Damian Hall – 12th UTMB 2017 – The Interview

Words James Mackeddie/Damian Hall – Images © Inov-8 / Matt Brown Last year I chased Damian Hall around the alps, following his race at UTMB to a then best 19th place. Not one to settle, he made the journey back to Chamonix to take the race on for a 3rd time, in a year where the…

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2018 Sheffield Adventure Film Festival – Call For Films

Matt Heason, Sheffield Adventure Film Festival Founder and Director, has put out an open invite to submit your outdoor films for next years film festival. The main outdoor get together of the spring, ShAFF coincides with the Outdoor City weekender, comprising of;  Sheffield Adventure Film Festival (ShAFF), Climbing Works International Festival (CWIF), The Magnificent Seven & Howard Street Dual.…

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Scott Supertrac RC

Scott have been on my radar for a while, but hadn’t come to the forefront, until now. In the past 18 months, a distinctive line of product has stood at top of many podiums in the Ultra Trail World Tour and Sky Running World Series. The RC or Race Concept. One product has stood far…

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BERGHAUS DRAGON’S BACK RACE – DAY ONE REVIEW 

Start – Conwy Castle  Finish – Hafod y Llan Campsite Distance covered – 52km  Height climbed – 3,800m  Key features – Carneddau, Glyderau and Snowdon massif  Number of starters – 223  Number who completed the day – 198  Number of runners who didn’t complete the full day – 25  As expected, day one of the…

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FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR 2017 BERGHAUS DRAGON’S BACK RACE

The legendary mountain race through Wales will begin early next Monday 22nd May. What? The start of the 2017 Berghaus Dragon’s Back Race Who? 232 competitors from 24 nations including: * Brit Jim Mann, winner in 2015 and back to defend his title * Carol Morgan from Ireland, one of the favourites for 2017 *…

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XNRG’s South Downs Way Devil’s Challenge

The inaugural Devil’s Challenge took place on the 29th April to 1st May, across 97 miles of the South Downs Way. Broken into 3 stages, the competitor with the lowest accumulated over the 3 days would win. The South Downs Way runs from Winchester in Hampshire, through to Eastbourne in East Sussex, covering 100 miles…

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Positive Doping Test Announced

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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