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High Terrain Events are delighted to announce that the Scafell Pike trail Marathon will now form part of the international trail marathon series known as the European Mountain Marathon (EMM Series) Read more…
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No prizes for guessing this location. It’s been a great year for trail, fell and mountain running. MST would not even exist without our dedicated readers so thank you, and… Read more…
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There were a fair few familiar faces amongst the Santa hats at this weekend’s Stoop race, with Tom Adams and Olivia Walwyn continuing their great form in 2013 as they led home the 400 runners… Read more…
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Ultra running is going through a boom. Statistics show that ultra races are popping up all over the world at an alarming rate. The UK is no different, apparently, some 200 races now exist on the calendar and – that is just in the UK! Read more…
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The South African Skyrunning Association (SASA) has announced the launch of a national Skyrunner® Series. South Africa’s Skyrunner® Series will see runners clocking up ranking points at each skyrunning event in which they participate during the season… Read more…
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As the world winds down for Christmas, the fell 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 2014… Read more…
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The Karrimor Great Trail Challenge will be staged in Keswick for a third time on Sunday 1st June 2014. Showcasing breath-taking Lakeland views of Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite… Read more…
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The second Marmot Dark Mountains™ mountain marathon will take place in the Peak District National Park in January 2014. Race organiser, Shane Ohly from Ourea Events, elaborated on the special allure of this area… Read more…
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High mountains, arduous climbs, thin air, incredible vistas and the adrenalin rush of running on technical trail – the Lesotho Ultra Trail (LUT) promised everything a skyrunning experience should offer, and it delivered even more. Read more…
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Francois D’haene is one of liveliest, friendliest and nicest fellas on the mountain trail and ultra scene. He is, of course a damn fine runner, but how many of you knew he is a winemaker too? Read more…
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As the season closed on another ultra trail season, there was a worthy curtain call at the TNF 50 last weekend. To add to the unrivalled coverage by iRunFar, the dad of men’s race second-placer Cameron Clayton has posted some cracking images… Read more…
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At 12pm (GMT) today (10 December) one of the greatest trail running events on the globe goes live for registration, as the 2014 GORE-TEX ® Transalpine-Run aims to be the best ever in this classic event’s history… Read more…
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Alex Nichols has vowed to ‘run smart and run fast’ at this weekend’s elite-stacked TNF Endurance Challenge 50-mile Championships. The 28-year-old heads to San Francisco brimming with confidence following a third-place finish in the 2013 International Skyrunning Federation Sky Series… Read more…
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Last weekend runners from all over South Africa, Belgium, Australia, Spain, North America, Britain and Canada, descended upon Maliba Mountain Lodge in the heart of the Maluti Mountains to participate in the Lesotho Ultra Trail – Africa’s first Ultra SkyMarathon® Read more…
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Last Sunday saw the ever popular Gravy Pud fell race, held from the Bulls Head pub in Twintwistle, Derbyshire. The annual race – organised by top elite Brit Andi Jones – is now in its 9th year and saw a record starting field of 231 entrants, Bryan Mills reports… Read more…
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Set in the stunning North York Moors National Park, Berghaus Trail Chase™ is an exciting new event that provides a weekend of trail running adventure with a beautiful overnight camp. Read more…
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The ISF is pleased to announce the 2014 Skyrunner® World Series. Fifteen quality races, three disciplines, the same winning formula. The 2014 Series will offer participants benefits amounting to 1,000 race slots, 230 free entries, 125 accommodation slots and 50 travel slots. Read more…
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Within the history of fell and mountain running in the UK there are a group of champions who are in a class of their own. Their achievements are legendary, and they are members of a very select group who are held in awe by the community… Read more…
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With one of the best wins of his fell running career Eryri man Matthew Roberts narrowly defected fell master Ian Holmes at Saturday’s Lancashire fell classic, the full Tour of Pendle… Read more…
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The World’s first 24-hour mountain marathon, the inaugural Marmot24, will be held on the weekend 2nd and 3rd August 2014. This exciting new event combines the very best elements of the predominantly British mountain marathon phenomenon… Read more…
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In episode 2 the Season 3 series of Salomon Running TV docu films (#srtv), Anna Frost opens herself up in some of the rawest and most honest footage of the Salomon athlete yet produced… Read more…
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Two feet were apparently better than two wheels on Saturday, as Tom Adams and Victoria Wilkinson took the individual wins at the annual Harriers Vs. Cyclists race in West Yorkshire this weekend… Read more…
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I had a dream, like any boy, I had a dream of what might be. Majestic mountains and blue skies; coloured flags draped onstring and spread across the trail. Nepal and the Himalayas, it’s sometimes quite difficult to convey an emotion… Read more…
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After the extraordinary sell-out of the three Skyrunning World Championship events in Chamonix, France, the International Skyrunning Federation is pleased to announce the slots available for countries participating… Read more…
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As the nights close-in and the weather takes a turn for the worst, one mountain running event will be warming-up for another night of dark challenges for the intrepid participants. The Marmot Dark Mountains™ race Read more…
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Each year trail racers from around the world make it a habit to convene at the base of the massive Zugspitze, Germany’s loftiest peak. The runners get together for an event that has quickly turned cult in its short four-year history – the Salomon Zuspitz Ultra-Trail. Read more…
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The North Face has continued to develop its focus on the trail running market in southern Africa with the recent announcement of its partnership with the Lesotho Ultra Trail race... Read more…
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An ISF ranking has been devised for the three skyrunning disciplines based on 54 races in 2013 (24 Ultra, 20 Sky and 10 Vertical). One of the principal aims is to take into account the quality of the field and the time relative to the winner… Read more…
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Excitement is building as the South African trail running community gears itself for the country’s first South African Skyrunning Association (SASA) sanctioned event, the Matroosberg Trail Challenge (MTC). Read more…
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Arc’teryx team athletes competing in the 2013 Skyrunner® World Series have tasted adventure and success at such iconic races as Transvulcania, Zegama, the Mont Blanc Marathon and KM Vertical and the Matterhorn Ultraks… Read more…
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Some seriously autumnal weather did nothing to dampen the spirits of some the UK’s best fell runners at the 25th running of the British Fell and Hill Relays today. Dark Peak’s men and HBT’s women also shined as the wind and rain ripped across ridges of Moel Eilio above Llanberis… Read more…
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As far as Championships go in 2013 fell running’s last big showdown happens this weekend, as the UKA Fell and Hill Relays come to Llanberis and the slopes of Moel Eilio in the shadow of Snowdon… Read more…
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These excellent fell shots from Racing Snakes at last weekend’s Langdale Horseshoe race epitomise everything about fell running that is great – views, crags, unbounded freedom in the hills and a ‘get on with it’ toughness from the participants… Read more…
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A fast race, a deep field. The final race of the Sky Series had some surprises in store. Kilian Jornet didn’t surprise anyone however and cruised to the finish after staying with the lead runners till the summit, where he changed gear… Read more…
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This weekend saw some of the UK’s top fell clubs battle it out in Patterdale, Cumbria, for one of the most hotly contested fell running trophies of the year at the Ian Hodgson Mountain Relays... Read more…
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It was a weekend of delight at UROC as Rob Krar took an impressive win in the men’s race, with skyrunning queen Emelie Forsberg taking the women’s win, and the 2013 Skyrunner® Ultra title… Read more…
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Sunday saw over 450 trail runners head to the beautiful forest of Newborough on Anglesey for the second Anglesey Trail Races. The event has a 10k and half marathon option and takes in the historic Llanddwyn Island on its journey… Read more…
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It was a day that was befitting of one of the best races of the fell running year, and culminated with some of the best racing too on a late summer’s day in the Peak District on Sunday at the fabulous Edale Skyline race… Read more…
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Sunday sees the final round of the 2013 English Fell Running Championships at the Edale Skyline race. This 21-mile classic also takes on the mantle of the final round decider for the 2013 champs and should produce quite a battle up-front for the titles… Read more…
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With arguably one of the best mountain race efforts by a British athlete in 2103, Emma Clayton claimed a superb silver medal at the recent World Mountain Running championships in Poland… Read more…
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Probably one of the deepest Ultra running fields in recent times is firing up for the Skyrunner® World Series final in Vail, Colorado. The 100 km Ultra Race of Champions (UROC), concludes the five-race Series after the previous four epic events: Transvulcania, Ronda dels Cims, Ice-Trail and Speedgoat… Read more…
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Ricky Lightfoot and Ruby Muir have emerged the victors in the men’s and woman’s races after a battle of epic proportions played out on South Africa’s beloved Otter Hiking Trail, with almost 3000m of vertical ascent and the infamous Bloukrans River mouth crossing at the Otter African Trail Run... Read more…
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One of the best, and at this time of year the hardest, sky trail races on the circuit is the Ultra Cavalls del Vent race. It’s in progress as I write and the line-up of racers are predominantly Spanish / Basque / Catalan, featuring some top skyrunning talent… Read more…
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GB mountain runner Martin Cox has had a long and successful career, spent on the mountains and hills of the world, taking part in some of the most iconic races on the planet… Read more…
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Those into world trail running will be well aware of the exploits of Kilian Jornet, and probably by now his trademark red and white shoes, the Salomon Sense. This shoe is at the heart of the current R&D goings-on of Salomon in France… Read more…
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A couple of the legends of female trail running travel to Nepal in November to take part in the the Manaslu Mountain Trail race – a seven-day race over 7 stages, 206km and with over 6000m of ascent… Read more…
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After our British Fell Championships race preview on Friday, we suggested that the final round in Wales at the tough Pedol Peris Horseshoe race could take the titles down to the wire… Read more…
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The Welsh brute that is the Peris Horseshoe race will this weekend play out the final throws in the 2013 British Fell Running Championships, in what promises to be a titanic fell battle… Read more…
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Tim Olson is no ordinary trail runner. Apart from being a super-talented athlete, he is also very humble, extremely grateful for his opportunity in life and the talent he has, and overall a very positive guy… Read more…
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After a very successful World mountain running championships for UK athletes last weekend, the excitement amongst the GB squad was hightened as the host country for the 2015 championships was announced on Saturday Read more…
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The 8th International Lakeland Trails Festival in Keswick on Saturday 7th September, was a huge success, with husband and wife team Russell and Pippa Maddams, celebrating the birth of their six month old daughter in style… Read more…
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‘Watching’ the 29th World Mountain Running Championships via social media was a great experience on Sunday, for thousands of digital fans of the sport. Of course it’s the next best thing these days, other than actually being there… Read more…
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Lochaber man Finley Wild romped to yet another Ben Nevis race win on Saturday, as he finished over 7 minutes clear of Sam Tosh to take his fourth win in as many years on Britain’s highest mountain… Read more…
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Today (Saturday) is the party day for those involved in the Trans Alpine Run, as with the overall and category prizes pretty much settled, the main protagonists just need to keep their form through to the stage 8 finish at Latsch in the Italian Alps… Read more…
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The Ben is probably top of the shop as far as hill and fell races go this weekend, with a packed programme. The downside is that the weather looks like it has broken and low temps, wind and rain look likely in most parts… Read more…
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Sunday sees the biggest day of the year on the world stage of mountain running in 2013, as Krynica-Zdrój in Poland plays host the 29th World Mountain Running Championships some 1100 metres above sea level… Read more…
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This weekend over 500 runners (and swimmers!) will face up to the challenge of 20 miles of running, swimming and obstacles in what looks like one tough event in Snowdonia at the Rat Race Man vs. Mountain event… Read more…
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A nice 20 minute round-up (of the elite side at least) from last weekend at the UMTB®, with some stunning imagery, scenery and emotion as Xavier Thevenard and Rory Bosio star in one of the greatest ever editions of the 11-year old event… Read more…
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6 down and 2 to go for the 2013 Trans Alpers, with the brutal 6th stage seeing no change in the overall standings in the race. Great to see Scotland’s Helen Bonsor and Andy Fallas also still running strongly, as they lead the mixed category… Read more…
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Stage 4 saw yet more relentless mountain beauty for the competitors at the 2013 GORE-TEX® TRANSALPINE-RUN. With these super images by Kelvin Trautman testimony to that… Read more…
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There has never been another like him, and there will probably never be another like him. Joss Naylor MBE is a true living legend in the sport and general landscape of fell running and Lakeland life… Read more…
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The UK can boast yet more world champions this summer as Craig Roberts (M50), Martin Ford (M70) and Anne-Marie Jones (W60) took superb gold medals at the 13th Master World Mountain Running Championships at Janske Lazne in the Czech Rep… Read more…
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3 stages down and the 2013 Trans Alpine Run is as exciting and dramatic as ever – with Salomon international athletes Cameron Clayton and Dimitris Theodorakakos leading the way in the men’s race… Read more…
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The UTMB was a significant milestone in the evolution of world trail running. The performances by Xavier Thevenard and Rory Bosio were jaw dropping from a performance point of view… Read more…
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Over 1100 competitors will be taking part in the various Lakeland Trails events this coming weekend (7/8 September), from all over the UK, along with overseas visitors from Australia, USA, Sweden, Holland, Germany, Belgium, France and Ireland. Read more…
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Want to follow the #UTMB? There is the race live tracker for all of the stats, then there is the human element, with images and emotion – that’ll be the likes of iRunFar / Ian Corless then! Read more…
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According to Wales and GB international Rob Samuel the location for this September’s Island Trail Race on Anglesey is ‘as stunning as any trails that I have run’, as Newborough plays host the event within 700ha of woodland and coastal paths… Read more…
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In 2013 inov8 have made their mark on the international mountain, sky and trail running stages with some outstanding results from their team of international runners. This continued recently with some great results at Pikes Peak, Sierre-Zinal and the Matterhorn Ultraks… Read more…
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From rubber choice (on his shoes), meticulous route planning, 9 whole route recces and 100% mental focus, it’s all in here. Ian Corless catches Kilian at his insightful best, post-Matterhorn. Read more…
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Perhaps the biggest trail running event on the planet hits Chamonix this week, for that annual trail running / weather watching jamboree that is UTMB. With four days of racing getting underway very soon and drop outs and favourites re-shuffling, it should be an interesting week… Read more…
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Salomon International Team Manager, Gregory Vollet, has confirmed that 2013 Trail Running World Champion Ricky Lightfoot from Great Britain will be participating in the Otter African Trail Run presented by Salomon and GU in the Garden Route in September. Read more…
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This Sunday (1st September) sees the opening of entries for the 3rd edition of Trail Marathon Wales, and organisers are once again expecting a rush of interest for the event which has grown to be one of the UK’s premier trail marathons… Read more…
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Some decent weather and some great racing over the BH weekend on the fells, mountain and hills of England, Wales and Scotland. Winners included Simon Bailey, Rob Jebb, Angela Mudge and Mel Price Read more…
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The launch of the Matterhorn Ultraks 46K, fourth race in the Sky Series, couldn’t have got off to a better start with Salomon’s invincible duo – Kilian Jornet and Emelie Forsberg – taking the win in Zermatt today… Read more…
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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 in what is known as the classic treble in fell running circles… Read more…
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In his post-Leadville blog, Nick Clark has produced a candid piece of writing craft. The Pearl Izumi runner beautifully captures the essence of the race from a front- runners’ viewpoint, and perfectly depicts the race from inside the ‘race-bubble’… Read more…
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One of the summers premier midweek fell races, Round Latrigg, saw Ricky Lightfoot come within 2 seconds of Alan Bowness’ 1997 record this week. The Ellenborough runner had the record within his sights until a wrong turn on the 5.5 mile race… Read more…
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But what Kilian Jornet did on the Matterhorn this week must rank amongst the most awe-inspiring of mountain runs in history. A short recap via Italian media outley ANSA confirms this! Read more…
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Reversing the 2012 result, Salomon athlete Jonathan Wyatt won the Skåla Opp race in Norway on Saturday, defeating course record hold Arslan Ahmet. Brit Orlando Edwards was an excellent 6th, just under 4 minutes down on Wyatt… Read more…
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Not an extensive programme this weekend on the fells, hills and mountains, but there are a few choice races to keep the interest going for the UK’s fell runners, with the Sedbergh Hills and the Lomands of Fife races amongst the weekend’s best events… Read more…
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One of the world’s greatest 100 milers kicks off in Silverton, Colorado on Saturday. The Leadvillle 100 is on the bucket list of many an ultra-trailer with it’s legendary Hope Pass ascent to 12,600ft… Read more…
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After his win at the recent USATF Mtn Champs, Joe Gray is now getting ready for the Worlds Poland, this September. The Scott sponsored runner has been on the world mountain scene for a few years now but has obviously lost none of his zip! Read more…
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A new book penned by seasoned fell runner Steve Chilton looking at the history and great characters from the sport of fell running, is available for pre-order ahead of it’s release date in September… Read more…
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In recent years there has been a quiet revolution building in the Lake District. Each May, the Great Lakeland 3Day™ – or GL3D™ to its friends – has been attracting more and more participants to its unique three-day format.. Read more…
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Calling all runners driven by a desire to push boundaries, inov-8 are offering one lucky MST reader the chance to take on the Royal Parks Foundation Ultra on October 6th 2013… Read more…
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After the Blisco Dash race a couple of weeks before, there was barely time for English Championship fell runners to catch their breath as the next round (five) took place on Saturday at the 10-mile Turner Landscape race in Seathwaite… Read more…
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2012 defending champions and top US ultra-trailers Rob Krar and Michael Smith, raced to a stage one win yesterday as the 2013 Trans Rockies run got underway in Buena Vista, Colorado … Read more…
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The engrossing battle that was Sunday’s GB trials for the WMRC in Poland, was finely captured by Bethanie Murray for athletics.org. The film shows how the race was played out, as Wales’ Rob Samuel booked his ticket with a big win! Read more…
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Running means different things to different people. The essence of trail running, and generally running in the wild outdoors, is beautifully captured in this short film by Alexander Crook… Read more…
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If you have the time, you can relive the whole 3hour + show from RTS television on yesterday’s Sierre-Zinal race. It really is worth the watch for the drama that unfolds, befitting of one of the world’s premier mountain races… Read more…
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At today’s GB Trials for the forthcoming World Mountain Running Champs, the UK’s top mountain running exponents lined up in Whinlatter’s forest trails to chance their arms for a GB vest and, a trip to Poland! Read more…
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Ras Glyndwr, the short and sharp fell running blast on the hills of Llynlloedd which overlook the town of Machynlleth, took place on Saturday and saw a great battle between a couple of top fell runners… Read more…
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Prior to the Skyrunner World Series event in Chamonix, France, six weeks ago, Eirik Haugsnes was a relative unknown in the sport of athletic superhumans. Two outstanding performances under the shadow of Mont Blanc, however, changed all that. Read more…
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The trials for the World Mountain Running Championships take place in Whinlatter in the Lake District this Sunday and will see a clamouring for places on the UK team heading Poland early next month…. Read more…
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One of the world’s most iconic mountain races takes place this Sunday and as ever attracts some of the world’s top mountain runners, with the likes of Stevie Kremer, Kilian and golden-greats Angela Mudge and Jono Wyatt toeing the line at Sierre-Zinal... Read more…
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iRunFar have taken a little selection from the OR show over in the US, showcasing what trail runners can expect when it comes to footwear in 2014. There seems to be a swinging towards about 6mm as an average on heel to toe drop too… Read more…
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The line-up for the fourth Sky Series race is as iconic as the Matterhorn itself. Participating in the Matterhorn Ultraks 46K are Salomon’s Kilian Jornet and Emelie Forsberg leading a celebrity cast on the 24 August… Read more…
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In the first race up Beijing’s tallest tower, the 2013 China World Summit Wing Hotel Vertical Run saw German Thomas Dold and Australian Suzy Walsham come out on top of the inaugural race up a massive 2041 steps! Read more…
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Tom Owens’ 2013 season has been a bit of a washout, to date. After the Salomon and Scotland international skyrunning specialist was diagnosed with ruptured peroneus longus tendon in the spring he underwent some pretty extensive surgery… Read more…
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The 2013 4th IAU Trail World Championships were a triumph for Wales in staging international sporting events. The event was also a triumph for UK athletics as Ricky Lightfoot took individual men’s gold, the UK men team gold and a team bronze for the UK’s women… Read more…
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For Mitja Kosovelj it was more of the same at this weekend’s World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge in Poland, as the Slovenian took a convincing win to add to his title form 2011… Read more…
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After a convincing win at last year’s race, Ricky Lightfoot won the classic Borrowdale fell race on Saturday. The Cumbrian took the 17-mile beast in his stride, after a few weeks which have seen him win the IAU Trail World title and finish 7th at Giir di Mont… Read more…
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A brand new off road ultra marathon event has sold out within weeks of launching, with entries flooding in from all over the UK, and attracting international visitors from as far afield as USA, Japan and Australia… Read more…
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Joel Wolpert’s new film In the High Country, featuring Anton Krupicka, has premiered in the US and is now avialable world-wide. Up high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, the New Balance runner is seen to be bagging peaks… Read more…
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After lots of international and championship racing this last few weeks there are some great UK fell races to brighten up your weekend, as some of the top racers head to the brutal Borrowdale race amongst others… Read more…
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The 2013 World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships are this weekend, as Poland and Szklarska Poręba is the venue for the 10th staging of the champs, which will see 700 athletes from 22 countries heading out… Read more…
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Giir di Mont is always a spectacle. With the (usual) intense heat, huge crowds on the route and at the start / finish town of Premana, and emotive images telling tales of exhaustion and elation… Read more…
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Ben Abdelnoor is having a pretty good 2013. The Ambleside and inov8 runner won the classic Wasdale a few weeks back, along with the Old County Tops earlier in the year. Last weekend he realised his goal of 2013 – winning the Lakeland 50. Read more…
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Sage Canaday underlined his speed and endurance qualities at this weekend’s big US ultra the Speedgoat 50k, as he raced away from a super-high quality field to take the win, the course record, and a fistful of dollars… Read more…
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Stuart Mills, Lizzie Wraith, Ben Abdelnoor and Katherine Brougham became the latest people to add their names to the Lakeland 100 / 50 role call, as another super successful UTLD passed through some the UK’s most beautiful and challenging terrain this weekend… Read more…
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It’s gold medals again for Spain and Sweden, with Kilian Jornet and Emelie Forsberg, the indomitable winning duo, taking the stage this weekend, together with an incredible Luis Alberto Hernando who crossed the finish line in tandem with Kilian…. Read more…
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This weekend’s Blisco Dash race proved to underline Helen Fines’ favourite status for the 2013 women’s British Fell Running title, with the Calder Valley runner striding out a clear winner in Cumbria at round 3 of this year’s series… Read more…
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With the TR24 (Thunder Run) and the Lakeland 100 and 50 races this weekend, the UK entertains two of the longest and certainly one of the hardest ultra races… Read more…
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After two rounds of the 2013 British Fell Running Championship, Morgan Donnelly and Helen Fines are sitting pretty at the top of the standings as nearly 500 runners head to the Lakes for the classic Blisco Dash this weekend… Read more…
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Canadian adventurer Ray Zahab has already run a staggering 2,000km from his start point in Mongolia and still faces a final 300km before he reaches the planned finish line… Read more…
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At last weekend’s Arco Grand Prix mountain race (part of the World Mountain Running Association’s series) GB athlete Emma Clayton came of age on the international GP scene as she took a superb win against some of the world’s best at this Italian classic… Read more…
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After failing to finish in 2012, 5-time winner Andi Jones made it number six on Saturday, as the Englishman stormed home to win the 38th Tyn Lon Volvo International Snowdon Race / Ras-yr-Wyddfa in stiflingly hot conditions. Read more…
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While Kilian Jornet and Emelie Forsberg rack up the wins taking both the Vertical and Sky titles in the European Skyrunning Championships, Italy leads the national ranking with 622 points, followed by Spain and France. Read more…
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With weekend temperatures expected to approach 30 degrees centigrade on the mountain, some of the UK’s best mountain runners will descend on Llanberis for the 38th Tyn Lon Volvo International Snowdon Race / Ras-yr-Wyddfa... Read more…
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Another beautifully shot short film on Tony K’s prep for the monster Nolan 14s attempt last month. The footage shows Krupicka’s training and recce techniques on some of the most technical mountain terrain the US has to offer… Read more…
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At last week’s Salomon 4Trails event in the German and Swiss Alps, Salomon athlete Angela Mudge took the last 3 stages of the four-stage event, to cement a clear win in the 160 km event. Read more…
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The sport of fell running has many a classic, and the Wasdale race isn’t far from the top. With it’s severity, classic route (inc. Great Gable and Scafell Pike) and perpetual annual top-class field, it’s one of the ones to win… Read more…
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The third edition of the European Skyrunning Championships kicks off with not just Europe’s best, but no less than seven world champions representing sixteen nations. The events will mark the first European Ultra title, as well as the Vertical and Sky distances… Read more…
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The inaugural Race to the Stones, masterminded by James Cracknell, kicks off this weekend with every one of the 800 places sold out and forecasters predicting beautiful blue skies for the 100km race… 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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Hardcore inov-8 athlete Joe Grant is ready to push his body to the extreme in one of the world’s toughest 100-mile mountain races tomorrow (Friday July 12). The rugged Hardrock 100 ultra-marathon course has a mind-boggling total ascent of 10,361m, plus a similar amount of descent. Read more…
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The Salomon 4 Trails got underway in Garmisch today, with Salomon athlete Tofol Castanyer easily taking the spoils. The 4-stage event will cover around 160 kilometers and take in 10,000 metres of ascent over the four days… Read more…
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Given a few days to download exactly what he achieved, Ricky Lightfoot has put in words his IAU world title winning run the weekend. Humble and relaxed as ever, the Cumbrian-based Salomon athlete explains to MST how the day panned out… Read more…
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This weekend sees the latest test for some of the world’s best mountain and trail runners – including Kilian Jornet and Anna Frost – as the Skyrunner® World Series heads to France and the stunningly tough Ice-Trail Tarentaise (ITT)… Read more…
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The 2013 GB & NI crack team of mountain runners headed out to Bulgaria this weekend for the European MR Champs, and returned home with a pretty decent medal haul, to add to those won by the Brits at the Trail World Champs in Wales… Read more…
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Now here is an interesting way of doing things! Okay, so the spirit of trail running at Kilian’s Classik races are about participation – and that’s why the Salomon International runners started off 2 minutes after the whole field on Saturday… Read more…
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inov-8 has launched its first mountain running apparel range, now available in the UK. The British-born brand is renowned for its production of stripped back, high-gripping footwear for committed athletes wanting to run fast on all terrains. Read more…
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In sweltering (certainly for the UK!) conditions Great Britain and France dominated this weekend at the 4th IAU Trail World Championships in Llanrwst, over 77km tough, sweaty and exhilarating 77 km in the Gwydyr Forest… Read more…
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Day 3 of the 2013 Kilian’s Classik week saw the Salomon International team get to grips with some future kit testing and some tech coaching from uphill master Jono Wyatt… Read more…
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After her stellar rise to the top of international trail and skyrunning over the last 12 months, Salomon International runner Emelie Forsberg takes some time out to reflect on her year and the Mont Blanc Marathon this last weekend… Read more…
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Culminating with a big roster of races the 2013 Kilian’s Classik week is underway, with the Salomon international team taking some time out to run, relax and test ahead of the weekend… Read more…
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US athletes Mike Wolfe and Mike Foote, raced to 2nd and 5th respectively at the 7th edition of The North Face® Lavaredo Ultra Trail in Cortina, Italy, last Sunday, as the race program had been changed and reduced due to unseasonably wintry conditions… Read more…
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This Saturday sees one of the best fell races on the calendar, as Heptonstall in Yorkshire gets ready for a festival of fun and a cracking 6 mile fell race, which takes in 1500ft of climb as it winds it’s way up and back… Read more…
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Last weekend inov-8 athletes smashed one of Europe’s toughest mountain marathons, placing five runners in the top-10 men and women. The 2013 Mont Blanc Marathon attracted a world-class field for a gruelling Alpine route involving 2,500m of brutal ascent and 1,500m of daredevil descent in around Chamonix… Read more…
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In January, earlier this year, atrocious weather brought heavy snow to much of the country. Whilst most people opted to cranked up the heating, a few select runners were testing themselves at a new mountain marathon called Marmot Dark Mountains™ Read more…
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Ian Corless’ coverage of the Mont Blanc marathon today was almost as good as the racing, as Salomon athletes Stevie Kremer and Kilian Jornet smashed the course records at this super-tough trail / mountain marathon event… Read more…
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2012 WS100 winner Tim Olson took the 2013 Western States 100 by the scruff of the neck at Devil’s Thumb and dominated for the remaining the super-hot miles this weekend, though after leading by over 15 minutes at one point his lead was a mere 5 mins at the finish… Read more…
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Today is the day for 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 you can count down the hours with the great Stateside site iRunFar.com… Read more…
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More than one hundred miles and 12,200 metres vertical climb – Julien Chorier and Francesca Canepa are victorious in the world’s toughest 100-miler, Andorra’s Ronda dels Cims, the second race in the SWS Ultra Series... Read more…
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Last weekend top Cumbrian fell man and Salomon UK trail team member Ricky Lightfoot stormed around the 2013 Trail International du Colorado route on La Reunion island, smashing the course record to boot… Read more…
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21- year old Robbie Simpson has blazed a trail on the hills, fells and mountain over the last few years and this summer the young Scot is planning to take to the mountains of Europe Read more…
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Round 2 of the English Fell Champs and the Buckden Pike race leads the way this weekend, and at 3.7 miles and almost 1600ft of climb this will be a lung-busting test for some of England’s best short-distance fell running exponents… Read more…
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Let’s hope this isn’t the thin end of the wedge as far as issues with the authorities go for fell and mountain race organisers. The 20km Glen Rosa race is renowned for it’s beauty, but tomorrow’s race will not go ahead as planned… Read more…
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External life factors have made top fell runner Steve Birkinshaw take stock this last year or so, this added to a knee injury which forced the Borrowdale man out of the OMM late last year after his big win at the 2012 Dragon’s Back Race.. Read more…
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This Saturday’s Cwm Pennant is according to the organisers – a “behemoth of a race” and the first running of any event in this magical valley in North Wales. The 17 mile race takes in 5500ft of climbing and will be a serious undertaking for the majority of runners, so be prepared! Read more…
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Inov8 are having a very good day PR wise! This excellent intro to fell running via the Guardian website showcases the sport in a very kind way, extolling the nature of fell running and why people do it, in an excellent four and half minute video… Read more…
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In the world of off-road performance shoes Inov8 have blazed a trail (and fell) over the last decade, and by 2013 the UK-based business has forged a path that reaches over 60 counties… Read more…
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Almost 1500 runners took on the beauty of Keswick yesterday, for the second edition of the Karrimor Great Trail Challenge. Runners were bathed in sunshine as they hit the trails of this most iconic of Lakeland locations… Read more…
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With a little under 4 weeks until the 4th IAU World Trail Running Championships in Wales, British Athletics has announced a full team of 12 athletes for the forthcoming event, which take place in Llanwrst on Saturday 6 July. Read more…
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The author of Magic, Madness & Ultramarathon Running Andy Mouncey is reaching out to all ultra-trailers to be short-listed as possible subjects in his new book to be published in 2014, provisionally titled ‘So You Want To Run Ultras?’… Read more…
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300 intrepid ultra-trailers head to Andorra for one of the toughest races on the calendar next week as the Ronda dels Cims awaits, with hard-man and former Hardrock winner Julien Chorier lining-up for the 100 miles and a massive 40,000ft of vertical gain! Read more…
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This trailer of a new film featuring Anton Krupicka looks awe inspiring. Up high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Tony is seen to be bagging peaks and showing us a different side of trail and mountain running… Read more…
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Last weekend saw round one of the 2013 WMRA Grand Prix at the traditional season opener Montée du Grand Ballon. GB mountain runners Robbie Simpson and Emma Clayton made the trip to France and showed strongly against world-class opposition… Read more…
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Last Sunday saw round 2 of the 2013 British Fell Champs at the Yetholm hill race, and saw 2011 British Champ Morgan Donnelly state his claim to regaining that title, as he battled with reigning champion Joe Symonds along with a field littered with quality… Read more…
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This weekend saw the inaugural Big Welsh Trail at Coed Llandegla in Denbighshire surpass expectations for many competitors and the organisers alike, as nearly 350 trail runners took on challenging 10km and half marathon routes in sunny, but windy, conditions. Read more…
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This Sunday sees the second round of the British Fell Running Championships taking place in Scotland on the Yetholm race route. After a big battle over in Northern Ireland at the Silent Valley toughie, runners turn their attention to this swift 8 miles just north of the Border… Read more…
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The first four finishers in each for the races at last Saturday’s European Trial race in Keswick, have been selected to represent GB at the forthcoming European Mountain Running Championships in Bulgaria. Read more…
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Every now and again you get touched by something. Something which makes you stop and think for a moment. Something which awakens the spirit. That’s how I felt after watching the Dragon’s Back Race recently… Read more…
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The heat of Keswick was matched by the hot competition on the slopes of Skiddaw on Saturday as some of the UK’s best mountain runners gathered to battle it out for a few precious places in the GB team which will travel to Bulgaria in a few weeks for the 2013 European Mountain Running Champs... Read more…
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After taking the honours in La Palma a couple of weeks at Transvulcania, there was a similar look to the results at Zegama today as Kilian Jornet took yet another win, whilst Emelie Forsberg won her first women’s title at this classic European skyrace… Read more…
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In cycling speak you could probably compare ‘Zegama’ to the Paris-Roubaix, in motor sport the Monaco Grand Prix – you get the picture. The Zegama-Aizkorri Maratòn is a monument in mountain sport, a skyrunning classic… Read more…
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For mountain runners all roads lead to Keswick as the trials for the European Mountain Running Championships take place on the slopes of Skiddaw. Looking to book their berths in the squad will be the likes of Inter-Counties winner Emma Clayton… Read more…
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Described as ‘Mountain trail running at it’s best’, the inaugural Scafell Pike Trail Marathon proved to be a resounding success with hundreds of runners from across the UK descending on the Lakes for this super-tough trail marathon… Read more…
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South African Skyrunning Association (SASA) has announced a new sanctioned event, the Matroosberg Trail Challenge. Organised by Running The Cape, the 36km race is set in the Matroosberg Private Nature reserve, two and half hours from Cape Town – near Ceres in the Western Cape… Read more…
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Better late than never, we take a look back at what was a busy weekend of racing in the UK. Away from the Inter Counties racing in Settle, the classic Ras y Gader was won by local international fell runner Ifan Richards… Read more…
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“British-born sports manufacturing brand inov-8 celebrates its tenth anniversary in June, and it looks like there’s more than one reason to celebrate” – reports the ISF... Read more…
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Ethiopian Wegene Tafese and Yorkshire and GB international Emma Clayton took the honours at Sunday’s UK Inter-Counties Fell Running Championships in Settle, and both had to work hard for their victories… Read more…
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I was lucky enough to spend time with all three of the people involved in this interview last weekend. Joe in the days before Transvulcania, chatting about fell running. Adam on a flight out of La Palma, talking all sorts… Read more…
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Sunday sees the UK’s highest trail marathon taking place on Scafell Pike, as part of High Terrain Events day in the area which also includes the Borrowdale Trail run and the Keswick Sportive tomorrow… Read more…
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Racing this weekend features some proper classics including Old County Tops, Cader Idris, Goatfell, Glaramara and the UKA Inter Counties in Settle. The corresponding weekend in 2012 saw some temperatures in the low 30’s across the UK… Read more…
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Yes, it’s TNF100 time this weekend in Australia, with some of the world’s best including 2012 winner Ryan Sandes, who will be hard to beat on the 100k route which took him a swift 9:22 last year… Read more…
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Last weekend I was privileged enough to be at the Transvulcania La Palma race. I was lucky enough to be on the inside too, behind the scenes and supporting some of the elite athletes and to soak up the amazing atmosphere that this beautiful race produces… Read more…
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Welsh fell runner Richard Roberts was a comfortable winner of the classic Moel Eilio race on Saturday, as the runners tackling one of the UK’s most stunning ridges in weather more akin to March than May! Read more…
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Former British and English fell running champions Rob Hope showed that class is permanent on Saturday as he took the season-opener of the 2013 English Fell Running Championships at the Fairfield Horseshoe race… Read more…
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With the popularity of the Tyn Lon Volvo International Snowdon Race growing year on year, the programme of racing has been bolstered with the announcement of an exciting new uphill-only race to the summit of this famous mountain – 1085m above sea level. Read more…
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Expectations ran high and so did Transvulcania fever – before, during and after the race. After last year’s launch as the first-ever skyrunning Ultra, the race again kicked off the 2013 season – and more than lived up to expectations. Read more…
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Bryon Powell knows his onions. As does MdS 2013 winner Meghan Hicks. Put them both together on one site, and you have a couple of the most insightful previews of this weekend’s big one on the global ultra-trail scene… Read more…
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This weekend sees the opening round of the 2013 English Fell Running Championships at the Fairfield Horseshoe race in Cumbria, with over 500 runners expected for this classic Lakeland race… Read more…
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Two months after conquering 350 miles of frozen wilderness in Alaska, hardcore inov-8 athlete Joe Grant is preparing to make his racing comeback – this time on much drier ground – at the 2013 SWS opener, Transvulcania… Read more…
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Brand new off road ultra marathon event Ultimate Trails Challenge has sold out within three weeks of launching, and with entries flooding in from all over the UK and abroad the event has today announced Petzl as the Official Lighting Partner Read more…
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Robbie Lawless is over on La Palma mingling with the racers ahead of this weekend’s Transvulcania, and caught-up with Salomon contenders Kilian Jornet, Emelie Forsberg and Cameron Clayton… Read more…
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The 2013 Skyrunner World Series magazine which details some of the world’s greatest skyrunning races amongst its pages, is now available online and will be produced in hard copy print format for the events… Read more…
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Ian Corless reports from the Lost Worlds Racing, Causeway Crossing series this weekend where Jonny Steede romped to a gun-to-tape win. The Northern Ireland race takes on some of the world’s best coastal landscapes and Read more…
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Fell and trail racing really kicks on this weekend in the UK with at least 17 races going ahead. From the classic and tough Stuc a’Chroin 5000 in Scotland, to the equally hard Annalong Horsehoe in N. Ireland, there is something for everyone… Read more…
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This summer top trail running brand Salomon will be out and about across the country visiting parks and parkland in many of the UK’s biggest cities, inviting runners to get trail running in their urban environments… Read more…
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On 30 November 2013, Skyrunners® from all over the world will toe the start line of the inaugural Lesotho Ultra Trail – Africa’s first Ultra Skymarathon® – ready to tackle the 55km, high altitude course through the Tsehlanyane National Park in the heart of the Maluti Mountains of Lesotho… Read more…
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Joe Symonds’ 2013 Three Peaks Race win on the face of it appeared to be a straight-forward exercise in dominant fell running. As the following paragraphs demonstrate, wins are never easy, and certain happenings in Joe’s life in the day before the race only underline the greatness of his achievements and the fragility of life… Read more…
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We often concentrate on the sharp-end of fell, trail and ultra running here at MST. But events such as this weekend’s Fellsman only go to prove just how much goes into these events for the ‘mid packers’ point of view too… Read more…
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HBT and Carnethy runners Joe Symonds and Jasmin Paris showed why they are considered amongst the best fell runners in the UK on Saturday as they convincingly won the 2013 Three Peaks Race titles… Read more…
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Fell running film maker fellephant has once again constructed a very individual film titled Fellraising. The speeded-up 8 minute film brilliantly depicts the very unique sport of fell running at a number of races in 2012 /13… Read more…
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It was a big weekend for long distance races in the UK! What with the Fellsman and the Three Peaks occupying the Yorkshire Dales and the HOKA Highland Fling taking place on the West Highland Way in Scotland… Read more…
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The 8th year for the Lakeland Trails event at Hawkshead took place on Saturday 27th April. The event was a huge success, despite the wet weather leading up to the event making the venues waterlogged… Read more…
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Suunto today unveils the second generation of Ambit outdoor GPS watches, the new line-up of Ambit2 S and the Ambit2. This creates a collection of Suunto GPS watches for every occassion — whether a multisport training session or a serious adventure. Read more…
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Ultra trail runners hoping to bag a GB vest for this summers World Trail Running Championships in North Wales will need to impress at the 53 mile HOKA Highland Fling race this weekend… Read more…
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Rather than try and better this Three Peaks Race preview, which would be difficult to be honest, we thought a simple link to the excellent article on the FRA would fill the gaps of who to watch in Horton-in-Ribblesdale this Saturday… Read more…
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In the 8th year for the Lakeland Trails event at Hawkshead, taking place on Saturday 27th April, Over 1200 competitors will be tackling the infamous, mile long, killer climb of the “Coffin Trail”… Read more…
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On Saturday 18th April at 10:10pm, the British endurance athlete and The North Face® ultrarunner Lizzy Hawker, 37, completed a 319km run from Everest Base Camp to Kathmandu, Nepal in 63 hours 8 minutes. Read more…
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Russell Bentley has made a big impact on the North Wales fell scene over the last few months and last weekend won one of the Welsh classics, Ras y Moelwyn. His win was all the more impressive as he also defeated 2010 British Fell Champ Tim Davies… Read more…
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As part of our build-up to that classic of classics, 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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With just 80 days to go until the opening ceremony of the 4th World Trail Running Championships – which will be held in North Wales on the 6th of July – the countdown to the Championships has begun in earnest. Read more…
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We’ll be winding-up to this weekend’s 59th Three Peaks Race with previews and some nostalgic looks back through the history of this iconic race… Read more…
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For years, the Great Lakeland 3Day™ (also known as the GL3D™) was an event known only to a select few; indeed the first race in 1998 had just seven participants… Read more…
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There aren’t many ultra races out there that are over 50 years old. The Fellsman is a classic toughie and attracts the hardened fell and ultra runner to over 11,000ft of ascent in its 61 miles, and all on the same day as the Three Peaks Race! Read more…
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The Ultimate Trails Challenge, a 100km circuit of the central Lake District, taking in 6 mountain passes, with 14, 000ft of ascent & descent, 5 picturesque lakes and 10 iconic feed stations has today been announced… Read more…
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With just over a week until the 2013 3 Peaks Race, anticipation is growing for what could be a race to remember in both the men’s and women’s races. The 58th edition of one of the world’s most historic mountain races takes place on the 27th of April… Read more…
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Apologies to all readers of the site for the lack of updates over the last two weeks. I’ve been travelling and working in the US and France, which hasn’t made things easy, however the main reason? Hackers! Read more…
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Run247.com columnist Kirsty Reade was invited along to the TORQ Trail Team assessment day in London this weekend. The concept is a new one in team ‘sponsorship’ too, as according to Reade it’s less about the winning and more about the taking part… Read more…
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With fatalities and cancelled and re-routed events becoming more prevalent across global trail running these days, the real dangers in the high mountains are there for all to see… Read more…
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Away from the Outerside there was racing to be had in England, Wales and Scotland over the last few days. One of the lung-busters of the early fell season is Rivington Pike and this year saw a 4th win of this Lancashire classic for Tom Cornthwaite, after a ding-dong battle with Salford’s Gary Priestley… Read more…
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inov-8 athletes stamped their authority all over the Outerside Chase event in the Lake District on Saturday, with Carl Bell, Morgan Donnelly and Rob Jebb taking a clean sweep of prizes at the sharp end… Read more…
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The Buttermere 10 Trail Race is scheduled for Sunday 7th April and with a number of Great Britain mountain runners and fell internationals in the field, it is set to be a classic race. Read more…
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That German meister got there before us (though an full MST review on the new shoe will appear soon after a winter on the hills and trails) in testing the hotly anticipated new fell shoe from Salomon – the Fell Raiser… Read more…
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It’s a sign that a sport is growing at a rapid rate when an international governing body has to be set-up. ITRA (International Trail Running Association) here sets-out it’s thoughts and vision for the future of the sport – read on… Read more…
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Certainly most of us anyway. We featured this US film a year or so ago and it’s still as relevant as ever, as to the feeling of freedom and refreshment that trail running gives.. Read more…
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The dates have been set for the 2013 British Athletics Mountain Running Challenge with three events across uphill and up and down mountain running disciplines. The Inter-Counties kick things off in May at the Settle Hills race… Read more…
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With a fair amount of the North, East and South Wales and the west Midlands under a covering of snow still (certainly on the higher ground) any racing that goes ahead this Easter will be tricky… Read more…
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After one of the greatest ever races last year when Scotland’s Murray Strain buried the ghost of 2011 and took a famous victory at the 2012 Tyn Lon Volvo International Snowdon Race / Ras-yr-Wyddfa, anticipation of the 2013 event is as high as ever… Read more…
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This season The North Face have launched a set of waterproofs that will help trail and mountain tackle the elements with confidence. Here Ian Corless reviews the AK Stormy Trail Jacket and Pants… Read more…
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The ISF and Talk Ultra have teamed-up to bring readers the ‘Skyrunning Interviews’, A new section… publishing interviews with skyrunning personalities – top runners… potential top runners, those behind the scenes, organisers and lots more. Read more…
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Racing was (as expected) hard at the World XC champs in a snowy Poland yesterday, as the British junior women’s race produced a storming bronze medal and the senior men’s race produced a surprise winner in Japheth Korir… Read more…
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Last weekend saw Salomon UK launch their 2013 team in Manchester, and also a very interesting concept in youth development on the trails and fells – as Salomon Avenir was unveiled… Read more…
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With the two races in North Wales (Excalibur and Yr Aran) already casualties of the weather, it remains to be seen of anymore of this weekend’s fell races will make the cut as the snow and high winds continue to batter northern and midland parts of the UK… Read more…
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The Great Lakeland 3Day™ (also known as the GL3D™) is a small but adventurous three-day mountain marathon with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere that attracts both runners and long-distance walkers… Read more…
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One of the country’s best and most popular fell races took place last weekend as 227 runners were waved of for the Heptonstall Fell Race on Sunday. Leeds City man and GB international mountain runner Adam Osbourne showed the way, with a powerful display… Read more…
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After his report a couple of weeks back on a somewhat bittersweet affair at the Moel Tryfan race, (he took a wrong turning and ended up dead last !) new-found North Wales fell runner Russel Bentley had a better time of it at Sunday’s Ras Bwlch Maesgwm fell race in Llanberis… Read more…
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As one of the most unassuming and talented fell and skyrunners in the world, Tom Owens is a likeable chap. Ian Corless (via the excellent Talk Ultra show) recently caught-up with the Glasgow-based Salomon athlete for a little look at his career so far! Read more…
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In 2012, the ISF launched their first Ultra Series kicking off with the Transvulcania Ultra Marathon on a tiny speck in the Atlantic Ocean called La Palma. The race saw probably the deepest field of international running legends to date… Read more…
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A new ultra-distance race has hit southern Africa’s trail running calendar with the announcement of the Lesotho Ultra Trail, to take place in northern Lesotho on 30 November. Read more…
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Winter returned this weekend to add a little bit of spice to the Spring edition of the Fell Runners Association Navigation Course in Kettlewell. The aim of the course is to give runners more skills and confidence to enable them to navigate safely on the fells… Read more…
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One of the most scenic events on the trail calendar, the 11th Great Grizedale Trail Run, takes place this Sunday 24th March. Grizedale Forest is the setting for this traffic-free, trail race with the Coniston fells providing a stunning backdrop for the 10-mile event… Read more…
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Carl Bell, who recently joined Keswick AC, found the soft going to his liking in the Lakeland Trails season opener at Cartmel, Lake District on Saturday 16th March, winning the 18km Cartmel Sticky Toffee Trail Race in a new course record of 67.33. Read more…
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The Cotswold Way Challenge 2013, is the latest addition to the Extreme Energy line-up of multi-day ultra events. The course covers 57 miles over two days on 6/7 April, with 57 brave runners and walkers from 25 to 68 yrs old having already entered the event… Read more…
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I don’t suppose I will be the only viewer who will be slightly disturbed by this smart new film from Arc-teryx. But isn’t that the point? Our lives are governed by visual, verbal or mechanical sounds… Read more…
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The ISF has today put forward the 2013 World Race Ranking with 50 races selected from 14 countries and four continents which, at the end of the season, will establish the world’s 100 élite athletes in the three disciplines: Sky, Ultra and Vertical. Read more…
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inov 8 runner Brendan Davies has targeted this weekend’s Tarawera Ultra as one of his ‘A’ races for 2013, and here Aussie Brendan gives us his thoughts and chances as he takes on this mighty race in New Zealand… Read more…
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For a bit of a glacial training run that is. The young Catalan’s profile these days is such that when he is not racing he is still in demand, media-wise, thus given the opportunity to get up high and be in the place he loves best, Kilian jumps at the chance! Read more…
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This Sunday sees a brand new race in North Wales, the Ras Bwlch Maesgwm. Organised by the Snowdon Race team the route follows a classic pathway up the valley of the Snowdon massif from the Llanberis approach… Read more…
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Having spent some time with Emelie Forsberg training last year in Greece and Font Romeu I can tell you that the girl can descend! This little film shows her technique and also gives us some idea of her speed… Read more…
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Talented trail and skimo star Philipp Reiter recently migrated South in the hope of some winter sunshine at the Trans Gran Canaria race. But what the young German can’t have been expecting were sub zero night time temperatures… Read more…
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Frank Tickner, Louise Damen, Emelia Gorecka and Jonathan Davies were amongst those making sure of their World Cross Country Championships berth on Saturday, at a muddy Cofton Park in Birmingham… Read more…
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Bitterly cold winds, rain and snow did nothing to stop hundreds of hardy fell runners heading onto the hills and mountains this weekend for some great fell racing at the Haworth Hobble, Cardington Mill Canter and Brough Law… Read more…
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At the Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round there was a good quality field for this excellent 10 mile race which takes in Scout Cairn, Calf Hill and Pendle, with 3-time British Fell Champ Rob Hope taking the win from Lloyd Taggart… Read more…
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Over 1000 trail runners from all over the UK, along with overseas visitors from Holland, Germany, Belgium, France and Ireland will be heading to the tiny village of Cartmel in the Lake District this weekend, home of the world famous Sticky Toffee Pudding… Read more…
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There are some proper tough (Wuthering Hike – Haworth Hobble), short and sharp (Cardington Mill – almost 2000ft of ascent in a 5 mile race) and nice season openers (Slieve Gullion over in N Ireland) this weekend. Read more…
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Scottish Hill Runners are putting another of their excellent navigation courses on at the beginning of April, following on from the the success of previous courses and “in an effort to help more runners run safely in the hills”… Read more…
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The World Cross Country Championships come but once every two years these days, so for those hoping to gain a GB vest in Bydgoszcz in 2 weeks, timing of form is now critical if they are realise their ambitions of racing at the World Cross… Read more…
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Run Snowdonia co-founder Sarah Ridgway is depicted in this lovely new film by Polished Project, which showcases the inov8 runner in her stunning Snowdonia home environment, doing what loves – what else could anyone want? Read more…
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Now in its third year the Ronda Del Cims has reached capacity almost 4 months ahead of race day on the 21st of June. This 170km beast is one of the newest additions to the Skyrunner World Series races and one of the 5 events which make up the Ultra series. Read more…
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Last weekend saw South African ultra trail star Ryan Sandes win the ‘advanced’ race at the Trans Gran Canaria festive of trail running, and thus meant that the Salomon athlete has now won an ultra trail race on all seven continents… Read more…
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If you went by the form book in ultra-trail running, this last weekend’s happenings at the Trans Gran Canaria race wouldn’t have seen you go far wrong as global trail giants took the spoils across a weekend of racing… Read more…
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Some glorious weather out there at times this weekend, with others racing beneath leaden skies and getting lost in the clagg! Wins for man-of-the-moment Ricky Lightfoot, Tim Davies and Helen Fines amongst others… Read more…
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The second annual ECOO Indoor Trail recently took place at Dortmund’s ‘Westfalenhallen’. The indoor trail running event is a joint venture between Runner’s World, shoe brand ECCO and the event company behind the Trans Alpine run, PLAN B… Read more…
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Tonight (midnight) sees the start of the TNF Trans Gran Canaria, the first big ultra-trailer of the European season. As you would expect the field is very strong, including 2012 winner Seb Chaigneau, Spain’s Miguel Heras and SA’s Ryan Sandes.. Read more…
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Tonight sees the start of one of the UK’s most historic mountain running events, the High Peak Marathon. 49 teams will start between 10pm and midnight ish, as they embark on Read more…
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00.01 on the 1st of March (around 2 hours from now!) is when the first 200 places for the 38th Ty’n Lon Volvo International Snowdon Race go on sale – for runners who have previously competed in the event in the last 5 years… Read more…
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Kilian Jornet has today announced his trail running race programme for the coming season, which sees the Catalan legend take on such staples in his season as Transvulcania, Zegama and Grand Raid Reunion… Read more…
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The Karrimor Great Trail Challenge – already established as one of the biggest events of its kind in the North of England – will return to Keswick this summer for a festival of trail running… Read more…
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In the digital space it seems that the outdoor and trail running running sphere is growing all of the time. Read more…
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Part 2 of the video doc from Jez Bragg’s epic Te Araroa trail run is now online. The latest film sees the ultra runner’s highs (reaching Bluff and cross the Cook Strait) and the lows (a three-day stomach bug)… Read more…
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Wins for Ricky Lightfoot, Emma Clayton, Tom Adams and Rob Hope amongst others at last weekend’s racing on the fells of England and Wales. Snow was still prevalent in the Lakes at High Cup Nick, as Lightfoot took yet another win in 2013… Read more…
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Lochaber runner Jon Gay completed an amazing feat of long-distance mountain running this last weekend when he completed the gruelling 60 mile Ramsay Round, which takes in 24 summits, including Ben Nevis… Read more…
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With hill and mountain runners filling 4 of the first 6 spots in the senior men’s race at at this weekend’s Scottish National XC, it was plain to see that those who like it hilly still have plenty of leg speed when it comes to the flatter stuff… Read more…
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The 2013 ShAFF has given three gongs to the official film of the 2012 Dragon’s Back Race. The awards are for Best Running Film (Gold), Best Feature Film (Silver) and Grand Prize (Bronze)… Read more…
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iRunFar head honcho Bryon Powell has added to his online trail and ultra portfolio of projects with a great new portal that champions the very best in trail running photography, or should that be pornography!? Read more…
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Keith Gerrard retained his English National XC title on Saturday on a snowy, muddy, cold and frankly gruelling Sunderland course, which also saw Louise Damen retain the women’s crown in emphatic style… Read more…
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We never really think about it. As we pull on our shoes and grab our kit and reckon we are prepared for the hills or trails, our preparation for any eventuality is complete – or so we think… Read more…
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2013 inov-8 athlete Joe Grant is preparing to tackle the extremes of Alaska in a 350-mile race described by organisers as the world’s longest human powered winter ultra-marathon. Read more…
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In England and Scotland that is. This weekend will see a sea of XC runners from across the age groups tackle parkland courses in Sunderland and Falkirk. Read more…
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Plenty for fell runners to get their teeth into this weekend, with some really nice races from the Yorskshire Dales to North Wales, and the Quantocks. Your full weekend line-up is online at the FRA here, including High Cup Nick and Moel y Ci… Read more…
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South African based media business Go Trail Media have teamed-up with Summit Expeditions Nomadic Experience to document and promote the inaugural Kilimanjaro Stage Run which took place last year… Read more…
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iRunFar and Run Tramp writer Robbie Lawless have teamed-up to present another absolutely fascinating article on one the world’s top ultra-trailers. Anna ‘Frosty’ Frost has risen from WMRA GP star to a trail runner capable of ‘chicking’ world class men! Read more…
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In what appeared to be great fell and hill running conditions, Finlay Wild and Angela Mudge took the wins at the Carnethy 5 on Saturday. With stories which could not be much more different, Mudge took win number 14 with Wild winning on his debut! Read more…
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Talk Ultra man Ian Corless recently headed out to Costa Rica for a hot, sweaty and most importantly, stunningly beautiful trail race – the Coastal Challenge. Read more…
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Top UK off-road running magazine Trail Running continues to buck the trends of the magazine and print publishing sector by excelling and growing its readership and online following… Read more…
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2013 will once again see races across the mountains and trails of the world filled with world-class talent, and building on the 2012 Skyrunner® World Series success (and the introduction of the Ultras) this year will bring an even bigger star-studded cast… Read more…
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This Saturday sees one of the biggest races on the calendar as a stacked field head to the 42nd 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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Extreme Energy’s 2013 race season got off to a record-breaking start last weekend, with Danny Kendall shaving 17 minutes off the previous course record to finish the 64-mile, 2-day ultra-marathon course Read more…
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On a wintery day in February, this film on Channel Run – and shot by Robert Adamson – gives us all a glimer of warm summer days and a traditional Lakeland show race from 2002. Read more…
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A range of weather conditions faced runners this weekend across the UK, from the snow and blizzards of the Winter Hill race, to the mud and bogs of the Wadsworth Trog and the Long Mynd Valleys… Read more…
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The 2013 OMM comes to Wales this year, and the Brecon Beacons. The exact location of the event on the 26th-27th of October will as ever be a closely guarded secret until a week or so before the event… Read more…
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There is an air of ‘the season is getting started’ about this weekend, with a curtain raiser on the Welsh scene at Tarren Hendre, the excellent Wadsworth Trog, the stunning (and tough) Long Mynd Valleys and the cracking Devil’s Burdens relay in Scotland… Read more…
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This is what is is all about. A good pub, great ale, a cosy night out and a bit of fell running thrown in. Well, that’s exactly what a hardy 51 runners got this week when they turned up at the White Lion pub for the CVFR Heptonstall Night Score Event... Read more…
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Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, with support from Sheffield-based Accelerate, is once again presenting a “Running Expert Night”… Read more…
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Race entry numbers have once again set new records, as almost 2000 runners have now registered for the 2013 Snowdonia Marathon Eryri. Entries went live on at midnight on the 1st of January with almost 800 places being bagged in the first 24 hours. Read more…
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Celebrating five years, the 2013 Vertical World Circuit continues it’s upward climb launching with today’s Empire State Building Run-Up in New York with newly crowned VWC champions, Thomas Dold and Suzy Walsham toeing the start line. Read more…
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British ultra-runner Jez Bragg has successfully completed New Zealand’s arduous Te Araroa Trail, entirely under human power, in just 53 days – nine days quicker than the previous record. Read more…
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In a superb interview with top US ultra-trail and mountain man Anton Krupicka, Advendure open-up Tony about FKT’s, injuries, minimalism and generally what motivates him to get up into the mountains, and just run! Read more…
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Fell internationals Ricky Lightfoot and Carl Bell battled it out up at the Jarrett Jaunt this weekend. Ellenborough runner Ricky once again edged-out Carl by just under a minute, with former Howgill man Bell resplendent in his new Keswick AC colours… 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 9th – 12th of July this year. 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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After 53 days 9 hours and 1 minute, UK ultra runner Jez Bragg has arrived in Bluff, New Zealand, to complete the amazing trail of Te Araroa, which crosses from the north to the south island and covers over 3000km… Read more…
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Okay, he is not quite brand Beckham, but Catalan Kilian Jornet would not want to be, and anyway he represents more, much more to those fans who everyday live their dreams through one of the most inspirational endurance athletes on the planet… Read more…
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With the snow gone and temps a bit higher, weather conditions should be reasonably good up there on the hills this weekend. However, after snow-melt and heavy rain this week too, expect there to be plenty of mud and bogs out there! Read more…
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Alpine Oasis have announced that Dark Peak Fell Runner Dave Taylor now offers his a guiding service for fell running novices and seasoned hill runners alike. After teaching on various FRA courses Dave has a large amount of outdoor educational experience to pass on… Read more…
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Two important firsts have been announced by the International Skyrunning Federation, as the 2014 Skyrunning World Championships includes ultra distance for the first time, and Chamonix – the most iconic outdoor sports arena – will host the events, in June 2014… Read more…
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Extreme Energy’s 2013 event season begins next weekend (2/3 February) with The Pilgrim Challenge. At 32 miles a day over two days, from Farnham to Merstham and back, the Pilgrim is not for the faint-hearted – whatever the weather. Read more…
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The UK’s first overnight mountain marathon, Marmot Dark Mountains, was held at Muncaster Castle in the Lake District this weekend. This new event had promised to be a serious challenge and it certainly lived up to expectations. Read more…
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Scenes of snow, slush and mud were abundant at this weekend’s area XC races in the North and Midlands of England. The tough conditions did little to deter hardy club and international cross country runners though – with Hatti Archer and Steve Vernon amongst the winners… Read more…
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The Grough reports that the Trigger race which took place earlier in January raised a tremendous £2700 for the Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team which covers the north-eastern Peak District… Read more…
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The weather is a changing out there, with low temperatures giving way milder conditions and rain moving east, and high up on the hills and mountains that may lead to some very icey conditions at this weekend’s race programme… Read more…
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For a while now MST and Go Trail have had a close trail running kindredship that crosses the hemispheres, and we’re as excited as Go Trail Media man James Hallett is about his latest project the TIMFF, which is set to hit South African theatres this March… Read more…
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The 2013 Ben Nevis Race will post up this year’s entry form on their brand new website this Sunday, 27th January at 12 noon. Read more…
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A bit of snow didn’t put off the hardy Welsh Athletics organisation last Sunday as round 4 of the 2012/2013 McCain Cross Challenge series hit a wintery Cardiff. XC big-hitters Andy Vernon and Louise Damen showed up and duly took the senior honours… Read more…
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Amidst the snow there was some great racing around the country this weekend, with none more so than at the Stanbury Splash in Yorkshire where Tom Addison (39.01) edged out Tom Adams (39.02) by the narrowest of margins… Read more…
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In one of the most interesting insights into the back ground of mountain and trail running we have read for a long time, Run Tramp speaks to International Skyrunning Federation co-founder Lauri van Houten about the 20-year evolution of the ISF and skyrunning as a sport… Read more…
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Runner Richard Lenden gives fascinating insight into his week on the wilderness of the Pennine Way as he took on the Spine Race. Richard told Melvyn in the Morning dropping out of the 2012 event had made him determined to come back and conquer the 268-mile race… Read more…
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Sheffield retail specialists Accelerate know a thing or two about event organisation too. The successful Gritstone series returns for 2013 with 8 races, and includes a 4-race series for juniors too – the Gritty Series! Read more…
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Yes, we’d be surprised if all of the planned racing this weekend goes ahead. For a start the Endurance Life CTS race on Anglesey has fallen by the wayside, due to rare blizzard and drifting snow conditions on the North Wales island… Read more…
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Ultra-runner and coach Andy Mouncey has posted a mighty fine blog on his experience at The Spine this year, and though the Lancaster man didn’t complete his designated distance of the full 270 miles his 105-mile effort in trying conditions was a job well done… Read more…
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Top Sheffield retail and events business Accelerate is this evening holding a footwear and bio-mechanics workshop, with free advice, Q and As and refreshments for all attendees for this free event… Read more…
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As many a long-distance runner will tell you obtaining that balance of good health, fitness, motivation and happiness when out there can be a rare occurrence – and often those ‘planets’ never align at the same time… Read more…
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The International Skyrunning Federation has laid-out an elite ranking system to “create a basis for 2013 for the Sky, Ultra and Vertical Kilometer® distances, a first list of élite athletes… based on an analysis of the results of the most significant races in 2012”… Read more…
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There were new records by about 5 minutes (Oli Johnson) and almost half an hour (Jasmin Paris) at the excellent Marsden to Edale Trigger fell race on Sunday, in crisp Peak District conditions… Read more…
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The council of the World Mountain Running Association met over the last few days in Monte Carlo to explore such subjects as future World Mountain Running Championships and the WMRA Grand Prix circuit, going forward… Read more…
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The venue for the inaugural Marmot Dark Mountains™ – the event which takes the classic two-day mountain marathon format and gives it a new, darker twist – has just been announced as the spectacular Muncaster Castle in the southwest Lake District… Read more…
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A team of amateur runners from the UK has launched an ambitious challenge to complete the first ever non-stop running relay around the world.‘The World Relay’ will travel 28,000 miles across 6 continents and over 30 countries, starting and finishing in London. 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 – got underway today (12 Jan) at 8am… Read more…
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British ultra runner Jez Bragg is well onto the South Island of New Zealand as he continues on the arduous 3000+km trek of the Te Araroa trail. He has tweeted and instagramed plenty to date, but this is the first video footage dispatched from his trip… Read more…
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With the Tor Y Foel race in south Wales, a handful of races in the Peaks and Lakes this weekend – and the promise of colder conditions – there are some good reasons to get out racing this weekend… Read more…
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This year will see the Big Welsh Trail taking place at Coed Landegla, in Denbighshire, on the 1st of June – the very latest addition to Always Aim High Events growing portfolio of exciting outdoor events. Read more…
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Ultra-trail race Fuego y Agua is building to be quite an event this February with the likes of Ian Sharman and Anna Frost heading to Nicaragua. 2013 will mark Fuego y Agua’s 4th edition, with 500 participants racing distances of 25k, 50k, and 100k… Read more…
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Western States 2012 winner Timothy Olson has been unveiled as a North Face athlete for the coming season. The 29-year old has a big future in ultra-running and will have been courted by many of the big brands over the last few months we suspect… Read more…
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2013 Scottish Hill Runners Senior Championship opener, the Carnethy 5, has this week opened up for entries. This year a ‘ballot system’ will be in place, whereby runners ‘enter’ only then to hope to be one of the lucky 610 selected to race on the 16th of Feb… Read more…
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Kenya’s Mark Kiptoo and Magdalene Masai were winners on the day at the classic Spanish XC race the ‘59th Cross Internacional Zornotza’ last weekend, as many of the possible protagonists at this year’s World Cross in Poland were out in force across Europe… Read more…
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Not only does the Keswick Mountain Festival nestle in one of the countries great outdoor environments and feature some great speakers from the world of outdoor and adventure sport… Read more…
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The 26th Cloud Nine Hill Race will be run on Sunday 3rd March and entries are once again expected to flood in. Cloud 9 was Conceived in 1986 as a “dash” from the town to the trig point at the top of the local hill (The Cloud, 343m) and back, for members of Congleton Harriers… Read more…
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The Scottish Watershed is the line of high and mountainous ground that defines whether rainfall runs into the Atlantic or the North Sea. It weaves its way through the full length of Scotland and includes some of the country’s most remote and trackless areas… Read more…
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High Terrain Events have announced details of the Scafell Pike Trail Marathon, a brand new event for 2013 incorporating England’s highest peak. The date is scheduled for Sunday 19th May and is to be held in conjunction with Keswick Mountain Festival. Read more…
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Entries remain open for the Marmot Dark Mountains™ race, which 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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Gone were the ice cold temperatures of the last couple of years at the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country, but the racing was as hot as ever as champions galore lined up for a festival of XC racing to bring in 2013… Read more…
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After 24 days and bang on schedule, Jez Bragg has arrived at Cook Strait and the bit of water between the North and South islands of New Zealand on his 3054km Te Araroa adventure Read more…
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He is one of the nicest men in trail running, he is British, and has one of those enviable positions as a runner who has the respect of the world’s mountain, trail and fell running community having performed at the highest level on all three surfaces… Read more…
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Looking at some of the images from New Year’s Day, it seems that the conditions were pretty good for fell and mountain racing, and that came through with some of the performances on the first day of 2013 too… Read more…
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One of the events of this year, and any year for that matter, on the fell running calendar are the hotly contested UKA Fell Relays. 2012 was no different, as the men in yellow, Mercia, made sure of a ‘home’ win, and those Scottish raiders HBT took the women’s crown… Read more…
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Yesterday saw World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist from 2012, Jonny Brownlee, storm to victory at one of the races of the year, Auld Lang Syne. This one is a sell-out, way in advance, and was packed with international talent in both the men’s and women’s fields… Read more…
