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Inov-8 Grand Tour of Skiddaw
The Grand Tour of Skiddaw... In their words... '44 miles of fast trail taking in a climb up the might Skiddaw at the halfway point' ... Pretty accurate I reckon. Not sure how many people would call the...
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Gritstone Grind 35 Mile Ultra
Another fantastic Beyond Marathon event which was in its second running this year. The route is on the edge of the Peak District and links the train stations on Kidsgrove to Disley, 35 mile linear...
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The Double or Nothing Ultra, (The DoN) Beyond Marathon
What is The DoN?10 mile + 500m ascent Friday 11AM20 mile +1000m ascent Saturday morning 11AM40 mile + 2000m ascent Sunday 8AMYou run it and have lots of fun in the process!Finish day 1 and start day...
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Isle of Man Mountain Ultra
Well I'd never been to the Isle of Man and any race with the words Mountain and Ultra in the title have got to be worth a look right?!!It's a short flight away from Liverpool airport, literally before...
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Magredi Mountain Trail 100 mile race (MMT 100)
Magredi Mountain Trail is a 100 mile race in Northern Italy starting about 1 hour from Venice. I first heard of it when I was trawling through the internet early in the year looking for 100 mile races...
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Trail Running Coaching Holiday 2015
How would you like to spend an intensive week in Spain with myself and a small group of keen trail runners learning how to take your trail running to the next level? Everything from kit to technique to...
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Ultima Frontera 166km 2014 - Spain 1st + CR
It might sound a little bit of a crazy idea running 2 100 mile races in 2 weeks (the last was Magredi Mountain Trail 100 mile in Italy) fair enough.... Though seeing as I've done worse things before...
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Hardmoors 30 1st Jan 2015
My first Hardmoors event and also first run of 2015 on the 1st Jan. I actually entered the race without looking at the course and assumed it would be pretty hilly and quite a tough course... Couple of...
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Endurance Life CTS Anglesey Ultra 2015
Anglesey has some great sections of coastal path and the Endurance Life Coastal Trail series stops by in January to take in some of the trails Holyhead has to offer. There are 4 different distances to...
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Trail Marathon Wales, Winter Trail Wales Half Marathon
Winter Trail Wales was the new addition for 2015 to the Trail Marathon Wales events in Coed Y Brenin. A great forest park with heaps of trails and a few little hills to play on! Matt and his team put...
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Trail 26 Grizedale Marathon Feb '15
First thing you're going to hear from the majority of people who did the marathon (or the half) is IT WAS LONG MILES AND MILES LONG!!! AND FREEEZING..... In reality it was a little bit over distance...
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Trans Gran Canaria 2015 ... Oops!
Some photos are not taken during the race just to show the route in daylight ;)The TGC is about 80 miles with 8500m ascent, a mix of rocky fairly technical single track and other mountain tracks you...
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Oldham Way Ultra 40 mile - 1st + CR
I'd summarize the Oldham Way as a 40 mile loop around Oldham starting out in the hills and crossing plenty of farmland, followed by a few flat fast miles of canal path in the middle before getting back...
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100 Miles of Istria, Croatia 2015
100 miles of Istria, Croatia. Actually a sneaky 172km so a few bonus miles in there. With 7000m of ascent and a linear route (a to b rather than a loop) I'd never been to Croatia so thought I'd get an...
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Sandstone Trail Challenge 2015 - 1st
The Sandstone Trail Challenge follows the way marked path from Whitchurch to Frodsham ... Not too far from Chester and Warrington. It's about 33 or 34 miles depending on who you ask. (Came out at 54km...
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Apocalypse 50 mile ultra - Beyond Marathon
This weekend I took to Shropshire, probably most famous for the Iron Bridge, Long Mynd and River Severn.... But.... To many new and seasoned ultra runners of the Apocalypse, it's now famous...
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Excalibur Trail Marathon 2015 - 1st
Excalibur is a trail marathon in the Clwydian hills for the Claire House charity. It's pretty tough as trail marathons go with 1700m ascent or about 5500ft. The highest point is 500 and odd meters but...
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Bolton Hilly Marathon 2015
Having set the course record the previous year which stood at 3 hours 3 mins I was keen to push under the 3 hour mark! In 2014 I had focused on the race and been out to do some quicker training runs...
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0 - 4 - 0 The Race up Mount Teide - Tenerife
I saw the race website a few months back and thought WOW! Mount Teide is 3817m high and the race 0 4 0 was to go from sea level (on the beach) run up to the summit (about 18 miles) and then return back...
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The Berghaus Dragon's Back Race 2015
According to the website...''The legendary Dragon’s Back Race™ follows the mountainous spine of Wales from Conwy Castle to Carreg Cennen Castle. This incredible 5-day journey is approximately 300...
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