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With recent high profile positive tests coming from UTMB and the Trail World Championships, there has been a lot of talk in the trail and ultra running communities for the need for greater drug testing within the elite field. For those who have competed and achieved success at the World 100km Championships (as an example),…

Start – Fagwyr Fawr Farm Finish – Rhandirmwyn Distance covered – 71km Height climbed – 2,400m Key features – Elan Valley and Drygarn Fawr Number of runners still in the full race after day four – 130 The 2017 Berghaus Dragon’s Back Race is hotting up, literally and figuratively. After four days and 252km of…

Start – Vanner Farm Campsite Finish – Fagwyr Fawr Farm Distance covered – 71km Height climbed – 3,500m Key features – Cadair Idris and Pumlumon Fawr Number of runners still in the full race after day three – 138 On day three of the Berghaus Dragon’s Back Race, the cumulative effect of hard days of…

Start – Hafod y Llan Campsite Finish – Vanner Farm Campsite Distance covered – 58km Height climbed – 3,600m Key features – Moelwynion and Rhinogydd Number of runners still in the full race after day two – 170 During event week, it’s fair to say that the Berghaus Dragon’s Back Race exists in a bubble. The…

The world’s toughest five-day mountain race got underway this morning in North Wales. At 7:00am, 223 competitors from 24 countries set out on the 2017 Berghaus Dragon’s Back Race from Conwy Castle. Over the next five days, some of the planet’s leading ultra-runners will attempt to complete a course of 315 kilometres, including 15,500 metres…