Literally looming above her backyard in Chamonix, Mont Blanc beckons Black Diamond athlete Hillary Gerardi, With travel grinding to a halt due to the global pandemic, the dream to link the summit to her own home became a reality. Follow Hillary as she journeys from Home Summit Home with her partner Brad Carlson.
Read MoreBRIMELOW AND CROFT WIN UTA50 TITLES AT ULTRA-TRAIL AUSTRALIA The Gold Coast’s Tom Brimelow and New Zealand’s Ruth Croft have claimed the men’s and women’s UTA50 titles at Ultra-Trail Australia in the Blue Mountains. The two runners came out on top across the 50km course, which included 2,450m of elevation gain, with Brimelow finishing in 4:35:44 and Croft in 4:52:09.
Read MoreVlad Shatrov Ready For The Challenge Of The 2021 Ultra-Trail Australia Newcastle-based runner Vlad Shatrov Ready For Ultra-Trail Australia and heads to the Blue Mountains as one of the favourites to claim the win across the 100km event. Shatrov will line up against Australia’s top trail runners in Saturday’s UTA100, with runners set to be tested as they make their way around one of the premier events on the ultra calendar.
Read MoreAdventureCORPS®, the organization behind the legendary Badwater® brand and world-wide series of Badwater races, is pleased to announce Joe Nimble® as the Official Shoe of Badwater® for 2021. Joe Nimble® is the German shoe pioneer that has been championing the cause of toefreedom® since 1982 and has a long history with Badwater and ultramarathon events.
Read MoreLeading New Zealand trail runner Ruth Croft is turning her attention to the other side of the ditch as she prepares for this month’s Ultra-Trail Australia. Croft will be taking on Australia’s top trail runners in the 50km UTA50 in the Blue Mountains on Saturday 15 May after making history in February when she won New Zealand’s Tarawera Ultramarathon 102km race outright and she’s now looking forward to the challenge of Australia’s largest trail running event. “I’m really looking forward to it, I’ve never been able to make it work…
Read MoreSYDNEY RUNNER JONO O’LOUGHLIN READY TO TAKE THE FINAL STEP AT ULTRA-TRAIL AUSTRALIA For Sydney-based trail runner Jono O’Loughlin every May for the past 13 years has followed a familiar pattern, heading to the Blue Mountains to tackle the country’s largest trail running event, Ultra-Trail Australia. O’Loughlin is just one of four runners who have finished every UTA100 since the event began back in 2008, and following a best finish of second in 2019, he’s looking forward to hitting the start line in Katoomba on Saturday 15 May. “Part of…
Read MoreThe 2021 Ultra-Trail®World Tour Circuit brings together 28 races organized in 6 continents and in 22 different countries with iconic events such as the Western State® 100-Mile Endurance Run, Madeira Island Ultra-Trail® and the UTMB® Mont-Blanc (UTMB®, TDS® and CCC®) will once again be on the 2021 Ultra-Trail® World Tour calendar. UTWT announced that 4 new events are be joining the UTWT this year, the Ultra-Trail® Snowdonia (UK), 11 September 2021, Kullamannen (SE), Thailand by UTMB® (TH) and Panda Trail by UTMB® (CN). This is the current list of Ultra-Trail…
Read MoreUltrarunning World magazine moves from strength to strength in its latest free offering, issue 25. Featuring News, Recent Races, articles and Race Reports including Effective Training Methods for Ultrarunners by Joe Wenman, a short essay on herd-think, Conformity by Andy Howett, Lakeland Trails Ultra by triathlete Lorna Cullen. A couple of reports from Wales with the Blade Runner 50k by Jason Dickson and the Brecon to Cardiff Ultra by Adam Rykala. Further east there is the Cotswold Way Century by Robert Bramall and down in Somerset, the Ham & Lyme…
Read MoreUltrarunning World Magazine Issue 22 has been out a few weeks now but still, it’s one of the few publications dedicated to ultrarunning. The latest edition features race reports from some fascinating events and an article from Mick Farrar on how we perceive PB’s and the factors involved that create them. Ultrarunning World is a free online magazine. Subscribing just requires your email and your name and you get a link to the latest issue in your inbox. Agnieszka Pamula Ultra Camino (ESP) Daniel Jones The Plague (ENG) Heather Strowd…
Read MorePerhaps the most elusive, elite multiday race in the world, the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, takes place in Queens, New York City each summer. This race, (first held in 1996 as the 2700 mile race and became the 3100 in 1997), is held around one square sidewalk block (0.56 miles) and requires a minimum of 59 miles a day for 52 days to complete the event. The Race promises personal expansion and, indeed, participants come from around the world to shatter their limitations and discover a deeper sense of self.…
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