Endurance | Adventure | Chill
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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Outdoor and survival-accessory brand Lifesystems is celebrating its ongoing partnership with the Original Mountain Marathon (OMM) by launching its biggest competition ever. An exciting opportunity for all outdoor enthusiasts or adventure racers, Lifesystems is offering one lucky winner the chance to get their hands on not only 2 tickets for an OMM event of their…
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Life in a Day, is Billy Yang’s latest full length feature film, following four female runners throughout the Western States 100 course. This isn’t the first time we have seen Billy capture the action of this icon of ultra running, if you haven’t watched it already, Western Time follows Nike Trail Athlete Sally McRae on her 2014…
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Unlike the vast majority of the running shoes I’ve reviewed over the past few years, I own the pair of Salomon S-LAB Sonic’s your eyes have set upon opening up this review. They came my way via Run Coed Y Brenin and it’s something I’d been looking to try out for a while. I remember when…
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Well April 1st arrived and the outdoor community did their best to confuse, fool and have a laugh with their respective communities. Whereas in previous years, few brands went to the same lengths as Alpkit (consistent top placers), now brands are changing their websites, putting in as much effort, if not more, than a full…
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This morning we learnt the devastating news that Mike Hall, a pioneer of Ultra Endurance cycling, was hit by a car on the Indian Pacific Wheel Race and sadly passed away. Mike was more than just another cyclist with a big ambitions. With a c.v that included prestigious wins at the World Cycle Race in…
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inov-8 have launched a search for 7 runners from around the world, for a week in the fells later this year. “New for 2017 we are launching our biggest-ever competition with seven lucky winners set to scoop an all-expenses-paid trip to the Lake District – the home of inov-8 and UK trail running. The GET A…
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The Ultra Tour of The Lake District otherwise known as the Montane® Lakeland 50/100 is the premier ultra running event in the UK, hosted in (you may have guessed it) the fells of the Lake District National Park. Occurring this year over the weekend of the 24th to 26th July, it promises to test the limits of…
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Enduro. It conjures many thoughts of off road motorbikes and stage mountain bike races, testing the rider against a variety of terrain. The tools at their disposal need to be versatile, able to take on a variety of challenges and ultimately come out on top of the podium. So where does that leave us with…
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James Mackeddie 