Tag: Ultramarathon
Episode 6: Podcast with Edward Chapman, the Trailrunningman - Trail runner, speaker, writer and adventurer In this episode Oli Russell-Cowan chats to trail runner Edward Chapman. Starting to run at the age of 40, Edward got into trail running. He’s completed over 200 marathons and ultra-marathons. His biggest achievement is…
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Five days of racing through beautiful countryside in Spain It may sound idyllic; however, you must work hard to reap the rewards. The average temperatures in Andalusia during the middle of July range from 30°C to 45°C (86-113°F), hard enough to endure when running on the flat, but there are…
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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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What You Need To Know About The Marathon Des Sables Over three decades ago a brave mortal soul set foot on the world’s largest desert with less food and supplies that could fill a shopping basket. His name was Patrick Bauer and on that day in 1984, he set out…
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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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The Last Secret: A 200km 6-day full supported foot race in the least visited country in the world. Very few people have visited Bhutan, the only country to measure gross national happiness rather than gross domestic product, and even fewer have run in a race there. The Last Secret allows…
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Bundle up and hit the roads in these winter marathons Winter weather doesn’t mean your running adventures should go on hiatus. Instead of mothballing your running shoes for six months, sign up for one of these awesome winter marathons and enjoy the cold instead of dreading it. 1. Seattle Marathon…
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XNRG three-day, 97-mile ultra marathon along the South Downs Way The XNRG event, open to runners and walkers, takes place over the Early May Bank Holiday weekend, which means the weather can be variable, but the scenery is always beautiful as everything is green and the trees freshly in leaf. Overnight…
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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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