropshire countryside yesterday, as their men’s team took a superb win in the UKA Fell Relay Championships. Their women also turned in a great performance to take silver in the ladies’ champs, pipped by top Scots HBT… Read more…
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Having had a stellar year in 2011, UK mountain man Tom Owens had a difficult start to 2012. The Scots-based Salomon athlete was beset with hamstring issues meaning that his racing plans were scuppered earlier in the year… Read more…
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Top of the shop this weekend goes to the UKA British Fell and Hill Relay Championship hosted by Mercia Fell Runners. Proceedings will no doubt be very poignant after last weekend’s extremely sad news from the Ian Hodgson Mountain Relay in the Lakes… Read more…
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Ceri Rees was a one-time junior XC star, winning the highly-competitive UK Inter-Counties in the late 1980s. On Sunday he showed that class is permanent, by ripping around the Salomon Kielder Marathon route for another high-quality win… Read more…
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I have wrangled with myself as to whether I should write this article. I have been writing on here for over 4 years now, and the last few days have been an extremely sad time for those involved in fell running, especially those who knew Darren Holloway… Read more…
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The traditional final-curtain of the Skyrunner® World Series once again sees the Kinabalu Climbathon takes centre stage this weekend, with the cream of world skyrunning heading out to Malaysia for a new route at this world-famous mountain event… Read more…
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The second of the two-part Living Legends film featuring Scott Jurek, Kilian Jornet discovers the US ultra-man at home on the trails and how he discovers that inner chi… Read more…
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Out of respect for the tragic circumstances prevailing over the fell running community this weekend, we will not be reporting on any of this weekend’s fell, hill and mountain racing. Read more…
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The 8th International Lakeland Trails Festival in Coniston on Saturday 6 October, was a huge success – thanks to a massive ‘behind the scenes’ community effort in the weeks leading up to the event… Read more…
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The final race of the 2012 WMRA Grand Prix eventually took place this weekend, after the Smarna Gora race in Slovenia stepped in to replace the planned Turkish round in Bursa. So step in it did, providing some superb racing on a classic mountain running course… Read more…
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This weekend sees England’s (along with Carnethy and Westerlands from Scotland) top fell clubs battle it out in Patterdale, Cumbria, for one of the most hotly contested fell running trophies of the year… Read more…
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After reading that she was quoted as saying that last weekend’s 3 Peaks cyclo-cross was a “horrendous experience and not what I want to be doing!” in a British Cycling report, Vic Wilkinson got in touch with MST… Read more…
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After suffering problems with the planned final round in Turkey, the World Mountain Running Association called on the rock-solid Smarna Gora race to step in at the 11th-hour to offer itself as once again the final race in the 2012 WMRA Grand Prix Read more…
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The latest Living Legends film from Salomon focuses on US ultra-legend Scott Jurek, a true trail-blazer. The film shows just how Jurek ensures that life is about balance, even when you are a world-class trail runner… Read more…
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2011 Commonwealth silver medalist Andy Davies returned to Newborough yesterday for the inaugural Island Trail Half Marathon. The Welsh international showed his trail running prowess, powering the win in wretched weather conditions… Read more…
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I’d wager that there a few runner /cyclists as good out there today as good as Rob Jebb. I’m not talking triathletes like Jonny and Ali now, I am talking runners who can one day win a 3 hour fell race, the next a 3 hour cyclo-cross race… Read more…
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This weekend’s big European ultra in the Spanish Pyrenees was one of joy and pain. Joy for those lucky enough to make it round (only 200 did so), and perhaps win some prizes, and then the pain and sadness that befalls an event when a runner passes away… Read more…
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You note that two late night scribes on Cavalls del Vent and the Kielder Blast have since gone missing off the site! Yes, we we are pretty annoyed too, as the server admin seems to have deleted them… Read more…
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Simon Bailey became only the second man to win five English Fell Running Championships on Saturday, as he underlined his status as the stand-out English fell runner of 2012, winning the final round Kielder Blast race. Read more…
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As dawn breaks in Bagà (Spain) over 1000 runners will ready themselves for the 4th Cavalls del Vent race starting at 9am Spanish time, with by far the strongest field ever assembled for this fast-becoming classic European ultra-trail… Read more…
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There is a big line-up of top-class fell and mountain running talent on show this weekend in the Yorkshire Dales. Nothing unusual there. But this isn’t your usual fayre of a big fell race, this involves two wheels… Read more…
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This Saturday sees the last championship racing for 2012 as far as England is concerned, with runners heading far North to Kielder Castle and the Kielder Blast race and the last round of the 2012 English Fell Running Championships. Read more…
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After a successful inaugural event in 2012 the 131-mile Ring O Fire is set to return in 2013 to the Isle of Anglesey, Wales Read more…
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An exciting trail running event for Anglesey aims to bring excitement to Newborough and Llanddwyn, as the legacy event of the 2011 Commonwealth Ultra Distance Trail Championships returns this Sunday, for a festival trail of running… Read more…
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Robbie Simpson underlined his billing as one of the UK’s brightest fell and mountain running prospects this weekend, as he overcame a high-quality field to win the 2012 Home Countries International mountain running champs… Read more…
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Those racing on Saturday this weekend were blessed with some great late summer / early autumn conditions, with light winds and sunshine. Those racing on Sunday, not so lucky, as high winds and rain hit many parts of the UK… Read more…
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After the announcement this week the WMRA GP Final race in Turkey had been cancelled, the associations involved have acted quickly to ensure that the season-long series finished on a high-note at the excellent Smarna Gora race on October 6… Read more…
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Kilian Jornet will aim to make it third time lucky at the Cavalls del Vent race this Sunday. The Catalan is a late entrant to the fourth edition of the race, and after failing to finish in 2011 he will be out to make amends… Read more…
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We at Mud, Sweat and Tears take our hat’s off to James Hallett and Go Trail. Now onto issue #11 the South African-based publication has global appeal for those looking to discover the trails… Read more…
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It’s a little quieter than normal this weekend, but still plenty for fell runners to get their teeth into across the country. Away from the big International tomorrow, another big hill faces racers in Cumbria, as they tackle England’s highest peak Scafell Pike... Read more…
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This Saturday sees a festival on international uphill running, as some of the best hill and mountain runners from the UK come together in Melmerby, Penrith for the Home Countries International Mountain Championships... Read more…
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This weekend’s final (planned) race of the 2012 WMRA Grand Prix in Turkey has been called off. However, a statement on the WMRA site seems to suggest that another race to decide the series will be hastily allotted, if we read it correctly? Read more…
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Veteran of the first incarnation of this classic event, Helene Whitaker has found the energy to put together a fascinating blog on her experience of the 5-day race that is The Dragon’s Back Race... Read more…
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We have started to run out of superlatives when it comes to some of the stuff that Kilian Jornet achieves in the mountains. After this week’s little escapade in the Alps we, like many others, were left almost speechless… Read more…
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A mixed bag of weather, but the same old great racing, friendly atmosphere and some tough old races, graced the hills, mountains and fells of the UK this weekend. Leading the way on the ‘tough’ stakes it might be argued was the Peris Horseshoe... Read more…
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The recent Trofeo Kima race was described as one of the toughest skyraces. Showing that Italy (along with the Giir di Mont and others) has some of the most challenging events on the world circuit, Sunday’s Sentiero delle Grigne once again left some of the world’s best skyrunners breathless… Read more…
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The final standings of the 2012 British Fell Running Championships have been published, confirming our thoughts after the Moel Wnion race. Joe Symonds and Lauren Jeska pick up their first crowns, with Borrowdale and Dark Peak taking the men’s and ladies’ team titles… Read more…
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The last weekend in September sees the opportunity a final tweak for those experienced mountain marathoners who may be taking on the might of the OMM up in the Howgills this autumn, or for first-timers who may want to add some skills that they never had! Read more…
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Pick of the weekend goes to the super-tough Pedol Peris Horseshoe. Often deemed Wales’ toughest mountain race, this one is a renowned beast, with over 8500 ft of climbing in 17.5 miles, taking in some of Snowdonia’s giants in the form of Y Garn and Glyder Fach… Read more…
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The 2011 winner of this classic Italian race Tom Owens, heads back to the Trofeo Scaccabarozzi in the Lombardy region if Italy, for 43 kms of technical skyrunning with a massive 3,200m vertical climb… Read more…
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The second part of Kilian’s journey onto Grand Teton, under the wing of Anton Krupicka, delves a little deeper in the psyche of Tony and what motivates him to run. Ultimately, as he says, a love of the mountains unites all of those in the sport. Amen. Read more…
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A recent training camp held in Wales for young mountain runners, was aimed at nurturing talent and enabling our future in the sport a taste of high performance training techniques, sports therapy and creating a positive and professional attitude… Read more…
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Another busy weekend on the fells, hills and mountains has passed, with summer possibly giving us one last hurrah before those leaves start to turn brown. Still, very little can dampen the spirit of a fell runner, and there were lots of lovely races to keep them happy… Read more…
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Last week’s Dragon’s Back Race was one of the most brutal events in the UK in recent years. One great aspect of events that challenge running boundaries and take place in (sometimes) remote and elevated locations is that they also produce a stunning backdrop… Read more…
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Nice UTMB round-up from the perspective of North Face athletes Seb Chaigneau, third-placer Mike Foote and the ‘queen’ of the UTMB, Lizzy Hawker. It may have been reduced to 100km, but as you will see it was still pretty brutal… Read more…
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The Jungfrau Marathon is no ordinary race. It’s neither a road race or a pure mountain race. It involves around 25km of road, and then a mountain ascent to complete the 42km. However, Jungfrau’s ambience and history make it a great location for the World Long Distance Mountain Champs... Read more…
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After eight days, 320km and approximately 15,000m of ascending and descending, it was to be a euphoric and emotional final finish line of the 2012 GORE-TEX® TransAlpine-Run... Read more…
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Todmorden Harrier Lauren Jeska added the British Fell Running Championship title to her 3 English fell titles in Wales today, as she easily won the final event of the four-round 2012 series at the Moel Wnion race... Read more…
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The curtain falls on the 2012 British Fell Running Championships this weekend, as all roads lead to North Wales and the Moel Wnion race, the second short ‘counter’ in the four race series – and it should be a hot one! Read more…
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This weekend’s Jungfrau Marathon doubles-up as the location for the World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships, with Scotland returning to defend their men’s team title and England doing the same in the women’s race… Read more…
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The penultimate stage of the GORE-TEX® TRANSALPINE-RUN got underway from the beautiful village of St. Vigil without a hitch. Weather conditions continued to improve as the day dawned with sunshine, which remained for the remainder of the stage. Read more…
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Just one stage lays between Steve Birkinshaw and a historic win at the Dragons Back Race. This week has been one of the most gruelling the 7-time KIMM/OMM winner will have faced in his running career, but his huge advantage over the rest of the field just shows his class… Read more…
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Stage 6 of the GORE-TEX® TRANSALPINE-RUN got underway in the scenic town of Sand In Taufers, South Tirol, as locals and supporters lined the streets offering their vocal support. Read more…
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It was less pistols at dawn, more status quo at sunset at day 3 of the The Dragon’s Back Race. MST watched the runners through CP6 and also the ‘drop-back’ at Machynlleth, gaining first-hand accounts from this race which has captured the fell running community’s imagination… Read more…
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With the stage town of Prettau in Ahrntal marking the halfway point of the GORE-TEX® TRANSALPINE-RUN, the tiny village centre was buzzing with the realization that the back of the race had officially been broken. Read more…
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There’s tough, and there’s tough. You might have heard an Olympian – after say a 3 minute effort this summer – say “that was tough”, but when you hear the record holder of the women’s Bob Graham Round say it, you know that what you are talking about is seriously tough… Read more…
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Last Friday Frenchman Francois D’Haene made a dream come true. The Salomon athlete stormed to a victory at the shortened 10th anniversary UTMB, and could lay claim that the foundations of his win we laid months in advance… Read more…
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We spent a fantastic few hours at the finish area of the Dragons Back Race this evening, more on this tomorrow. A quality day 2 report By Rob Howard on how the runners’ day unfolded on another super-tough leg in Snowdonia, can be viewed here. Read more…
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Once again, cooler and overcast conditions prevailed, as the start of stage 4 of the GORE-TEX® TRANSALPINE-RUN got underway in the small alpine village of Neukirchen. Even the tough running conditions of stage 3 could not lower the morale of the competitors… Read more…
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Over for a recce of the Moel Wnion race which takes place this Saturday (rd4 of the British Fell Running Champs), a handful of Calder Valley’s finest graced the Moel Hebog race last weekend, adding that extra bit of class to what is locally known as one of Wales’ best fell races… Read more…
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Last week we reported on the short, sharp, show races known as the classic treble. At the other end of the fell running spectrum lie three big and long Lakes races in the space of a couple of months, i.e Wasdale, Borrowdale and Grisedale… Read more…
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Before the start of the 2012 Dragon’s Back race competitors knew it would be hard. By the end of the first day most will be under no illusion that this is quite simply the hardest race they will ever do… Read more…
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In last week’s preview of the 2012 World Mountain Running Champs, we commented that Andrea Mayr had the class to retain her world (uphill only) title and Perto Mamo had the pedigree to make it onto the podium… Read more…
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At stage three of the GORE-TEX® TRANSALPINE-RUN Iker Karrera and Philipp Reiter romped to a second consecutive stage win, and cemented their overall lead, beating the stage record set in 2010 by Tom Owens and Andy Symonds… Read more…
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After a dominant performance by Brits Billy Burns and Ben Abdelnoor on stage one of the Transalpine Run, Salomon athletes Phillip Reiter and Iker Karrera found their feet to take stage two of the 2012 event, and with it the overall lead… Read more…
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The last two years have seen Lochaber runner Finlay Wild take command of the Ben Nevis race. After wins in 2010 and 2011 he was in the hot-seat for this year’s event, which took place in tricky conditions on Saturday… Read more…
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It was under threatening skies in the small Bavarian town of Ruhpolding that the stage was set for the start of the 2012 GORE-TEX® TRANSALPINE-RUN. 300 teams from 32 countries gathered at the start area for the compulsory kit check… Read more…
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The 2012 UTMB will be remembered for a number of reasons. The weather, the change of course, the withdrawals, the dropouts, the racing, the winners, the dropouts, the drama. A bit like most years then? Yes and no. Read more…
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It’s less than 24 hours to go until the start of the 8th GORE-TEX® TRANSALPINE-RUN and the Eissportshalle in Ruhpolding, Germany is buzzing with competitors making their way to the registration tables to check-in and collect their race information… Read more…
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The 28th World Mountain Running Championships are ready to roll this weekend in beautiful Vallecamonica, with some of the world’s top mountain men and women ready to tackle the uphill only races which finish on the Tonale Pass in the Italian Alps… 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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In two days, things will get serious for more than 600 trail runners from all over the world. The 8th GORE-TEX® TRANSALPINE-RUN, one of the hardest trailrunning events in the world, starts in Ruhpolding on Saturday, Sept 1 at 9 a.m… Read more…
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Along with many, many online outlets MST will have the live feed for the UTMB this weekend via this portal on our site. Of course you can access this via the UTMB site, but in case you are out and about… Read more…
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Rarely do images capture the essence of the fell running ‘show’ race as good as this little lot from Woodentops. Dave and Eileen Woodhead obviously put the miles in over the last couple of weeks to deliver some cracking shots from such races as Gargrave, Kilnsey and Grasmere… Read more…
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Saturday the 1st of September sees the opening of entries for the second running of Trail Marathon Wales, and organisers aren’t expecting places to last long… Read more…
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Rob Hope made it number 9 in wins at the Kilnsey Show race yesterday, and made it two wins out of three races from this weekend’s classic treble, after he had shown Rob Jebb a clean pair of heels at Grasmere on Sunday… Read more…
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Burnsall Classic, Grasmere Senior Guides, Cnicht, Ochil 2000s – just some of the highlights from a busy BH weekend on the hills and fells of the UK. Winners included Murray Strain, Rob Hope, Jasmin Paris, Ifs Richards and Hector Haines… Read more…
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Billed as a festival weekend of trail and ultra running, the Big Running Weekend lived up to expectations this Bank Holiday weekend as Marcus Scotney, Sula Gay and Rob Little were amongst the winners across the ultra, trail and 10k races… Read more…
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As a runner or a fan of worldwide trail, mountain and fell running the next 7-10 days are pretty special. Whether it’s the world’s biggest ultra trail race, the UTMB, the newly resurrected ‘ultra fell’ stage race the Dragon’s Back Race, or the fastest of the fast mountain racers at the World Mountain Running Championships in Italy… Read more…
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A great international performance for the GB teams at last weekend’s 3 Rifugi Mountain Relay race in Italy excelled to take men’s gold and women’s silver… Read more…
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With summits approaching 3000m, 3800m of vertical gain, chain traverses across sheer rock faces during a brutal 50kms, the Trofeo Kima race is the epitome of Skyrunning. One man who also epitomises that ethos is Kilian Jornet… Read more…
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The recent poor weather in the UK has put paid to many a Lakeland show race. However, the next few days will see three very special races take place, as fell-sprinters sharpen their studs for the Burnsall Classic, Grasmere and Kilnsey Show races… Read more…
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All roads in the Skyrunning Ultra SkyMarathon® Series head to Val Masino in Italy this weekend for the Trofeo Kima, as Pikes Peak winners Kilian Jornet and Emelie Forsberg head to the event in great form… Read more…
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Whispered about with a mix of awe and trepidation, the original Dragon’s Back Race™ happened just once in September 1992. Many considered it to be the toughest mountain running event ever and now, 20 years later, the legendary race returns… Read more…
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Outside of the big championship race this weekend, there were some great performances on the hills of England, Scotland and Wales. The excellent Lomonds of Fife attracted almost 100 runners, with the performance of the day possibly coming from HBT’s Sarah O’Neil… Read more…
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Former British fell running champion Simon Bailey defeated a top class field at Saturday’s round 5 of the English Fell Running Championship at the Weasdale Horseshoe. The Mercia Fell Runner set his stall out from the gun as he followed early leader Rob Baker (DPFR) out onto the fells… Read more…
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Top UK ultra man Terry Conway has bagged himself a kit deal with the Arc’teryx brand and a berth in this year’s Spanish ultra Cavalls del Vent in late September, thanks to the help of Talk Ultra host Ian Corless… Read more…
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The Manx Mountain Marathon is a challenging 31 mile race which takes in some of the greatest hills and views that the Isle of Man has to offer. In 2012 the event moves to a new date of September 29th and includes a new 2-person Relay option too… Read more…
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A brand-new fell race was added to the Welsh calendar on Saturday, as international Andy Davies sharpened his speed on the short and sharp blast on the hills of Llynlloedd which overlook the town of Machynlleth… Read more…
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After some amazing performances at the Ascent race on Saturday by Kim Dobson (breaking the 30+ year old women’s record) and Jason Delaney, yesterday’s main course of the Pikes Peak Marathon showed just why this race is in the top few mountain races in the world… Read more…
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September 1 sees 250 tag-teams from across the world embarking on 8 stages of the GORE-TEX® Transalpine-Run. Starting in Ruhpolding, this year’s east route is incredibly demanding, and at 320 kms it’s the longest run in the history of the Alpine classic… Read more…
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6-time European Champion Ahmet Arslan won the classic lung-busting Skaala Opp race in Norway yesterday, breaking the course record to boot. Scotland’s Angela Mudge took the women’s race… Read more…
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The 2009 World Trail Running Champion Thomas Lorblanchet unleashed one of the races of his life on Saturday as he delivered on his potential in an ultra race to take the prestigious Leadville 100 miler in Colorado… Read more…
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Ahead of the Pikes Peak Marathon and post his Grand Teton FKT (fastest known time) record, Kilian Jornet speaks to Bryon Powell about the experience and how this weekend’s race in Colorado may pan out for him… Read more…
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Michael Smith and Rob Krar made it two from two at the Trans Rockies Run today as they took the second stage in the 6-stage race which took the runners to the top of Hope Pass – one of the most difficult and rewarding ascents of the week… Read more…
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FRA chairman Graham Breeze via the FRA site writes that the FRA Committee has agreed in principle to make all past copies (over 100) of The Fellrunner available via the FRA website, subject to the resolution of any technical issues. Read more…
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This is a hard act to pull-off, even when you are a mere mortal just trying to cram training for the odd event. Getting the balance between work/family/training and everyday life right when you are one the worlds top trail runners is an even harder one to achieve… Read more…
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At this year’s UTMB The North Face® invites ultra-running fans all over the world to watch the drama unfold via their first-ever live webcast of The North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® Web-TV, 27th August- 2nd September, 2012, connected by ultratrail.tv… Read more…
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It’s early days in the Trans Rockies Run 2012, but after stage one the leaders have started to form and lay down their markers for this 6-stage race that takes in some of the most beautiful trails in the Colorado Rockies… Read more…
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Some of the biggest races in the US calendar take place this week, and into the weekend as runners from around the globe flock to Colorado for the Pikes Peak Marathon and Ascent races, the famous Leadville 100 and utterly massive (in scale) Trans Rockies Race... Read more…
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Sierre-Zinal 2012 9th placer Billy Burns and 2011 British Fell Champ Morgan Donnelly will embark on the 2012 Trans Alpine Run in a few weeks, in the hope of bagging the booty for the UK and Inov8… Read more…
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Inspiration ultra and fell runner Nicky Spinks is set to appear at the forthcoming Big Running Weekend in the Peak District, as she joins Stuart Walker and others at the Runners Talks event on Saturday 25 August… Read more…
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Take a few minutes out of your busy day and tune in to this excellent piece of escapism from South African indy film company The African Attachment. Read more…
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A brand new race for the Peak District is getting plenty of interest. Organisers of the BIG Running Weekend report that entries have exceeded their expectation for year one, and are also reporting that the field of runners has a sharp front-end… Read more…
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These images courtesy of Ian Corless (Talk Ultra) nicely capture the essence of the competition at Sierre-Zinal yesterday, with big wins for Aline Camboulive and Marco de Gasperi on a hot day for skyrunning… Read more…
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Italy’s Marco de Gasperi took his second straight win and his third in total at today’s Sierre-Zinal race in Switzerland. There was some great race-long coverage via Ian Corless of Talk Ultra on facebook and twitter, documenting what seemed like a super-hot and super-competitive Alpine battle… Read more…
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The Sierre Zinal race this weekend is one of the world’s top mountain races. With such British winners in it’s 39 year history as Jeff Norman, Angela Mudge, Jack Maitland and Veronique Marot, this one means a lot to the UK elite… Read more…
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What’s the secret behind Marco De Gasperi’s longevity at the top level? The diminutive Italian gives us a few clues, with Kilian adding his thoughts on this incredible accomplishment. In this latest Kilian’s Quest episode they share a day in the mountains, doing what they love… Read more…
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Last year’s winner of the Harakiri Mountain Race in Mayrhofen, Azaria Weldemariam, sprinted to his second consecutive win in this ever-popular race as he defeated Abrham Kidane in a dash for the line after 10.4km and almost 1200m of ascent… Read more…
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Steve Vernon retained his UKA Mountain Running title yesterday, as he was a very comfortable winner of the GB trial race for the World MR Champs next month. The Stockport man went into the race as clear favourite, after leading the GB men home in last months EMRC in Turkey… Read more…
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After his great win at Wasdale a few weeks back, it was more of the same at yesterday’s Borrowdale Fell Race for Ellenborough athlete Ricky Lightfoot. This one was arguably better, as the field assembled for one of the best races on the fell calendar was stacked full of class… Read more…
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Though it remained pretty dry for the race, underfoot conditions were boggy at yesterday’s Y Garn race in North Wales. Still, this didnt seem to bother Meirionnydd mountain goat Ifan Richards as he was the only runner to crack 30 mins on this 2.8 mile lung-burner… Read more…
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After lots of international racing this last few weeks there are some great UK fell races to brighten up this dismal summer weather, as racers head to the brutal Borrowdale race amongst others this weekend… Read more…
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The trials for the World Mountain Running Championships (uphill only) take place in Glenridding in the Lake District this Sunday and will see a clamouring for places on the UK team heading Italy early next month…. Read more…
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This weekend’s Harakiri race in Mayrhofen sees some of the world’s top mountain runners take to the Austrian slopes with 1170 metres to be climbed in just 10.4km, for the 4th edition of this popular race… Read more…
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Not one to leave any stones unturned, Bryon Powell was deep inside at the recent OR (Outdoor Retailer show) looking at what the future holds (well 2013 anyway) when it comes to trail running shoes… Read more…
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Fresh from smashing his own course record at the recent Lakeland 100, Terry Conway has just been announced as special guest at the Andy Mouncey Ultrarunning Day at The Climbers Shop, Ambleside, The Lake District on August 18th… Read more…
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There are three times per year that you can be guaranteed of hot humid weather. The London Marathon, The F.A. Cup and the Lakeland100. The Lakeland 100 AKA the Ultra Tour of the Lake District has fast become the most important 100miler on the UK race calendar… Read more…
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US runner and 2011 World Mountain Running Champion, Kasie Enman, underlined her class and entered the world of skyrunning with dramatic fashion last weekend as she crushed a high-quality women’s field at the 20th edition of the classic 32km Italian mountain race Giir di Mont. Read more…
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Though one of the quieter men of world ultra trail running, Spain’s Iker Karrera is a huge talent. His pushing of Kilian Jornet at the 2011 UTMB was testimony to that, and now this inspirational film from his recent Haute Route Chamonix-Zermatt underlines the fact. Read more…
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Though his victory and course record will not go down in history (due to him cutting switchbacks, which is against US trail running rules), Kilian Jornet emerged victorious at yesterday’s Speedgoat 50k in Utah… Read more…
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The WMRA Grand Prix heads to the Grintovec race this weekend for round two of the season-long series. 6-time European champion Ahmet Arslan will take on some strong African competition as he looks to regain his title… Read more…
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Snowbird, Utah is the venue for round two of the Ultra SkyMarathon® Series and the much-anticipated Speedgoat 50k race. The field is deep with ultra talent, including Kilian Jornet and Tony Krupicka… Read more…
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Round 2 of the Skyrunner World Series heads to the testing Giir di Mont race this weekend – renowned as one of the most technical on the circuit… Read more…
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Everyone needs a little down-time. We all get to the stage where it’s time for a re-charge, mentally as well as physically. This film shows just how the Salomon race family looks inward a little and takes time away from the hectic schedule to be together at Kilian’s Classik Read more…
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One of the toughest 100 miler races takes place across this weekend in the heart of the Lake District (UK), as seasoned fell and ultra runners get ready for the Montane sponsored Lakeland 100 and 50 mile events… Read more…
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The North Face® has partnered with Polartec® inviting runners to a new challenge – The North Face® TracKING APP and Polartec® Contest – to win high technical garments and a trip for two people to the legendary TNF Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc®... Read more…
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After a mammoth battle last year with Andi Jones, Scotland’s Murray Strain buried the ghost of 2011 as he took a famous victory at the 2012 Tyn Lon Volvo International Snowdon Race / Ras-yr-Wyddfa. Read more…
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England international ultra runner Marcus Scotney will be making a welcome return to Sheffield at the end of August as he lines up for the inaugural New Balance Ultra Tour of the Peak District, part of the BIG Running Weekend. Read more…
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Kilian Jornet and Emelie Forsberg underlined their star-quality today at the Dolomites Sky Race in Canazei, Italy, as they both broke the course records to take convincing wins, and move into the overall lead in the 2012 Skyrunner World Series... Read more…
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The Jungfrau Marathon this year doubles-up as the location for the World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships, and England have announced a strong team as they attempt to wrestle the men’s team title back from the victorious Scots in 2011… Read more…
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The first race of this weekend’s World Series programme climbed a vertical kilometre skywards in the Italian Dolomites on Friday. The unforgiving ascent had Nejc Kuhar from Slovenia, first in 33’33”, ahead of Columbian Antonio Padua and Spain’s Kilian Jornet in third… Read more…
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5-time winner of the International Snowdon Race Andi Jones returns to the mountain this weekend looking to add to his haul of victories and cement his name still further in history as the most successful runner the race’s history… Read more…
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Though the precise nature of the venue and route details are yet to be announced, the location for the 4th Trail World Championships has been unveiled as North Wales, taking place on the weekend of the 6/7th of July… Read more…
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Not your average running film this one! Anton ‘Tony’ Krupicka shows us his mountain goat skills on a slab rock scramble, leaving us in little doubt that this guy has the climbing skills to add to his obvious endurance running prowess… Read more…
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The latest Collective Dreams episode from Salomon Running depicts South African Ryan Sandes on his continuing journey to the top of world trail running, as we get his inner-most thoughts on the Western States 100… Read more…
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Organiser of the Dragon’s Back Race Shane Ohly, has recently launched a brand-new mountain marathon with a difference. January 2013 will be the first year for an exciting new event called Dark Mountains™. Read more…
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After 5 hot and dusty stages Timo Meyer emerged victorious from the tough Andalusian stage race Al Andalus Ultimate Trail. Organiser Paul Bateson picks up the story… Read more…
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Ellenborough runner Ricky Lightfoot took his second win at one of the hardest fell races in the UK this weekend as he won the classic 21 mile Wasdale race, which takes in such Lakeland giants as Great Gable and passes the house of fell-legend Joss Naylor… Read more…
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In weather all to familiar for northern Europe this summer, Geoffrey Ndungu showed that the cold and wet was no obstacle as he took a comfortable victory in the Austrian rain at the classic mountain race that is Grossglockner Berglauf... Read more…
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Thanks to Ultra 168 for the heads-up on this excellent article on the unfolding drama which happened over in Colorado over the last 36 hours or so. Writing for the Durango Herald, Dale Strode obtains reaction from most of the protagonists of the 2012 Hardrock 100… Read more…
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After 24 hours and 50 minutes and 13 seconds of running TNF runner Hal Koerner tasted sweet victory at the Hardrock 100 in Colorado. After being out-front since Ouray (mile 43), Koerner took one of the world’s toughest 100’s from Joe Grant… Read more…
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Following the magnificent team performance at last weekend’s European Mountain Running Championships Emma Clayton has produced a fascinating blog over at the Salomon Trail Tour site, giving insight into her Turkish excursion… Read more…
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Deemed ‘the hardest’ by many a seasoned fell runner, it’s the Wasdale race this Saturday. A 21 mile trip which takes in over 9000ft of ascent, climbing Great Gable, the Esk Hause pass and Scafell Pike along the way… Read more…
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One of Austria’s most famous races takes place this weekend, as over 1000 people take to the mountains for the Grossglockner Berglauf. Running past the highest mountain in Austria, Grossglockner provides a unique challenge over 12.7km with 1494m of climb… Read more…
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We are lucky in the world of trail, fell and mountain running in that the surroundings are rather scenic. When we couple these surroundings with great races and great photography, it’s a recipe for visual delights… Read more…
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6am Friday (Mountain Daylight Time) will be the time that this year’s Hardrock 100 – deemed one of the hardest 100s on the world circuit – kicks off. Transvulcania champ Dakota Jones returns to see if he can go one better than last year’s second place... Read more…
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The e-zine that is Go Trail has today launched with a brand new platform and fresh new look for issue 10 of the snazzy online magazine. James Hallet has ovbiously been working hard on this, as the new layout is very impressive… Read more…
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Away from the big championship race there was plenty going on around the fell and trail racing world this last weekend. Carl Bell won the historic Chevy Chase, after poor course and weather conditions shortened the 20 miler to something around 15… Read more…
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Britain’s mountain running team found much success in the hills of Denizli, Turkey, this weekend, with a team gold for the senior women, silver for the junior women and a majestic individual gold for young Annabel Mason… Read more…
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Quick news updates on Saturday’s racing across the off-road running world, with full reports to follow. First-up, Joe Symonds claims the 2012 British Fell Running Championships in Scotland… Read more…
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Known affectionately as the ‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’, Germany’s Philipp Reiter took the biggest win of his young career yesterday as he won the Salomon 4 Trails, ahead of quality international competition… Read more…
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Thomas Lorblanchet won a second consecutive stage at the Salomon 4 Trails winning stage 3 from overall leader Philipp Reiter. The former trail running world champion also moved to second place overall, but still trails Reiter ahead of tomorrow’s final stage…. Read more…
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Joe Symonds’ fabulous 2012 season continued this weekend as he sealed a maiden British Fell Running Championship at the super-tough Arrochar Alps race in Scotland on Saturday… Read more…
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Tomorrow (July 7) sees the third race in the 2012 British Fell Running Championships and with the Arrochar Alps being the long race counter Joe Symonds could feasibly seal the 2012 title on Saturday… Read more…
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The heat of Turkey awaits Europe’s elite mountain runners as Denizli hosts the 11th European Mountain Running Championships on Saturday. 5-time Euro champ Ahmet Arslan will be in the men’s hot seat as he looks to make it six on home soil… Read more…
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As ever with any multi-stage race in Germany these days, the media output is highly impressive! The images coming out of todays stage 2 of the Salomon 4 Trails are of the usual high standards that you expect from the likes of Kelvin Trautman and Klaus Fengler… Read more…
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Today’s second stage of the Salomon 4 Trails offered quite a surprise as hitherto dominant leader-of-the-pack, Francois d’Haene, missed a pivotal trail turn-off just ten kilometers short of the finish line… Read more…
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A posse of roughly 350 trail runners left Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, at breakneck speed this morning embarking on a 4-day quest to reach Samnaun, Switzerland by Saturday. Read more…
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Ben Abdelnoor (Ambleside AC) and Jo Zakrewski (Dumfries Running Club), both smashed last year’s course records for the 2nd Lakeland Trails Marathon held in Coniston on Sunday (July 1) Read more…
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Skyrunners worldwide celebrated their own games with the final events of the 2012 SkyGames®. Six skyrunning disciplines stretching over two weekends had 1,300 participants and twenty nations competing for the forty medals and 14 world titles at stake…. Read more…
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In two days the second edition of the Salomon 4 Trails will take place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen from July 4-7, 2012, with a recent landslide meaning that stage 2 has been reconfigured… Read more…
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The North Face® Lavaredo Ultra Trail 2012 caused a digital frenzy as ultra-running fans followed athletes through continual live updates during the 6th edition of the race last weekend (June 29-30)… Read more…
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Despite the weather, some great racing out on the hills and fells this weekend. Wins for Carl Bell (Skiddaw), Olivia Walwyn-Bush and Simon Bailey (Whaley Waltz), Matt Fortes (Foel Fras) and Iain Ridgway (Fairy Freckled Cow Trail Race)… Read more…
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In a poignant return to the Mont Blanc massif today, Kilian Jornet put on a great display of trail running to take the 42km Marathon du Mont Blanc. The Catalan was followed by Salomon team mates Tofol Castener and Greg Vollet, with Tom Owens in 5th. Read more…
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Three-times skyrunning world champion AgustÍ Roc, 40, came out of semi-retirement and, triumphant like Rocky Balboa, climbed back on the top of the podium with a gold for the 1,000 metre Vertical Kilometer. Read more…
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Alpine Oasis are proud to announce Jez Bragg, a member of the North Face Global Athlete Team and the Uk’s no.1 ultra runner, is to be their special guest at their ultra trail running training camp in the French Alps. Read more…
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The Skiddaw race tops the fell bill this weekend, along with the excellent Dollar Hill Race in Scotland. Foel Fras in north Wales and the short Whaley Waltz also go ahead today… Read more…
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With one of the longest tapers I have heard of, Ellie Greenwood certainly was well rested before her epic run at the WS100 last weekend. It seems that along with her Comrades taper the Montrail athlete spent around 4 weeks gearing-down for the Western States… Read more…
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The 2012 Sky Games this evening were unveiled to large crowds in Ribargorza Románica. Fireworks, speeches and a pageant wowed the locals gathered in anticipation of what should be one amazing week of Skyrunning… Read more…
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The organisers of the Dragon’s Back Race have announced that there are now 15 more places available on the event this September (2-8). This is the result of further negotiations with landowners along the 200+ mile course and by taking into account the inevitable last minute withdrawals. Read more…
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Something becoming more common in events (as races get longer in distance and more popular in terms of participation levels) is running in the dark. Pre-dawn starts for ultras and finishing into the night, are regular sights these days… Read more…
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According to Wales and GB international Rob Samuel the location for this September’s Anglesey Trail Marathon is ‘as stunning as any trails that I have run’. Newborough and Llanddwyn will host the event within 700ha of woodland and coastal paths. Read more…
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The Ultra Tour of the Peak District has received a massive boost as event organisers have announced that New Balance will be the premier Running Brand Sponsor of the both the ultra and other events taking place across the August Bank Holiday weekend (Aug 25-27). Read more…
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The recent epic that was Transvulcania gets some great terrestrial airtime on Channel 4 in UK via their 4OD Player. The 26 minute highlights package shows off the awesome nature of the event and gives trail and mountain running some great exposure… Read more…
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After a month of heavy rain, the mountains and forests of Wales provided a wet, lush and vibrant backdrop for the inaugural Trail Marathon Wales, which took place last Saturday (23 June). Read more…
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Endurance athletes from around the globe travelled to Cornwall to take part in the first ever Ultra Trail South West event last weekend. Billed as the toughest footrace in Britain, the event attracted a combined entry of 200 runners across the 60 mile and 100 mile race options… Read more…
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Ultrarunner and climber Colin Meek reached the end of his epic Scottish Watershed run on Sunday at 2.30pm at Duncansby Head – 30 days after he set off from the border with England on Peel Fell. Read more…
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MST’s Matt must apologise for being rather tied-up this last week or so with Trail Marathon Wales (report soon) and therefore not being too hot on here, still there has been a flourishing race-scene out there this last 48 hours… Read more…
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Tim Olson and Ellie Greenwood made history at the Western States 100 this weekend as the pair not only took famous and masterly wins but destroyed the men’s and women’s course records in this most historic of 100 milers… Read more…
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Julien Chorier claimed victory in the 2nd Salomon Zugspitz Ultratrail, the infamous 100-km loop trail around the scenic German-Austrian Zugspitz Range. The Frenchman never ceded his early-on lead over a field of nearly 500 competitors despite a gruesome total vertical gain of 5,420 meters by day’s end… Read more…
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Just 4 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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The 2012 Dragon’s Back Race™ is edging ever closer and this week headline sponsor Berghaus has announced that is will support Helene Whittaker (nee Diamantides) and mountain marathon specialist Steve Birkinshaw as they embark on this year’s event… Read more…
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Ben ‘The Noor’ Abdelnoor underlined his ‘serious contender’ status in the 2012 English Fell Champs with a great win at the Great Lakes race on Saturday. Conditions were hardly great as tales of serious nav issues, cold and torrential rain were order of the day… Read more…
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This weekend’s Great Trail Challenge saw success across the board for England as they took team wins in the men’s, women’s and junior women’s races. Their winning streak was only upset by a rampant Welsh junior’s men’s team who scored 3 in 5… Read more…
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As has become the norm these days English Fell Running Championships races entertain big fields and the cream of English fell running. Today’s Great Lakes race in Cumbria is no different as all of the 2012 contenders take on a super-tough 21km… Read more…
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Lakeland events company High Terrain Events have announced that their Ennerdale Trail races on October 21st will also now host a 50k ultra-trail event too, with race organiser Ian Mulvey stating “it’s simply a perfect environment for ultra running”. Read more…
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The second edition of the Salomon 4 Trails gets underway for up to 500 expected participants who will cross the Alps in four stages from July 4-7. 4 Runners will cover over 158 kilometers and 9800m of ascent on the trails from Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) to Samnaun (SWI). Read more…
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In an Olympic year, the 2012 Sky Games in Spain look set to be a festival of mountain running in the Spanish Pyrenees. Ribagorza Románica will host six skyrunning events between June 30 to July 8… Read more…
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Great to see Anton Krupicka running strongly and in the environment he loves – mountains and high altitude. His sojourn last week to the New Balance base gave him the opportunity to visit Longs Peak in the Colorado Rockies… Read more…
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The second race in the 2012 Skyrunner® Vertical Series graced the heights above Athens and the Corinthian Gulf with Italian Urban Zemmer and Spaniard Laura Orgué prevailing over an international field… Read more…
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This event has something, something you can’t quite put your finger on. The Zegama race has a power and emotion which can be likened to those epic Tour de France mountain stages, an event that takes you to higher emotional plane… Read more…
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The weather dominated affairs this weekend, but as ever the hardly fell, mountain and trail runners of the UK took it all in their stride. In-form Scots Robbie Simpson and Finlay Wild took course records, Carl Bell and Hazel Robinson won at Duddon, whilst Duncan Archer and Jim Mann retained their LAMM crown… Read more…
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One of the most famous races on the calendar takes place tomorrow (9 June) in the glorious mid-Wales countryside nr. Llanwrtyd Wells. The legend that is Gordon Green set up this intriguing battle way back in 1980… Read more…
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One of the UK’s best mountain marathons takes place in Scotland this weekend, as runners head to Ben Cruachan for a ‘South Year’. The Lowe Alpine Mountain Marathon is ready for action at a location ’2 hrs north of Glasgow…’ Read more…
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Running Holidays Ireland is a new company catering for trail running holidays and training camps for trail runners. The venture has been set up by Don Hannon and a group of experienced trail runners with a passion for running and adventure based in beautiful Co. Wicklow… Read more…
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Perhaps the classic of all Welsh classics takes place on Saturday, the Welsh 1000m, and this one is a beast. The role-call of winners includes fell-legends such as Kenny Stuart, Gavin Bland, Lizzy Hawker and Angela Mudge, amongst others. Read more…
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There was a definite divide in terms of weather over the long weekend, as Ennerdale saw sultry conditions, The Siloch Horseshoe in Scotland was dry and bright, and the Carneddau race in Wales had to be cancelled due to un-seasonably low temps, high winds and rain… Read more…
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Graham Patten’s series of trail races across the Lake District go from strength-to-strength, and after 9 years the bulging events company are looking for an events and operations manager… Read more…
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A four nation international match comprising elite trail and fell running competitors will highlight the first ever Karrimor Great Trail Challenge in the Lake District on Sunday 17 June… Read more…
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Bethanie Murray has added to the men’s race video with to more pieces of footage from Saturday’s GB trials for the 2012 EMRC. The films show how the junior men, senior women and junior women’s races unfolded… Read more…
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Australian events company Rapid Ascent have today unveiled a stunning new 100km trail race, aimed at enticing ‘first timers’ and seasoned ultra runners to the beautiful south coast near Melbourne… Read more…
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Robbie Simpson posted one of the most impressive results in his young mountain running career today, as he defeated a host of seasoned internationals to win the senior GB trials for the EMRC in Turkey in July… Read more…
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Dark Peak Fell Runner Dave Taylor has just started a guiding service for fell running novices and seasoned hill runners alike. After teaching on FRA courses, and with a large amount of outdoor educational experience, Dave has now ventured into passing on these hill skills… Read more…
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This is yet another phenomenal tale in one of the most interesting personalities in the history of GB sport. In a time when knighthoods seem to be tossed about with relative regularity to some less deserving, the Queen should bestow one on one her most loyal and deserving subjects… Read more…
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Today sees many a top UK mountain runner line-up to battle it out for the berths at this year’s European MR Champs, taking place in Turkey in just over a month’s time. Be interesting to see if the likes of Steve Vernon show up, with it being an up and down race… Read more…
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If you are a fell runner who races in the UK you are literally spoilt for choice this next week or so. The options are endless, from long to short, and you have a full four days to get a race in as it’s Bank Holiday time… Read more…
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Okay, this isn’t your average running bunch. Anton Krupicka, Dakota Jones, Max King, Andy Symonds, Anna Frost and others all got together over the Transvulcania / Zegama week to share their passion… Read more…
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We have (finally) got round to adding a dedicated Mud, Sweat and Tears Facebook page to our channels. Like us if you like, as there will be things on there that might not make it onto here… Read more…
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With his feet having barely touched the ground in SA after his brilliant run at the TNF100 in Australia recently, Ryan Sandes is preparing to head off for one of the biggest races of his career so far – the Western States 100 Read more…
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Barely two weeks after her mammoth effort at Transvulcania, ultra trail’s newest superstar Anna Frost amazed at the big French race this weekend, the Maxi Race in Annecy… Read more…
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At 6pm (CET) on Tuesday (29 May) you probably need to head to the Summits of my Life website and find out exactly what the mighty Catalan has in mind for the next three years of his life! Read more…
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Glorious sunshine greeted over 3000 competitors and spectators for the Lakeland Trails running and walking festival at Staveley village on Saturday, making this the largest sporting event in the Kendal area… Read more…
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It was hot, hot, hot on the hills and fells this weekend, with temps reported of 32 degrees on Ben Nevis! The cracking images from racing at Cader Idris, Hutton Roof and the Staveley Trail Race show minimalist attire and red faces galore… Read more…
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So, there it is. The Summits of My Life project would make many a mortal dizzy in its vastness, but for Kilian Jornet it’s what he must do next, it’s a fire that has been burning inside him since he was a lad. You get the feeling that the Catalan would succeed in pretty much whatever he turned his hand to, so should we be surprised at this? Read more…
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Summer is most definitely here. A bumper weekend of fell racing with that classic of classics on Jura, along with the Welsh beast that is Cader Idris. The English fells see racing on Hutton Roof Crags and Saddleworth amongst others, and it’s gonna be hot… Read more…
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The Endurance Life crew went to see the Olympic Torch in Devon last week and thought, how come this relay involves shuttling the Torch about in a car!? Being ones up for a challenge or two, they developed a cunning plan for a real relay… Read more…
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Following a trip to Europe this last few weeks Anton Krupicka felt the force of European ultra trail and Skyrunning, as he witnessed two of the biggest races of the year in the space of a week… Read more…
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Truth is that MST has been very busy on the road with various things this last week, and with the furious pace that the 2012 global off-road scene dictates these days, we’re playing catch-up! Read more…
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Last weekend saw the Scottish Island Peaks Race on the West coast of Scotland with the return of Joe Symonds for his 9th SIPR. In 2012 he took Robbie Simpson along with him, and between them they updated the 22-year old King of the Bens record… Read more…
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When Steve Vernon comes out for a mountain race other runners need to be pretty much at their best to even get close to the Stockport man. At this weekend’s Inter Counties at the Shining Tor race such was the case, as he romped to a 38 second win over a class field behind… Read more…
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1000+ trail runners descend on Staveley in the Lake District this weekend, for the biggest ever Lakeland Trail race in the village. Now in its 9th year, the first event was held in 2004 with 80 runners and has grown dramatically ever since… Read more…
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The 2nd Salomon Zugspitz UltraTrail will take place around the Zugspitze Mountain on June 22-24, 2012. After last year’s successful debut the race has quickly developed into an acclaimed international running event. Runners from 32 nations have signed up for the 2012 race with organisers expecting 1000 participants… Read more…
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Just one of the words used by a competitor to describe the conditions at Sunday’s Zegama race. The impending weather system predicted dropped big time on the race, resulting in snow on the tops and – perhaps worse – deep mud on the descents… Read more…
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Keeping up with the global off road scene these days is a stretch. But, let’s be honest we have never had it so good! Closer to home in the UK there is a cracking weekend of fell and trail running in store too. Read more…
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As one 100 (miles) draws to a conclusion at Mt.Fuji another TNF100 (kilometres) is just getting underway. This one should be a hot race with Ryan Sandes, Jez Bragg and Mick Donges all going head to head, along with Matt Cooper, Grant Guise and Andy Lee… 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 – part of the 2012 Skyrunner® World Series. Hot on the heals of the Transvulcania the race is considered one of the monuments of world mountain running… Read more…
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When a runner of Kilian Jornet’s status announces he is to set-out on one of the ‘greatest projects of my life’, you know it’ll be special. For a runner who has set new standards in trail and mountain running we wonder what a new challenge would entail… Read more…
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The 2012 UTMF is underway in Japan. The 100 miler is pretty much a circumnavigation of Mt.Fuji, though don’t be lulled into thinking that its a valley run – the race has over 8500m of ascent! Read more…
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The WMRA season got underway yesterday at the La Montee du Grand Ballon, with great weather, a classic route in Willer Sur Thur, France and even better racing. The sharp-end saw a convincing win for Valentina Belotti in the women’s race, by over 3 mins… Read more…
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The FRA has recently reiterated Competitors Safety Rules and Equipment, underlining the responsibilities of fell runners when racing. Though there have been tragic events over the years, the FRA and the sport in general has a very good safety record… Read more…
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Tomorrow (16) sees France host the first round of the 2012 WMRA Grand Prix, as runners from across Europe and beyond tackle to traditional season-opener that is the Montée du Grand-Ballon.. Read more…
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If titles were given out for a post-race blog, I think Joe Symonds would have the British sewn up by now. This excellent piece by the HBT runner lets us in to the fact that he had to pull out all of the stops last weekend. Read more…
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Former Welsh international Alun Vaughan signalled a glorious comeback on Saturday as his blazed around the Moel Eilio fell race to record a solo win in a super-fast 61:14… Read more…
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Whilst sibling Andy was putting in a world-class performance at the Transvulcania, Joe Symonds looked after business at home this weekend as he won the second round of the 2012 British Fell Running Championships in Northern Ireland… Read more…
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It didn’t take long for this excellent short film of ‘epic moments’ from this weekend’s Transvulcania to hit You Tube. The Get Ready for Trail films are produced by Mouss productions for The North Face, Overstims and Cebe… Read more…
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Young Dakota Jones etched his name in history yesterday as he raced to victory at one of the toughest ultra trail races on the world circuit. The 21-year old swept aside an utterly world-class field over 83 dusty and hot kilometres to win the 2012 Transvulcania. Read more…
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In a little over 12 hours, when most of us will still be tucked up nicely in bed, some of the world’s best trail runners will commence battle in one of the most hotly anticipated races of 2012 to date… Read more…
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Some cracking races in the UK this weekend, away from the big one in Northern Ireland. Ben Lomond, Moel Eilio, the Fairfield Horseshoe, Calderdale Way and Mount Famine all play host to some fell racing action… Read more…
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This weekend sees the second round of the British Fell Running Championships in the beautiful Mourne mountains, Northern Ireland. The race at Slieve Bearnagh is only 5 miles in length, but still has 2690ft of climbing… Read more…
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Looking at the FRA calendar you could almost race every day this week! A plethora of races in England, Wales and Scotland from the Bank Holiday onwards has seen huge numbers turning out at some classic mid-weekers… Read more…
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It must be the wine and good living that have given Andy Symonds his wings this year, as heading into this weekend’s Transvulcania he is (as far as MST is concerned anyway) once to watch… Read more…
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The spectacular Flete Estate in South Devon set the scene for Stage 8 of the Endurancelife Coastal Trail Series on Sunday 6 May, as part of the annual Endurancelife Festival Weekend... Read more…
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The most prominent ‘Round’ in the UK fell running scene has to be the Bob Graham. An iconic 42 peaks to be completed in 24 hours, starting and finishing at Moot Hall in Keswick and renowned as an amazing feather in the cap of any fell runner… Read more…
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Looking for some adventure in 2012? Well, luckily for some the ISF has just put the 2012 Skyrunner World Series magazine (e-zine) online. With events across the continents, it highlights some of the world’s most iconic races… Read more…
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This weekend saw the Skyrunner® World Series season opener on Russia’s Mount Elbrus. Six times World Mountain Running champion Marco de Gasperi and reigning SWS champion, Spaniard Luis Hernandez locked horns on the steep and icy slopes… Read more…
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The World Skyrunning season kick-offs this coming Saturday with what could be one of the races of the year. The line-up at the Transvulcania race is pretty phenomenal as some of the world’s elite tackle this beast of an ultra… Read more…
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Angela Mudge showed one or two top Scottish men how it’s done this weekend as she stormed round the Stuc a’Chroin race finishing 7th overall. Equally as dominant was Prasad Prasad’s showing, winning the race by a huge 14 minutes over the 22km route… Read more…
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With four photographers at the Welsh Trail Championships this weekend, it was to be a feast of images for the runners who had assembled for Saturday’s Red Kite Challenge and Sunday’s longer Ras y Diafol in mid Wales… Read more…
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The Moel Eilio fell race is a classic route. This Saturday will see the race starting in Llanberis, ascending Moel Eilio, Foel Gron and Goch and descending steeply on the grassy slopes of Moel Cynghorion, before dropping into Llanberis for the culmination of 8 tough miles… Read more…
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After struggling (by his standards) in 2011 with niggles and injury and a steady start to 2012, three-time British Fell Champ Rob Hope retuned to winning ways yesterday as he took a convincing victory – ahead of a quality field – at the Coniston Fell Race... Read more…
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With 15+ fell races in England, Wales and Scotland, over the next few days the UK fell and trail running season is in full flight now. Pick of the weekend in England goes to the classic that is Coniston, where a top quality field is expected as always… Read more…
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Whilst many were running a very long way in the Yorkshire Dales this weekend, those not doing the 3 Peaks or the Fellsman were hitting the fells and trails at some great events around the country… Read more…
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Salomon UK – the new headline sponsor of the Yorkshire 3 Peaks race – have produced this little gem of a film looking at the other side of this great race – the oganisation, the history, the emotion, the atmosphere… Read more…
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The coverage of this year’s 3 Peaks from across traditional, online and social media has been plentiful. Whether it’s these great shots by SportSunday, or these by the Woodentops crew or even this short fly-on-the-wall by Ken Durkin of Joe Symonds starting his ascent of Ingleborough… Read more…
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Jez Bragg has made the Fellsman his own in the last few years, following the likes of Fellsman legend Mark Hartell and Sarah Rowell as a multiple winner of the 60-plus mile race which takes in some of the Yorkshire Dales’ toughest peaks… Read more…
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Sarah O’Neil explains the turn of events that took her to victory in the 2012 3 Peaks race. Having finished in14th in 2011, and 30 mins slower, her win is even more impressive… Read more…
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The International Snowdon Race today announced the details of a brand new sponsorship deal with Shotz Sports Nutrition. The Aussie brand is distributed in the UK by Assist with MD Steve Raven forging the deal with the race… Read more…
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Those of us present at the 3 Peaks race witnessed a great race for a number of reasons. Perhaps it will be remembered for the cutting, icy wind that greeted the 1000 runners who embarked on the 23.3 miles of this famous event… Read more…
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In a week of classic races, tonight sees one of the toughest running tests in the UK. Okay it’s more of a road race, but known as the Fell-Runner’s Revenge the Mow Cop Killer Mile rises over 550ft in that one mile – a killer indeed! Read more…
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Looking at the 3 Peaks entry list shows a host of top domestic talent waiting to line-up in Horton this Saturday. But two names that are not on the list, and certainly not domestic, are top US and Swedish runners Rickey Gates and Emelie Forsberg... Read more…
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Apart from the two big fell events in the Yorkshire Dales (the Fellsman and the 3 Peaks) there are some nice looking events on the hills and trails of the UK this coming weekend… Read more…
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The Alps are one of the most famous mountain ranges in the World and dominate central Europe with the highest Peaks towering over 12,000feet. From West to East they stretch for around 1000miles… Read more…
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As part of our build-up to that classic of classics this weekend, the Three Peaks, we look forward to Saturday by first of all looking back. This article first appeared on MST a couple of years ago, and is a race history from 1954 – 2004… Read more…
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Advance Week kind of kicks-off the trail season as far as the Salomon global athletes are concerned. It’s also a big deadline for all of the Salomon R&D teams concerned. It’s also ‘family’ time for those involved with racing and community marketing… Read more…
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Carl Bell romped around the Anniversary Waltz on Saturday, putting almost five minutes into Borrowdale’s Ben Bardsley, who himself is in pretty good form after a strong run at Coledale last weekend… Read more…
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This Saturday sees the inaugural UKA McCain Mountain Running Coaching Conference in Loughborough. The day will see coaches and attendees addressed by the likes of 2011 WMR Champion Kasie Enman… Read more…
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Taking his second win at this classic Welsh race and one of the best wins of his fell running career, Ifan Richards just edged fellow Welsh international Andy Davies at Saturday’s Ras y Moelwyn – now in it’s 25th year… Read more…
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With the weather a little more like late winter than Spring this weekend, racing on the hills should be challenging. Befitting really of some nice gnarly races, such as the classic Ras y Moelwyn (celebrating 25 years this year), with its 10 miles and 2800ft of ascent… Read more…
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Running is sometimes not about the end goal. It’s sometimes about being in the ‘now’, enjoying the moment. This is certainly something that many an off-road runner will relate to as they pass through their favourite trail or over their favourite hill top… Read more…
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Lands End to John O’Groats is a bit of a classic, known to many as the End-to-End. This morning 11 runners embarked on just that distance only in reverse, naming it the JOGLE (John O’Groats to Lands End)… Read more…
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The North Face® athlete Jez Bragg dominated the super-tough 62 mile Fellsman in 2011 and today his sponsor has announced their continued support for the event which goes ahead in just over a week’s time… Read more…
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Of course this doesn’t mean that ultra trail hasn’t been around for a very long time, but the propensity of big races around the world at the moment is staggering. All you have to do is look at last weekend’s global race scene (bearing in mind it is still only April). Read more…
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Author of Born to Run Christopher McDougall dedicates this superbly emotional article to the search and rescue mission for the late Micah True aka Caballo Blanco some 6 weeks ago in Gila National Forest, New Mexico. Read more…
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In one of the most loaded fields in a fell race for a long time, Joe Symonds wreaked havoc on the hills of Coledale on Saturday, finishing almost a minute up on Romanian Ionut Zinca and putting large chunks of time into some of the UK’s best… Read more…
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In 1988 Hugh Symonds won the Coledale Horseshoe race. Some 24 years later son Joe took a famous win on this classic route. To add some spice to the family theme Joe’s parents-in-law were on Grisedale Pike to watch their first fell race. Joe’s wins was in the stars! Read more…
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As the sun set on the final 15km stage of this year’s event, it was to be a gun to tape win for French super-woman Laurence Klein as she collected the overall women’s prize. Salameh Al Aqra took a highly popular win in the men’s race, after a gruelling week… Read more…
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It was marathon mode quite literally at the penultimate stage of the 2012 Marathon des Sables as the 800 runners still left in the race undertook 42.2 kms of sun, sand and dunes… Read more…
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Outside of the big one in the Lakes this weekend, there are a bundle of races around the country to keep fell racers happy. In England there is the Gisborough Moors race, the cracking Wardle Skyline in Rochdale and a Dark and White Spring Mountain Marathon in the Peak District. Read more…
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They say that the race is never won until it’s run. Such is the case in the 2012 Marathon des Sables as race leader Rachid El Morabity was forced out of the race with the stage 4 finish line in sight… Read more…
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This Saturday sees the long-awaited start of the 2012 British Fell Running Championships, with round one at the tough Coledale Horseshoe race in the Lakes. Starting from Braithwaite Lodge the route is a classic with runners and walkers alike. Read more…
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Gone were the really high temperatures of the previous two stages, however runners on stage 3 of the 2012 Marathon des Sables had to cope with high winds making visibility and breathing conditions at lot more difficult… Read more…
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Scott Sports in association with Plan B (organisers of the Trans Alpine Run) have announced a ‘women’s specific’ trail running weekend. The event takes place from September 21st to 23rd in Neukirchen, Austria… Read more…
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Very well written article by Iain and Sarah Ridgway via the UKC site. No stones left unturned in advice on technique, kit, clubs and so on… Read more…
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Built almost 2000 years ago by Emperor Hadrian, Hadrian’s Wall was originally a military fortification. Today this Unesco World Heritage site is one of the UK’s most spectacular, iconic and visited tourist attractions. Read more…
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The International Skyrunning Federation today announced a new partnership with the Canadian outdoor apparel brand, Arc’teryx. Read more…
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Stage two of the 2012 Marathon des Sables saw overnight leaders Rachid El Morabity and Laurence Klein extend their leads in the race. Temps soared to over 38 degrees C as almost 850 runners took to the start line for day 2… Read more…
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Anna Frost had an impressive 2011. But with 2012 upon us the Kiwi is now in full prep mode for some big events once again this year. MST caught up with her at the Salomon Advance Week last week to talk osteo-support and the year ahead… Read more…
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One week out from the opening round of the 2012 British Fell Running Championships some of those most-likely-to hit the fells to stretch their legs and lay down markers ahead of the Coledale Horseshoe Read more…
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One stage is down in this year’s Marathon des Sables and the heat is definitely on. This short film on stage one gives a flavour of the conditions out there, with temperatures of almost 36 degrees C as the race went on… Read more…
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Tom Cornthwaite blasted his way up and down Rivington Pike yesterday to record a comfy win over Rossendale’s Sam Tosh. The win is the third for the NFR man on this classic Lancashire mount which takes in 699ft in it’s short 3.2 miles… Read more…
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Thanks the Ian Charters for the nod to this fantastic photo set by Ben Quniton on the Guardian site depicting the reality of training to be an elite endurance athlete in Ethiopia… Read more…
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This weekend sees some great Easter weekend racing taking place, nestled in between a week that sees the cracking Bunny Runs over in Haworth. One classic race is the Rivington Pike, with a lung-bursting 3.2 miles and 699ft of climb up and down the Pike! Read more…
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Cracking podcast this week from the Talk Ultra boys Ian Sharman and Ian Corless. A tribute to the late Micah True and a great interview with ultra-girl Ellie Greenwood – great Easter weekend listening! Read more…
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This last weekend Ricky Lightfoot took the win at the Salomon Buttermere Trail Race in the English Lake District. In his own words Ricky takes us through the race and his battle with fellow Laklander Chris Steele… Read more…
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After some hectic re-arranging of the event venue from Ilam to Alstonefield, around 250 competitors made their way to the picturesque village in the White Peak area of the Peak District National Park for the Haglofs Open 5 last weekend… Read more…
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Maybe it’s because tomorrow is the 1st of April, but for some reason all of this weekend’s fell racing was on Saturday. Still, that means Sunday can be left for all those lovely long runs in the hills… Read more…
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The town of St. Wendel in Germany’s Saarland will be hosts the fourth edition of the Salomon Keep On Running. With more than 800 runners descending on the town from October 5 – 7 for a weekend of trail running… Read more…
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A champion of the Raramuri / Tarahumara runners and a central character of Chris McDougall’s book Born to Run, Micah True, has been reported as missing after venturing out on a trail run in Gila, New Mexico this week… Read more…
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If you still haven’t registered for the SkyGames, it’s still not too late and if you do so this week you will still benefit from the pre-registration event fees at a cheaper rate. Read more…
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This Sunday will see a new running event coming to Snowdonia. The Betws y Coed Half Marathon is being held for the first time on April 1st, and has attracted a huge amount of community support Read more…
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This one is a visual cracker. Go Trail editor James Hallet and contributors have crafted a diverse offering from across the world of trail running, with features on the Western States 100 (and that iconic buckle)… Read more…
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Such has been Steven Cale’s rise over the last couple of years, and his prominence on the fell scene, that he handed 2010 British Fell Champ Tim Davies a rare defeat on Sunday at the Wrekin Fell Race... Read more…
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Organisers of the Zegama-Aizkorri Maratòn have announced a star-studded world class entry list for the race on May 20. Zegama is one of the most popular skyrunning events – part of the Skyrunner® World Series... Read more…
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We’re going event mad here on Mud, Sweat and Tears today, after the news on various trail events around the country earlier today, news now comes on what should be a big weekend of running in Peak District this August… Read more…
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When you watch an athlete like Killian Jornet storm down difficult descents or inserting little sprints late in his ultra-running journeys, you see man to whom mountains are only a playground, nothing to fret about before the start, nothing to fear during the event. Read more…
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The Trailblazer series of 10k’s return this summer to some of England’s most beautiful forests. The events are billed ‘definitely not hardcore trail running’ and aimed at those who may normally be pavement-pounders… Read more…
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A new off road running event has been announced for the Lake District by Nova International, the organisers of the Bupa Great North Run and British Gas Great North Swim. Read more…
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Round one of the High Terrain events trail race series takes place this Sunday (1st of April) and has two options of a 10km and 16km race. Entries are still open via the High Terrain entries page Read more…
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The weather was more like June than March on the uplands of the UK this weekend, as warm conditions saw for some hot racing. Carl Bell, Robbie Simpson, Andres Jones, Helen Fines and Jasmin Paris were amongst the winners… Read more…
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Rre-iterating the new date of 21st July, International Snowdon Race organiser Stephen Edwards is also keen to point out that just 130 of the 600 places for the 2012 event remain… Read more…
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Since relocating to France in the summer of 2011 Andy Symonds has re-discovered his trail feet – following a period of frustrating injury. Last October he returned with a bang at Templiers to take a great win… Read more…
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The former Olympic track runner Andres Jones has returned to the hills (along with brother Filipe) in the last two years to great effect, and on a beautiful day in north Wales today he demonstrated his quality once again in winning the classic Ras yr Aran.. 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, part of the Highland Boundary Series… Read more…
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A BBC 5 Live podcast has been posted up featuring ‘fell runner’ Ali Brownlee and ultra-trail legend Lizzie Hawker. The show was broadcast on Thursday and is now available for download… Read more…
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There is a lot going on via SA, New Zealand and Australia at the moment. Trail and ultra-trail running is gaining greater traction and athletes and events continue to excel… Read more…
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The Al Andalus Ultra Trail is a super-tough 5 day, 5 stage race of around 230km from the 9-12 July. The course provides a demanding test, not just for the legs, but for a runner’s character and determination… Read more…
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This new film depicts TNF runner Mike Wolfe and relives his great run in San Francisco last December. Fellow runners such as Geoff Roes were not surprised, and his TNF50 performance showed that he is one to watch again in 2012… Read more…
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Repeating her win of 2011 and setting a new course record, Ellie Greenwood took another big Stateside ultra win this weekend as she dominated the second half of the Chuckanut 50k race in Bellingham, USA… Read more…
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Along with great racing previously reported at Lad’s Leap and the Sticky Toffee Trail Races, some cracking hill action was also to be found over on the Isle of Man at the Glen Mona race and at Chapelgill up in Scotland… Read more…
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KilIan Jornet is to host a live webcast the brand new Salomon S-Lab Sense from Salomon head quarters in France next Monday (26 March)… Read more…
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The opening 2012 Lakeland Trails series at Cartmel got off to a great start on Saturday as the biggest field yet for a Lakeland Trails event (1300 competitors) took part in the various events at a gloopy Cartmel Racecourse… Read more…
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The line-up just released on this one will take your breath away. Transvulcania is a beast of an ultra, ascending and descending a massive 8,525m during the 83km of volcanic tracks and trails on the island of La Palma… Read more…
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Mick Donges was ready for this one. After winning the Two Bay Trail in January he had (bar a week of illness) a solid six weeks prep for one of NZ’s biggest ultras and on Saturday took a big win at the Tarawera Ultra Read more…
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Top mountain men Tom Owens and Andy Symonds, along with top German mag Trail.de and top German photoman Stephan Gripmaster Repke, will be putting on a top Trail Mountain Running Camp this summer – what a combination! Read more…
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At the opening round of the 2012 English Fell running Championships at today’s Lad’s Leap race today, it was familiar territory for one winner and brand new for one other as over 420 runners hit the Derbyshire hills… Read more…
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The first 200 places went in a few hours a couple of weeks back, for those who had run the race previously. So, for mere mortals who have not yet set foot on Snowdon in race mode, tomorrow morning (Saturday 17) is your chance to bag one of the remaining 400 places for this year’s race… Read more…
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This Saturday sees Angela Mudge, 5-time British fell champ, appearing at the Tiso Outdoor Experience in Glasgow to talk about hill and mountain races in the UK and abroad… Read more…
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One of New Zealand’s big ultra races takes place this Saturday, as runners embark on the stunning trails from Rotorua to Kawerau for races of 60, 85 and 100km at the Vibram Tarawera Ultra... Read more…
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Yes, it’s March, and that time of year when things get serious as far as fell championships go. This Saturday sees the opening salvo of the FRA English Fell Running Championships at the Lad’s Leap race over in Derbyshire… Read more…
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Lakeland events company High Terrain Events will this weekend be hosting a recce weekend for their forthcoming trail races at Buttermere (1 April) and Borrowdale (20 May)… Read more…
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Last week we brought you the teaser film from the 2012 The North Face Transgrancanaria®, which saw French ultra-trailer Sebastien Chaigneau take a big win and break Miguel Heras’ record… Read more…
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From the 32 mile Haworth Hobble to the Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round, from the Wolf’s Pit to the Wye One Way 50, there was something for everyone this weekend, and ahead of next weeks big one at Lad’s Leap some of the big guns tested the water too… Read more…
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Loads more content has emerged since Saturday’s excellent Inter Counties XC. Firstly athleticos have dropped 10 lovely videos from the complete programme of races at Cofton Park, Birmingham… Read more…
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The GORE-TEX® TransAlpine-Run the Alps in 8 days and has become one of the most popular endurance stage events in the world. This year, six months before the starter’s gun is fired on 1 September, all of the 250 team places have already been sold to runners from 32 different countries… Read more…
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Last weekend saw the initial get together for the Salomon Trail Team. In 2011 the likes of Tom Owens excelled, and 2012 sees a new line-up with some great additions to strengthen the team in the form of Emma Clayton and Joe Symonds… Read more…
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It was a case of deja vu for the opponents of Keith Gerrard and Gemma Steel at today’s Inter-Counties XC in Birmingham. Two weeks ago they were both victorious at the National XC and today underlined that class by taking majestic wins… Read more…
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Over 1300 competitors from all over the UK with visitors from as far afield as USA, South Africa, Germany, Ireland and Belgium will be heading to the picturesque village of Cartmel in the Lake District this weekend for what has been described as a Beauty and Beast of a trail running course. Read more…
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This short film from The North Face focuses in on UK ultra-trail man Jez Bragg. It’s a great insight into the 2010 UTMB winner’s mind, his thoughts on trail running and one of the worlds great running races. Read more…
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Berghaus has confirmed that it will sponsor the Dragon’s Back Race™ – a five day adventure race that will traverse the mountains of Wales in September. The Dragon’s Back Race™ enjoys near mythical status in the adventure racing community… Read more…
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With no World XC selection to aim for in 2012 this weekend’s big event in Birmingham doubles as the McCain Cross Challenge Final and the Inter Counties XC Champs. The racing will no doubt still be highly competitive at the sharp-end, as athletes battle it out for county pride and the overall series prizes. Read more…
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One of Australia’s premier ultra trail races, the Six Foot Track, has been forced into cancellation this weekend after unprecedented rain in the last week or so. This video shows just how bad the conditions are in the region… Read more…
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The 2012 SHAFF should be a runners feast this weekend, with the likes of Unbreakable showing on the opening night. Also appearing will be mountain running legend Angela Mudge and Scots international Jethro Lennox… Read more…
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Sebastien Chaigneau and Fernanda Maciel, were men’s and women’s winners at The North Face® Transgrancanaria at the weekend, with Chaigneau setting a super time of 12:54:18 for the 123km route… Read more…
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One of fell running’s greats of the last few decades, Helene Whitaker (nee Diamantides), will return to the source this September as she tackles the Dragon’s Back Race™ – 20 years after her initial triumph… Read more…
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This weekend saw some great early-season racing in conditions befitting the time of year – from rain to sunshine to hail storms, as racing went ahead at the Carding Mill Canter, Black Combe, Cloud Nine and Pipe Dream to name but a few… Read more…
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Today saw young England fell running international Jack Ross continue his ascendancy as he dominated the Congleton Harriers organised Cloud Nine Hill Race, from a turnout which produced over 400 finishers… Read more…
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Endurancelife have earned a reputation for creating exciting and unique events designed to push humans in the natural environment and their newest offering Aquatrail has just been announced.. Read more…
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Germany’s Thomas Dold and Australian Suzy Walsham made their first appearances at the Vertical Rush tower running event last Thursday, racing the 920 steps of London’s Tower 42 in record time… Read more…
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Thanks to our buddies over at Good People Run for this one. If you are an aspiring WS100 runner, Running Madness is something you simply have to watch, equally we would recommend that anyone with a love of trail running should check it out… Read more…
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The advent of online entries for races these days means that places get snapped up for popular events faster than ever – it’s almost all about how good your technology is! Read more…
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London town. Tower 42 is host this week to the fourth Vertical Rush race in central London, once again it will be part of the prestigious Vertical World Circuit®, attracting some the world’s best tower runners… Read more…
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Following an amazing winter season the newly-crowned National XC champion Gemma Steel has laid down her thoughts in this athleticos blog. The Charnwood athlete gives us an insight into what goes through the mind of a champion – and what it means to win the National at last… Read more…
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The dates have been set for the 2012 UKA McCain Mountain Running Challenge with four events across uphill and up and down mountain running disciplines. The Inter-Counties kick things off in May at the Shining Tor race… Read more…
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Warm weather and perfect underfoot conditions greeted runners Saturday’s Irish National Inter-Club Cross Country Championships, as there was joy for Eddie McGinley and Linda Byrne in the senior men’s and women’s races… Read more…
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They say form is temporary and class is permanent. After winning the junior (U20) National XC title in style in 2005, Manxman Keith Gerrard’s senior career looked very promising… Read more…
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Less than 24 hours after finishing a superb 14th at the National XC in London, Bingley’s Emma Clayton was back on the fells and breaking records at yesterday’s Ilkley Moor fell race in Yorkshire… Read more…
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So this film states. Leaving you to think about the trail and other impending obstacles as darkness descends. Apparently the Reactive Lighting technology assesses the amount of light coming to the head lamp and produces enough light for those conditions… Read more…
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Records tumbled on the hills and mountains of England, Wales and Scotland today. Amongst the winners were Prasad Prasad, Angela Mudge, Simon Bailey, Carl Bell and Richard Roberts, in unseasonably warm weather and great racing conditions… Read more…
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One of these winners was highly fancied, pre-race, the other wasn’t mentioned in too many previews, including ours. The National Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hill this afternoon saw Gemma Steel take her first national crown… Read more…
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In 2011 Steve Vernon and Louise Damen were convincing National XC champions, in conditions described as a ‘mudbath’. This weekend’s Parliament Hill course may not be as dramatic underfoot, but its classic cross country standing should produce equally worthy winners… Read more…
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Suunto’s new flagship GPS sports instrument, the Ambit, has some pretty impressive features. With a 15 hour battery life in training mode and FusedSpeed™ technology, it promises be a serious contender in this competitive sector… Read more…
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An excellent product-based film has been released by The North Face to highlight one of their feature shoes for the 2012 Summer season. During a visit to the Lake District top TNF runners Jez Bragg and Kami Semick show-off the kicks in this film... Read more…
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The Irish Mountain Running Association is to hold a new four-stage relay race in 2012. Named the Wicklow Glacier Lakes the event will take place on Sunday 15th April and will take in some of the most challenging – and beautiful – terrain in Wicklow…. Read more…
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One of the biggest, most historic and most hotly contested cross country events on the annual race calendar hits one of the best courses this weekend as the English National Cross Country Championships (otherwise know as the National) takes place at Parliament Hill on Saturday… Read more…
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It’s over a week since the Carnethy 5 race – where Orlando Edwards and Angela Mudge reigned supreme – but when great images come along time is of no importance and we should all be grateful to those who give up their time for such great content for us all to share… Read more…
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The excellent Highlander Mountain Marathon event is around 8 weeks away and after a previous appearance on Scottish outdoor pursuits programme The Adventure Show this year’s event is set to be filmed once again by the popular BBC show… Read more…
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Welsh international Dewi Griffiths took his first senior XC title yesterday on a tough St. Fagans course at the Welsh Cross Country Champs. The Swansea Harrier also led his club to team gold, ensuring a berth at the European Clubs XC next winter… Read more…
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Lloyd Taggart continued his intro to 2012 racing with another comfortable win – and a course record to boot – on the Isle of Man, at the Baldwin Valleys race on Saturday. Jackie Lee was once again supreme in the women’s race winning by over 8 minutes… Read more…
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There was an air of familiarity in Falkirk yesterday as both Freya Murray and Derek Hawkins repeated their national XC successes of 2011, as huge numbers turned out at the Scottish National Cross Country Championships... Read more…
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US oracle on the ultra and trail scene iRunFar have put together a very concise overview on what’s hot in the 2012 trail shoe sector. With such eye-catchers as the New Balance MT1010 and the Salomon S-Lab Sense that lighter-weight, natural trail shoe arena is well catered for… Read more…
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Ryan Sandes has won the Vibram Hong Kong 100km ultra trail race in a record time of 9hrs55min – almost two hours quicker than the previous record of 11:48. Having led from check point 7 he carved out a 10 min lead over his nearest competitor. Read more…
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UK trail running mag Trail Running is out this Thursday, 23 February. The off-road mag gets a preview via this 2 minute You Tube film, with a snapshot into what readers can expect… Read more…
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It seems like yesterday that Kilian Jornet was blasting down Mt Kinabalu to record a historic win over arch-rival Marco de Gasperi at the 2011 Climbathon. But as we know time stands still for no man (or woman) Read more…
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Former Olympic athlete and world record holder Steve Cram MBE this week unveiled plans for the 2012 Salomon Kielder Marathon. Now in its third year organisers are expecting 3000 entries for this year’s event… Read more…
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This weekend sees round 5 of the popular Endurance Life promoted Coastal Trail Series along the breathtaking South Devon coastline. This is where it all began for the Endurance Life guys, and unfortunately the event is a sell-out… Read more…
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Team Accelerate UK this week announced a brand new event for the August Bank Holiday weekend 2012. The Ultra Tour of the Peak District will be a 55 mile race of some of the UK’s most beautiful landscapes… Read more…
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Round 6 of the 8-round Lotto Cross Cup saw success for many GB and England athletes on Sunday, as the winter-long XC series hit Hulshout in the Antwerp region of Belgium…. Read more…
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With our appetite for the next big thing when it comes to trail or mountain running and racing, it is easy to sometimes forget what we already have. The National Trails could be seen as one such resource which we may have overlooked, as 2500 miles of ‘ready made’ trails… Read more…
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Wins for Graham Pearce and Helen Fines at the Norman Matthews Winter Hill fell race, Andres Jones and Lauren Jeska at the Tarren Hendre race and James Logue and Nicky Spinks at the Wadsworth Trog… Read more…
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Close finishes dominated the USATF Cross Country Championships on Saturday as Bobby Mack and Sara Hall prevailed. Though Mack’s win was pretty decisive, Hall won after a last gasp lunge beating Molly Huddle in a photo finish… Read more…
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With a fascinating chat with Gordy Ainsleigh, episode 2 of Talk Ultra is now available for download. The interview with Ainsleigh (the founder of the Western States 100 race in the US) is probably the highlight of yet another packed podcast… Read more…
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GB international mountain runner Orlando Edwards stormed to a great win at Saturday’s 41st running of the Carnethy 5 Hill Race, defeating a field laced with top class fell and mountain running talent… Read more…
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Tomorrow sees one of the biggest races on the calendar as a stacked field head to the 41st Carnethy 5 Hill Race. Though only 6 miles the race takes in 5 peaks and in wet weather is known to be extremely demanding… Read more…
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With a move to an 8pm slot and a new start system (time trial as opposed to mass start) much of the 2012 Empire State Run-Up was all new. However, the status quo remained in the finishing positions of previous years, as world number one Thomas Dold reigned supreme once again… Read more…
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If anything will get people entering an event it’s images like these. This week’s recce run for the Buttermere/Crummock Trail Run show off the Lakes at their best and how this should be a cracking race… Read more…
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Summer is a time for racing, but summer is also a time for enjoyment, relaxation and sharing good times. This is the ethos that Salomon adopt when some of their best athletes and everyday trail runners alike come together in Font Romeu… Read more…
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After his revival of the Dragon’s Back Race later in 2012, Shane Ohly has also rekindled the flames of another multi-day mountain marathon, the Great Lakeland 3 Day™ – a renowned three-day classic, which takes place this May. Read more…
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Thanks to @joegeezi Joe Gray for the heads-up that this weekend sees the USATF Cross Country Championships in St. Louis – acting as the selection race for the 2012 North America, Central American, & Caribbean (NACAC) Cross Country Championships… Read more…
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The most striking aspect of these films from Saturday’s British Universities and Colleges Cross Country Championships is the sheer enthusiasm of the hoards of fellow students and fans… Read more…
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Anton Krupicka is used to long roads. But the one which has presented itself to him in the last year is probably not one that he wishes to travel too often. This horror injury is the sort of thing that can sometimes end an athletic career… Read more…
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Not a couple of weeks since the final of the 2011 Vertical World Circuit in Brazil and the 2012 series kicks-off at the world famous Empire State Run Up in New York this week as Thomas Dold looks for a historic 7th win… Read more…
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These shots must be some of the best sporting images of the winter. Fell Running Pictures shooter Graham Spencer was either lucky or very clever in positioning himself on this, let’s say, tricky descent! Read more…
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Salomon Trail Team UK member and multiple fell running championship winner, Rob Hope, had a difficult 2011. Here he details how it feels to be on the wrong side of injury, how his training is currently going and what he is hoping for in the year to come… Read more…
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Birmingham student Jonny Hay took a convincing win at yesterday’s BUCS Cross Country Championships at a snowy Blackweir Fields in Cardiff. Though the time gaps show it was a close race, these images suggest that Hay was in control of the race throughout… Read more…
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One of the classic races on the fell calendar takes place this weekend on the English / Welsh border, as Church Stretton and Mercia Fell Runners play host to the Long Mynd Valleys race on Sunday… Read more…
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It’s the time of year when student XCers across the UK come together to see who is top cross country University / College and athlete for 2012. Last year saw wins for top GB internationals Nick Goolab and Charlie Purdue… Read more…
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An exciting new website has emerged tracking the lives of some of the UK brightest endurance running talent. NoSweatRunning.com has been launched as an ‘Endurance running and coaching resource‘, featuring such athletes as Charlotte Purdue, Emelia Gorecka and coach Mick Woods. Read more…
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Some good racing on the hills this weekend – with the likes of 2011 English Fell Champ Lloyd Taggart stretching his legs, the Kinder Trial going off in beautiful wintery conditions and Ricky Lightfoot dishing it out at Blakes Heaven... Read more…
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The Feb / March edition of the excellent SA trail mag Go Trail is now online for us all to enjoy. Packed with super-interesting articles and features including Tom Owens, the trail of Annapurna and trail running from a female perspective… Read more…
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It was elder brother’s turn to shine this weekend, as Ben Tickner won the Southern Cross Country Championships in Brighton. Over the last few weeks it has been Tickner the junior (Frank) who has dominated much of the UK cross country scene… Read more…
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Germany’s Thomas Dold once again confirms his prowess as the world’s number one skyscraper racer after winning the 2011 Vertical World Circuit final in the Corrida Vertical, Saõ Paolo, Brazil on January 25. Read more…
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Steve Vernon underlined his status as one the UK’s top XC exponents with a commanding win at the Northern Cross Country Championships on Saturday. His win now makes it four Northern XC titles for the Stockport man… Read more…
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We are bit late on this one, but thought it would provide some escapism on a Weds morning. Fell film maker fellephant delivers Fellbound – 10 minutes of captivating footage, depicting the essence of fell running. Read more…
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James Walsh retained his Midlands Cross Country Championships title in fine style at a sunny Wollaton Park in Nottingham today. The Leeds AC runner pulled away in the closing mile from Rory Fraser (OWLS) and Josh Lilley (Tipton)… Read more…
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The International Skyrunning Federation (ISF) continues to push the world of skyrunning forward in 2012. It will be a big year for the sport with the Sky Games and newly-launched Ultra Series and part of this movement forward is a brand new website, which is launched today. Read more…
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Outside of the National Cross Country Championships, this weekend sees the biggest weekend of cross country of the season as juniors, seniors and veterans from all over the country converge on their respective Area championships… Read more…
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Not a great deal on this weekend in the fell scene, but quality over quantity is the name of the game as the ever popular Kinder Trial goes ahead on Saturday. Other races for consideration are Blakes Heaven, Greeba Fell on the Isle of Man and Trigger Tor in the Peak District… Read more…
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Following on from the highly-successfuil Marathon Talk a new podcast has been launched on the same platform aimed at the longer-distance runner. Talk Ultra is hosted by top US-based Brit ultra runner Ian Sharman and Ian Corless, a veteran of the ultra scene… Read more…
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Athletics Weekly’s words not mine, describing one Kilian Jornet who adorns their front cover this week! Yes, ultra trail running makes the mainstream, if only for one week… Read more…
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They say that the early bird catches the worm, well over at Lakeland Trails they have set the bait for trail runners with only a few days remaining before the discounted early bird entry closes and the entry fees for the 2012 Spring and Marathon Lakeland Trails events go up on the 1st of February… Read more…
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At the recent AGM of the World Mountain Running Association in Monaco, there was a pledge for greater financial support for the sport of mountain running and an alignment with the ‘infrastructure‘ of the IAAF. Read more…
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Action at the Lotto Cross Cup in Belgium, the Cross Internacional de Elgoibar in Spain, and the Antrim XC in Northern Ireland are all part of a European Athletics cross country round up. Read more…
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In a fascinating article iRunFar writer Meghan Hicks peers into the world of Lizzy Hawker, arguably the greatest British ultra distance runner in history, and finds that behind that familiar smile lurks a steely and thoughtful character. Read more…
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This film is a really nice insight into Emmanuel Gault’s reasoning behind his love of trail running. It’s a philosophy, a contact with nature that only those who have practised the sport can relate to – but all should perhaps aspire to… Read more…
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In their third head-to-head of the XC season, Ireland’s Fionnuala Britton and Gemma Steel renewed their intense rivalry that has developed this winter at round 4 of the 2011/12 McCain Cross Challenge in Antrim today… Read more…
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After their win in 2011 top Scots club Shettleston once again showed their strength as they comfortably won the Devils Burdens race in Fife yesterday. HBT ladies also triumphed in this excellent early-season relay event… Read more…
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Woodentops first event of 2012 proved to be another cracker as some of England’s top male and female fell talent hit the hills near Keighley for 12km of fast and furious racing. Read more…
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After pretty much being the outstanding long distance female runner of 2011, Lizzy Hawker has been named the IAU Athlete of the Year by its global member federations, taking over 30% of the vote. Read more…
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The fourth Haglofs Open5 event was the furthest south yet and competitors arriving at the quaint West Somerset village of Crowcombe were to experience a completely different weather system to the one experienced only a month ago. Read more…
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Now in their 8th year the Runners Need G3 series kicked off last weekend near Guildford. The men’s race was won by Fabien Lassonde (42.29), with the women’s event going to Gillian Sanders in 44.45. Read more…
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If this National Geographic film doesn’t inspire you to have a crack at trail running nothing will. Okay it’s about the really long stuff, and Krissy Moehl isn’t your everyday runner, but the philosophy and environment could be transferred the world over… Read more…
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Mayan Running Adventure is a week-long, all-inclusive, trail running adventure tour based at Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. The tour is aimed at runners who want to run trails and enjoy year-round, spring-like temperatures in this beautiful South American region… Read more…
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The fourth Art O’Neill Challenge took place in Ireland this weekend past and once again it allowed walkers, runners and “hybrids” Read more…
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The 2012 Sky Games, taking place in Ribagorza Romanica, northern Spain, have opened up entries for the Open Categories of the events, which take place between June 29th – July 8th. Read more…
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The grand finale of the Vertical World Circuit heads for San Paolo, Brazil on January 25 where top skyscraper racers will compete for the world champion title and cash prize. Thomas Dold, six times winner of the Empire State Building Run-Up and current VWC champion, will be on the start line… Read more…
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This excellent publication now has its very own app. In January 2012 Collins and Aimer Media launch the Ultimate Running Races app. This is the digital version of the World’s Ultimate Running Races, the book reviewed and praised by RunBritain, Athletics Weekly and Runner’s World. Read more…
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Linet Masai and Geoffrey Kipsang were amongst the winners on the IAAF circuit this weekend, as the XC season across Europe continues in this non-World Cross year. The was also action over in Italy at the Villa Lagarina race… Read more…
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Excellent athleticos film from Sunday racing in Cardiff. Some great angles, interviews and race footage from the mens and womens U20 and senior races – the film also shows off that Jonny Hay ‘kick’ to good effect in the finish straight of the men’s race… Read more…
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The 2012 edition of the this classic mountain marathon is now open for online and postal entries by clicking here. Entrants to the event will need to follow strict guidelines for entry… Read more…
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No one can accuse Anna Frost of not living life to the full. When not out there winning big races, the Kiwi likes nothing more than having fun with friends and family – and of course doing a bit of running. Read more…
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Near perfect conditions greeted record numbers of runners at the opening race in the 2012 Go Beyond Ultra offering – as 200 hardy souls set off from Wendover to London, for the Country to Capital 45 race. Read more…
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That is the view from a BBC News Magazine article published today. As a nation we (apparently) now run further, and in more extreme situations, than ever before. Though I’d wager that your average fell runner has been doing such things for decades! Read more…
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The senior men’s race at the 2012 Cardiff Cross Challenge went to form as Frank Tickner and Jonny Hay took the 1-2, after Tickner broke away on the final lap of the 10k race at Blackweir Fields. Lauren Howarth showed a good return to form winning the women’s race, in bright south Wales sunshine… Read more…
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Deemed Britain’s most brutal race, the 268-mile beast that is The Spine Race – a non-stop winter ultra-marathon encompassing the entire length of the Pennine Way – gets underway today (14 Jan). Read more…
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There’s a new fitness phenomenon sweeping the world at the moment, which combines trail and cross country running with military style obstacle courses. Think swimming across freezing cold water, squelching your way through a mud swamp, climbing over a 10 foot wall… Read more…
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The year’s premium XC event in Wales arrives this weekend for the annual Cardiff Cross Challenge at the Blackweir Fields. The race is also round 3 of the 5 race McCain series designed to bring together the UK’s elite XC runners on a regular basis… Read more…
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The weekend of the 21 /22 of Jan sees the Endurance Life Coastal Trail Series arrive on Anglesey – and if you fancy a run you had better be quick as almost all of the four races from 10k to 32 miles are fully booked… Read more…
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Online entries have revolutionised the way people enter races these days, and as the 58th edition of the 3 Peaks Race opened for entries on Monday morning nearly 800 had been reached by Weds lunchtime, meaning it will be full (1000 entries) in record time… Read more…
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Whilst some of Kenya’s top endurance men were in Edinburgh at the weekend, former World XC champion Joseph Ebuya was in Spain giving a demonstration in front running at the 58th Cross Internacional Zornotza in Amorebieta Read more…
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It’s been a busy start to 2012 on the race front, with a few going under the MST radar. So, here lies a little round-up from the new year’s day Hardmoors 30, to Robbie Simpson’s record run at last weekend’s El-Brim-Ick Dash near Aberdeen… Read more…
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We aren’t a tri site, but we do recognise along with most UK sporting sites that the Talented Brownlee Boys are a real asset and inspiration to the sporting community in this country. Of course the real link for us is that they are fell runners at heart! Read more…
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Lots of County Cross Country titles were decided this weekend up and down the country with Jonny Mellor, Emma Clayton, Andi Jones, Olivia Walwyn-Bush, Ali Brownlee, Neilson Hall and Lauren Howarth amongst the winners… Read more…
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Wales seems to have really caught the marathon and ultra bug recently, adding to this is a brand new ultra-event for Anglesey which will take place this August… Read more…
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New year, new calendar, new format. The 2012 Skyrunner® World Series calendar offers a distance for every runner with stand-alone circuits where both Vertical and Ultra champions will have a taste of the glory (and prize money). Read more…
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Dave Ward of Pennine Fell Runners this weekend joined that illustrious club of runners who have completed a mid-winter Bob Graham round. The stipulation of a ‘mid-winter BGR’ (considered one of the hardest due to minimal daylight hours) is… Read more…
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When senior GB athletes (outside of Mo Farah) came up against some of Africa and Europe’s finest XC runners in the past they were often found wanting. However, today’s showing at the BUPA Great Edinburgh XC demonstrated just how far they have come in the last few years. Read more…
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This Saturday should be a real showcase for British endurance running as the BUPA Great Edinburgh XC takes place at Holyrood Park, Edinburgh. The men’s and women’s fields are absolutely loaded with Olympic and world champions… Read more…
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Never ones to shirk our responsibility to the grass roots here at MST, we’d like to big-up a very nice urban trail race up in the Manchester area – taking place this Sunday the 8th of January. For all you ‘urban trailsters’ who are fed up with the pavements and traffic – Hit the Trail! Read more…
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Dakota Jones doesn’t take life too seriously. He is young, carefree and a damn good ultra runner. He is also a pretty funny guy, and whenever he is interviewed you can expect a laid back style. Also judging by his latest blog we think he could have a career in writing, should he get fed up with running… Read more…
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It’ll be XC this time though as the Bingley boys head to the Yorkshire Cross Country Championships this weekend. The Wharfedale Observer reports on their battle at Auld Lang Syne, where Ali came out on top… Read more…
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FRA general secretary Morgan Williams does a great job of spreading the fell running (and more specifically the Bob Graham Round) word across the Pond, with this excellent iRunFar article on the BGR and Nick Clark’s recent effort... Read more…
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This short compilation film of junior fell racing should remind fell runners both young and old why they run. Produced by mylittlewalshes the film will be entered into the Film Nation competition, the winning film will be shown at Olympic venues. Read more…
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The 2012 calendar for this great championship is now on the FRA site, and looks very interesting. No doubt 2011 champions Morgan Donnelly and Pippa Maddams will be rubbing their hands too, as there are some proper technical races in there. Read more…
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Sarah and Iain Ridgway have a fancy new site for their excellent Run Snowdonia business, as they continue to attract clients and put on new events in 2012… Read more…
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The first day of 2012 saw the hardcore out on the fells and hills. Perfect starts to this year’s campaigns went to Andres Jones, Ali Lavender, Murray Strain, Quentin Lewis, Annabel Mason, Jim Bulman amongst others… Read more…
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After our subjective view on the Best of 2011: Fell and mountain racing on New Year’s Eve, we thought we should also take a look at ultra trail races which caught our eye around the world in 2011… Read more…
