Tag: trail running
Three-day Taster of Switzerland’s Best Trail Running Only in a pandemic could a London double-decker bus sum up how I was feeling: “I Need Switzerland” was plastered in foot-high letters on its side. I love the mountains, and after a year and more of travel bans, I’ve been missing the…
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Augusta Adventure Fest Gives Rad Season the lowdown on its new trail race events program. Augusta Adventure Fest re-ignites in 2018, adding exciting new races for all age groups to meet rad new levels of action packed excitement. The biggest adventure race weekend in the world is going off in November,…
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From Lizard Point to Land's End in The Classic Quarter The race first started in 2007 and has become very much a classic event in the UK ultrarunning calendar. The concept is quite simple, run from the most southerly point of the UK mainland (Lizard Point) to the most westerly tip…
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Head for the hills with these mountain running events Is racing on pavement not quite enough of a challenge anymore? For runners who are looking for something beyond the ordinary, mountain running offer a distinct level of difficulty, plus the reward of views and scenery better than anything you’ll find…
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"Don’t worry…there’s less than a marathon to go now!” Even when you’re running an event like the South Downs Way 100 ultra-marathon, comments like this seem surreal. By then I’d been on my feet for over 18 hours and while the friendly race marshall was accurate enough, 22 miles seems…
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Trail Running in the US When my parents first introduced me to hiking in the foothills of Idaho, they established one paramount rule: no running on the trail! Like many rules, this one was made to be broken, as an estimated 4.8 million Americans identified themselves as trail runners in…
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Endrancelife Tough Running Events In 9 Stunning Locations In The UK Endurancelife have found a winning formula with their epic race series; beautiful locations, tough routes and 4 distances, 10k, Half-marathon, Marathon and Ultra Marathon. This means that groups of friends with different abilities can take part in the same…
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Les Deux Alpes and Alpe D'Huez might be best known as Alpine ski resorts, but both have plenty to offer for fans of endurance events. There are enough legendary cycling routes and gruelling trail runs to keep the most masochistic athlete happy all year round. This article presents a selection…
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The Best Ultra Trail Runs In North America There’s a reason why ultra trail runs are becoming more popular by the year. There’s something about the call of the wild that forces you out of your head, and inspires you to test your limits. Whether you’re racing through the mountains…
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