Endurance | Adventure | Chill
The International SkyRunning Federation have announced that Christel Delwalle has been found to have tested positive at the 2016 SkyRunning World Championships. After taking victory in the Vertical Kilometer (VK) race, she was found to have tested positive for Heptaminol on 22nd July. The full statement can be viewed below, but it does raise some…
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Race director Shane Ohly, who resurrected the iconic event in 2012, assesses the likely contenders in the 2017 Berghaus Dragon’s Back Race™. The start list for the 2017 Berghaus Dragon’s Back Race™ is crammed with talent and experience, and the race south over the mountainous spine of Wales at the end of May is likely…
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Keep your eyes on the horizon this summer as Salomon launch their new Salomon Sunset Series. What? Each of the four events in the Sunset Series involves a gentle 10km run on a scenic route while chasing a British sunset. Each run will end at a viewpoint where, weather permitting, you’ll be able to watch…
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Running shoes are tailor-made for runners’ specific feet and created in local markets Inspired by world’s best trail runner, Kilian Jornet, footwear will be available June 1 in France. ANNECY, FRANCE — In 2008, Salomon athlete Kilian Jornet asked designers in the company’s Footwear R&D department if it was possible to build a trail running…
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Thames Path 100 Centurion Running’s Thames Path 100 is part of their 100 mile grand slam With a mere 500 meters of total elevation gain, this is a runners course as the 14.09 current course record shows. Heading into the race, Mark Denby is the favourite after setting a new course record at the Autumn…
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Pertex. If you don’t know what it is you’ve probably seen it on your or other trail/ultra runners clothing. In the pursuit of going lighter, Pertex is a family of UK developed materials, used by many trail running and wider outdoor brands of choice in the development of their wind-shells, hard-shells and insulation garments. Outside…
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THE BUXTON Adventure Festival is holding a special running event, supported by Montane, on Wednesday, 10th May, at the Buxton Opera House Pavilion Arts Centre. Weekend joggers through to hard-training competitors are set for an inspiring evening with the story of 1940s/50s revolutionary runner Emil Zátopek, told by journalist and author Richard Askwith. Emil’s achievements…
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The OMM or Original Mountain Marathon was started in 1968 by Gerry Charnley to test competitor’s abilities in the mountains. Gerry wanted to set up a race that combined running, orienteering, hill walking & an overnight camp. Skills required for anyone entering the UK mountains. This ethos of self-reliance means competitors are on their own to…
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Ahead of the IAU World 24 Hour Championships taking place in Belfast on July 1st – 2nd, British Athletics have announced their 10 strong team to take on the best in the world. Heading up the Senior men’s team; Robbie Britton – 2015 World and European Bronze medalist, Pat Robbins who took 7th in 2015…
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Salomon Glen Coe Skyline™ 2017, the UK’s most prestigious mountain running event and one of only three EXTREME rated Skyrunner® World Series races globally, has once again attracted a world-class field including the undisputed world number one, Kilian Jornet. Jornet, a Spanish trail runner and ski-mountaineer is considered the best endurance athlete on the planet.…
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James Mackeddie 