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Last weekend saw the inaugural race in the Skyrunning UK series for 2014, as 100 runners tackled the fabled slopes of the Welsh 3000m mountains, taking in such ridges as Crib Goch, for the V3K race Read more…
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Sunday’s torrential rain at the final race of the Skyrunning World Championships in Chamonix didn’t dampen the excitement and magic atmosphere of three days’ world-class competition…. Read more…
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After a hiatus of some years without a true international flavour, continental teams and global individuals will be present for the 39th Tyn Lon Volvo International Snowdon Race / Ras-yr-Wyddfa on the 19th of July. Read more…
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Four stages, 160 km (100 mi.) total length through three different countries, 9800 meters (32,152 ft.) of elevation. Around 500 athletes, pros and ambitious hobby runners from 28 nations will be taking on the 2014 Salomon 4 Trails in a little under 2 weeks… Read more…
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With the Skyrunning World Champs, including the Mont Blanc 80km, the WS100 and the Lavaredo Ultra Trail, the world’s trail running media is going to be kept busy this weekend! Read more…
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With breathtaking views that would rival an Alpine race, Trail Marathon Wales last weekend entertained almost 800 runners, with temperatures reaching the mid-20s and runners speaking of an epic race route… Read more…
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It is finally here, the start of the Skyrunner® Series UK commences this weekend over the classic Welsh 3000’s in the heart of Wales. An epic challenge awaits each and every participant as they cover 55 km’s, 15-peaks and over 4000m’s of vertical gain. Read more…
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Organisers of the legendary Dragon’s Back Race™ have today announced that YHA (England and Wales) will be supporting the event in 2015. The race follows the mountainous spine of Wales, from Conwy Castle in the north to Carreg Cennen Castle in the south… Read more…
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More than 2000 athletes from 46 nations head to Germany next weekend for the Salomon Zugspitz Ultratrail, as they get set to tackle the legendary 100 km run around the Zugspitze massif and the Wetterstein range from June 21 to 22, 2014… Read more…
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Even before getting off the ground, the 2014 Skyrunning World Championships were an immediate sell-out when they went online last October. Since then, the world’s best runners and teams have thrown their hats into the ring for races which take place in Chamonix on June 27-29… Read more…
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The classic Ennerdale Horseshoe race played host to round two of the 2014 British Fell Running Championships and round three of the English champs last weekend, on a day which saw storms and torrential rain enforce a route reduction… Read more…
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Salomon international & 2013 IAU World Trail Running Champion Ricky Lightfoot is aiming to beat his own course record at this year’s Scafell Pike Trail marathon. After winning last year’s inaugural event in a time of 3:43:06 Ricky is optimistic that this time can be improved upon. Read more…
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This weekend saw hundreds of runners arrive at the gorgeous Coed Llandegla Forest in Denbighshire to compete in the second running of the Big Welsh Trail. The event was billed as one of the most fun trail races in the UK and it certainly lived up to this acclaim. Read more…
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The organisers of the UK’s first 24-hour nonstop mountain marathon, Marmot24™, have just announced that the inaugural event will be held in the Lake District National Park this August. Read more…
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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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Yesterday say some of the UK’s elite trail and mountain short-disctance specialists head to Keswick for the Karrimor Great Trail Challenge, with England’s Andi Jones and Katie Walshaw amongst the winners… Read more…
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Fresh from victory at the 2014 Zegama-Aizkorri Skyrunner® World Series, Skyrunning UK are pleased to announce that Salomon athelete, American Stevie Kremer will race the brand new Mourne Skyline MTR on October 18th 2014.. Read more…
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As the popularity of Skyrunning globally begins to really gather pace, the UK branch has announced the fourth race in their 2014 series, with the unveiling of an exciting new race over in Northern Ireland… Read more…
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By no means a comprehensive list, but this Red Bull take on the world’s toughest ultra races has many of the biggees on there. The Dragons Back Race makes it, as do Western States 100 and the monsterous Tor des Géants… Read more…
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In very UK conditions, Kilian Jornet underlined (as if he really needed to!) his legendary Zegama status as he took his 7th win of this iconic mountain race. In the process he also broke Rob Jebb’s long-standing race record… Read more…
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Alex Nichols will lead a powerful nine-man inov-8 team into battle at the opening race of the 2014 Skyrunner World Sky Series on Sunday. As in 2013, the first race is Zegama, an iconic yet brutally fast and technical 42k (26 miles) event staged in the mountains of northern Spain… Read more…
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A fantastic interview with Anna Frost by Ian Corless has just appeared on the ISF site, following her stunning win at Transvulcania a couple of weeks back. Open and honest as ever Frosty makes for a great interviewee once again… Read more…
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Whether trail or mountain running, expeditions, rogaining or adventure racing, a multi-talented team of competitors from Spain including, Aurelio Antonio Olivar, the 2013 European Rogaine Champion, are heading to Marmot24™ this August! Read more…
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Anticipation is building in the small rural Basque town of Zegama where runners are beginning to congregate for one of the most popular races on the international skyrunning scene… Read more…
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With just 3 weeks to go until the second running of the Big Welsh Trail at Coed Llandegla in Denbighshire, organisers Always Aim High Events are confident that the event will showcase trail running and further build the event which has “a big future”… Read more…
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Yesterday’s Transvulcania race on La Palma was once again a triumph from a shop-window perspective for ultra trail racing and in terms of how far the sport and the media coverage has come over the last few years… Read more…
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The 2014 skyrunning season blasted off on Friday with the new ultra-steep Transvulcania Vertical Kilometer® on the island of La Palma. Italian VK specialists dominated the podiums with the Dematteis brothers Bernard and Martin taking first and second place followed by Kilian Jornet… Read more…
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Looking for some adventure in 2014? Well, luckily for some the ISF has just put the 2014 Skyrunner World Series magazine (e-zine) online. With events across the continents, it highlights some of the world’s most iconic races… Read more…
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As entries for the 2014 Lesotho Ultra Trail continue to pour in from around the world, including Spain, Belgium, Austria, England, North America and Australia, as well as continued local interest from aspirant skyrunners in Southern Africa… Read more…
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The second race in the 2014 English Fell Champs takes place on the summits above Coniston tomorrow, and once again inov-8 and Bingley AC athlete Victoria Wilkinson will be the one to beat in the ladies’ race… Read more…
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For the third successive year the Great Lakeland 3Day™ has sold out and this May bank holiday weekend will see a record 200 competitors setting off on a three day mountain running journey in the Lake District. Read more…
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Whether baking a cake or running in the Alps, it’s all about ingredients for skyrunning starlet Emelie Forsberg. The Salomon athlete has made the stellar rise over the last 2 years to be amongst those at the pinnacle of the sport… Read more…
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Former winner Jez Bragg embarked on another tilt at the classic Fellsman race last weekend, but after some nav issues on route had to settle for third place this year at one of the UK’s original ultra races… Read more…
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After a number of attempts at glory and a second place finish in 2009, Cumbrian Ricky Lightfoot eventually added one of fell running ‘monuments’ to his growing list of big wins, as he stormed to victory at the 60th 3 Peaks race… Read more…
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Building on the 2012 and 2013 race selections, the ISF has announced 71 races on which the 2014 World Ranking will be based: 14 Vertical, 21 Sky and 36 Ultras in 18 countries and five continents. Read more…
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Each year Ourea Events™ donates 1% of its total sales to grassroots environmental organisations at the forefront of the protection of the mountain environment. Ourea Events’ MD, Shane Ohly outlines the company’s association with 1% For The Planet. Read more…
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This weekend sees the 60th edition of one of the most iconic fell or mountain races in the world. The 3 Peaks Race race is one of those races that is on a fell runner’s ‘must do’ list, and represents a true fell running classic… Read more…
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Ahead of this weekend’s Three Peaks race, Cumbrian athlete Chris Steele headed out to Tenerife to tackle the gruelling 42km Santa Cruz Extreme. Returning to the UK with a big international win under his belt, he will be one-to-watch at the big race in North Yorkshire this Saturday… Read more…
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A reposting of a previous 3 Peaks article, but we think it’s still a relevant piece to be pushing out there this week, and is always a nice refresher for those who may have read it before – for those who haven’t it’s a nice history lesson from those who have won the mighty 3Ps… Read more…
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Over an Easter weekend of warm sunshine and hot racing, Rob Hope was amongst the winners on the fells and hills of England, Wales and Scotland, as he claimed a sixth win in the short classic Rivington Pike fell race nr Bolton. Read more…
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It’s not every day that you get the chance to rub shoulders with mountain running greatness. but every year at the Keswick Mountain Festival the opportunity arises with the festival playing host to a number of lectures over the course of its ever-popular week… Read more…
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2013 was quite a year in the life of Ricky Lightfoot. The Cumbrian not only took some big domestic wins at such races as the Borrowdale fell race, but also won the IAU Trail World title, the Otter Trail race in South Arica and topped it all in becoming a father. Read more…
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Located just 2-hours away from Istanbul, Iznik is very much a quiet holiday resort for those in the know. Situated on an idyllic lake, the town comes to life as the Iznik Series of races arrive in town. Ian Corless reports. Read more…
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“The Celts Ultras take trail running back to basics. Expect a trail running experience like you imagine that which early explorers encountered”. So goes the intro to a brand new ultra event for the UK this August… Read more…
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As they say in sport a win is a win, and though he may not have been at the top of some people’s lists of potential winners at todays’ British Fell Champs Rd 1 race, Allan Bogle brilliantly took his chance on home soil to take a famous victory at Slieve Donard… Read more…
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Seems like it was only yesterday that Vic Wilkinson and Helen Fines were battling it out for the British Fell Champs in 2013, and Rob Jebb was taking yet another crown in the men’s championships… Read more…
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The North Face® has this week announced the ‘Longer Days’ campaign, encouraging everyone to spend more time in the outdoors. Spring is dawning, and more daylight means more time to explore. As the clocks go forward, there will be more hours to embrace and a chance to run, hike, climb and explore longer. Read more…
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Top fell and mountain marathon man Steve Birkinshaw is to set his sights on one of the longest and toughest fell records this summer, as the Cumbria-based runner attempts The Wainwrights, 214 peaks, taking in 511km with 36000m of ascent! Read more…
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Just over a week now until the Ultra Trail World Tour touches down in the Sahara for the hot, dry and sandy, legendary week-long stage race that is Marathon des Sables. Talk Ultra man Ian Corless has produced a comprehensive look ahead… Read more…
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As the sun starts to warm the northern hemisphere and the days get longer, top ultra and trail runners around the world are starting to get their race and event calendars together for the coming season… Read more…
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The 2014 Skyrunning World Championships sold out in days! However, some places are available (18 in total) across all 3 disciplines, VK, SKY and ULTRA based on ISF World Ranking Points or results for 2012 and 2013 in the Skyrunner World Series… Read more…
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Now in its third year, the Iznik series of races in Turkey are assembling a strong UK contingent of runners to race over the marathon, 80km or 130km distances, featuring Jo Meek, Robbie Britton, Tracy Dean, Stu Air and Marcus Scotney. Read more…
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After hanging his skis up in April, Kilian Jornet will fit in a bit of trail and sky running this summer, with a calendar of races that will have all of his rivals wondering once again what they have to do to depose ‘the master’… Read more…
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An iconic Welsh MTB trail centre provided the backdrop for the training summit of the 2014 Salomon Trail Team UK, as some of the world’s best trail runners enjoyed some of the world’s best trails last weekend. Read more…
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Dakota is back! But so are Kilian and Emelie, Anna Frost, Luis Alberto Hernando, Sage Canaday and Timothy Olson…the star-studded cast doesn’t end here however. Read on to get the full impact of the deepest field to date. Read more…
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inov-8 athlete Tom Addison recorded one of the biggest wins of his young career when beating a stellar international field at the Middle Fell Race in the Lake District. The 23-year-old turned the summit in fifth place… Read more…
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In the third race of the 2014 Ultra World Tour American Sage Canaday and Kiwi Jo Johansen were clear winners at NZ’s big ultra trail the Vibram Tarawera Ultra Marathon this weekend… Read more…
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Following on from his epic win at the Transgrancanaria a couple of weeks back, South Africa’s Ryan Sandes is utilising his excellent form right now to have a FKT crack at one of the biggest ‘big hikes’ The Drakensberg Grand Traverse, starting this friday (21 March) Read more…
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Western States 100 pioneer Gordy Ainsleigh is the subject of the latest #SRTV episode, simply titled The Original. The film profiles the pioneer of ultramarathons and the impact long distance running has had on his life and the lives of countless others… Read more…
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Eight Point Two have announced the launch of a new running festival, Dig Deep Suffolk; 6th and 7th September 2014 in Suffolk, England, which will include a 50 mile Ultra Tour of Suffolk Read more…
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Top sky and mountain runner Robbie Simpson has joined some of the UK’s finest trail, fell and mountain running talent at the Salomon Trail Team UK for 2014, bolstering the team to be one of the strongest domestic trail teams in the world. Read more…
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Wins for Rob Hope, Sharon Taylor, Jack Ross, Helen Berry, John Parkinson and others as the fell running season continued to get underway with mild temperatures and blue skies for some… Read more…
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Something for the weekend via an excellent show this week from Ian Corless at Talk Ultra, with reaction and views from the winners at Transgrancanaria race last weekend, including British revelation Casey Morgan… Read more…
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Considered as on of the toughest off-road ultra-marathons in the UK, the High Peak Marathon requires teams of four tackle some the Peak District’s toughest climbs, takes in 69km and 2,400m climb, and is to be conducted mainly at night! Read more…
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Jo Meek is a name we only start to see at the international level and it is one great addition to the ultra running scene. After her win at The Coastal Challenge, 6 days stage race covering 235km over grueling terrain, burning hot 4 wheel drive dirt roads, lush green forest, dense jungle and stunning beaches, Martin Gaffuri caught up with her… Read more…
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Ourea Events™ has announced the launch of their eighth off-road running race. The Sheffield Trail-Rush™ it is the first race in a new Urban Trail Running Series that the innovative events company plans to roll out nationwide in 2014/15… Read more…
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The ISF has today announced that SCOTT Sports will partner with the 2014 Skyrunner® World Series – joining other prestigious outdoor brands: Salomon, Arc’teryx, inov-8, La Sportiva and Compressport on their growing roster of brand partners… Read more…
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The Museum of the Great Outdoors is a new initiative led by the University of Sheffield. Building on Sheffield City Council’s rebranding of Sheffield as the UK Capital of the Great Outdoors, the aim is to explore the unique relationship between Sheffield, the Peak District and its diverse communities of users. Read more…
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The first batch of the 650 places for the Tyn Lon Volvo International Snowdon Race / Ras-yr-Wyddfa go on sale this Saturday March 1st at 00.01, as 200 runners who have previously run the race in the last 5 years will be able to apply for the event which takes place on the 19th July. Read more…
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Newly crowned 2013 UK Ultra Runner of the Year Robbie Britton thrives on pushing his body to the limit. The new team inov-8 recruit has revelled in a phenomenal past 12 months and is now looking ahead to a 2014 calendar stacked with some of the world’s toughest ultra distance races… Read more…
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Giving the girls some excellent column inches today, Calder Valley fell runner Holly Page stars in a Daily Telegraph feature on women in fell running. The article follows sports minister Helen Grant hilarious claim suggesting women might want more ‘feminine’ sports on offer, like cheerleading! Read more…
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The Ultra Tour Peak District event is close to selling out in 2014, a full 5 months ahead of race day in June, as runner prepare to pit themselves over 56.5 miles across the Peak District National Park… Read more…
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Via a highly interesting blog post on the Inov8 team page, Orlando Edwards gives us his views on how his brilliant Carnethy 5 race win came about last weekend. The HBTrunner has now made it 2 wins in 3 years with Saturday’s victory… Read more…
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Tickets are selling fast for the second year of the international trail film festival that is TIMFF The festival is a an engaging global platform to showcase the imaginative and awe-inspiring trail running film productions. Read more…
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In dry, but chilly conditions, the big season opener in the UK fell calendar, the 45th edition of the Carnethy 5, welcomed 500 runners for this classic 6 miler which takes in a brutal 2500 ft of climb over 5 summits… Read more…
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The popular Rab Mountain Marathon™ has new owners after a transfer of ownership by Peak District based Dark and White, to Ourea Events. The event is a two-day fell running and navigation challenge for solos and pairs with an overnight camp, which moves to a new location each year. Read more…
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High Terrain Events are delighted to announce full details of the brand new Kielder Ultra Trail. Scheduled for Sunday 27th April, 2014 this unique event will be offering 100k and 50k distances all set in the vast expanse of Kielder Water & Forest Park, Northumberland. Read more…
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Lakes-based events company Open Adventure is hosting the inaugural ‘Lakes In A Day’ 48 mile ultra marathon this autumn, which follows an iconic linear route from Caldbeck to Cartmel over some of Lakeland’s highest fells… Read more…
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It was a glorious fifth win for Suzy Walsham at New York’s Empire State Building Run-Up today, part of the 2014 Vertical World Circuit. The Australian has racked up more wins in skyscraper races faster than any woman… Read more…
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In 2013, 600 places for the Tyn Lon Volvo International Snowdon Race / Ras-yr-Wyddfa were snapped up in just 4 days. Needless to say, the race team aren’t expecting the first batch of the 650 that will go on sale for the 2014 event on the 1st of March to last long! Read more…
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Sports tape brand ROCKTAPE has been announced as the first sponsor to support the Skyrunner® Series UK. The ROCKTAPE team are avid athletes and already support various UK based events and athletes; notably Lakeland 100 winner Terry Conway… Read more…
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From sea to sky, 1,000 metres high, the 2014 Skyrunner® World Series kicks off with a cracking new race on the magical island of La Palma, Spain. Transvulcania, renowned for the Ultra, launches the Transvulcania Vertical Kilometer® on May 8… Read more…
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One of Europe’s most scenic stage races has opened its doors for the 2014 edition, with up to 1000 runners – tackling 160km and almost 10,000m of elevation gain – expected for the four-stage Salomon 4 Trails this July Read more…
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The 2014 edition of The Coastal Challenge, Costa Rica is ready to go with runners from all over the world in San Jose in preparation for the journey down to the coast to Quepos and the 10th edition of the “TCC”. Read more…
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Organisers have announced inov-8 as the official event sponsor for The 2014 Grand Tour of Skiddaw – the second running of the northern Lake District-based ultra trail race is set for the weekend of August 23rd/24th… Read more…
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For those who follow Andy Mouncey, and have been following his fantastic ‘Cracking the Spine’ pages, you will know what a big competitor this guy is. His 2014 Spine Race preparations had been good and he took to the start line in good fettle… Read more…
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It’s no easy task, 15-peaks all over 900m (3000ft) in 55-km’s. This is the challenge that awaits those who are brave enough to join the journey of the Welsh 3000’s in the V3K Ultra; the new addition to the Skyrunning UK calendar and the Skyrunner® Series UK. Read more…
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COMPRESSPORT®, leader in compression products designed for athletes, has been announced a new partner for the 2014 Skyrunner® World Series and Skyrunning World Championships Read more…
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The new inov-8 Race Ultra Vest has been named a 2014/15 ISPO AWARD GOLD WINNER by expert judges at the world’s leading international sports business trade show. In total inov-8 won 3 awards, with new innovations in footwear and apparel also impressing the ISPO judges… Read more…
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The North Face South Africa has partnered with the South African leg of the 2014 Trails In Motion Film Festival [TIMFF], the country’s first and only dedicated trail and ultra running film exhibition… Read more…
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Ten years on and the Skyrunner® World Series goes nationwide. The successful 15-race model with three distances, Vertical, Sky and Ultra, will be reproduced, where possible, in many ISF member countries, which currently count 27… Read more…
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One the UK’s most attractive ultras is roaring into life in 2014, as entries start to roll in for the 3rd annual Ring ‘O Fire race on the stunning island of Anglesey in North Wales, this August… Read more…
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Books on fell running are a bit of a rarity. So, when one does come along it is sure to be under the scrutiny of all fell runners and those enthusiasts who take an interest in running on the mountains and hills of the UK (and beyond)… Read more…
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RunTramp head honcho Robbie Lawless has done the business again in his latest in-depth chat with mountain legend Marco de Gasperi. Written for the iRunFar site, the article sees the Italian in great form as he chats all things mountains… Read more…
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From the team that revived the inspirational Dragon’s Back Race™, an extraordinary new adventure has just been announced for June 2016 called the Cape Wrath Ultra™ Read more…
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As the winter draws on the FRA have worked with Ian Smith to digitise the excellent Fellrunner mag back catalogue, running from 1971 to 2006. So, you’ll all be able to settle down with a nice cuppa and relive some of the greatest reports and results from fell running’s annals… Read more…
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A new year and what better way to start than with the announcement of the first race in the new Skyrunning UK ‘Skyrunner® National Series’ – the ‘3×3ULTRA’ by High Terrain Events. Read more…
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Top UK footwear brand inov-8 is rounding off its 10-year celebrations with the launch of a new video, plotting the company’s meteoric rise. Founded in 2003, inov-8 is the brainchild of Wayne Edy, a former consultant in the outdoor industry, who spotted an opportunity in the off-road running market… Read more…
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Christmas and the New Year are traditionally a great time in fell running, with plenty of races and events to get stuck into. Highlights included Tom Addison’s first win at ALS, Sarah McCormack’s new course record at Wansfell and Robbie Simpson’s demolition of his own CR at the Aonach Mor Uphill race… Read more…
