Running on the beach is one of life’s greatest pleasures. Picture yourself now, the refreshing sea air, the calming sound of lapping waves, the sun gently fading into the horizon, your stride relaxed and easy. Have you got the vision?…
Make 2017 the year you break down boundaries and push your limits
The 114-mile Saddleback Fred Whitton Challenge has a well-earned reputation as being Britain’s toughest sportive. OF’s Malcolm Bradbrook was one of the participants. Other events might claim more ascent or greater distance but there is something about brutally steep roads,…
On Saturday 18th May 2019 650 runners headed to the sun-kissed shores of Margate beach to tackle the 2019 edition of Red Bull Quicksand. Over 10,000 tonnes of sand and a brutal one-mile circuit were all that stood in the way…
Tough Mudder kicks off the first muddy event of the season with a jam-packed course, including 10 new or updated obstacles, and offering the 5K, Classic and Tougher Mudder variations together for the first time in 2019. What: Tough Mudder’s coming to Culden Faw, Fawley, for a weekend of muddy fun (Culden Faw, Fawley, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 3AS) Tough…
Are you feeling adventurous? Why not become an explorer, and at the same time help pioneering dementia research this September? Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, has launched a new challenge for anyone who enjoys a trek…
Durty Events, organisers of award-winning multisport events throughout Scotland, and Triathlon Edinburgh have joined forces to launch Go Swim Loch Lomond, a packed programme of open water swimming events for all ages and experience levels at Loch Lomond on Saturday…
On Saturday 06 and Sunday 07 April 2019, Rat Race Adventure Sports will stage The Healthy Fest Coast to Coast, a specially commissioned 105 mile adventure challenge in the Highlands of Scotland for 300 Dutch athletes. The event is based…
Peter Messervy-Gross, from St Ouen, Jersey, clambered across sheets of ice wearing his four-year-old work shoes – suffering agonising blisters in the process. He was taking part in an extreme new adventure race, called the ‘Mongol 100’, brainchild of UK…
WITH SOLO TRAVEL SET TO BOOM IN 2019, LIFE COACH BEN BIDWELL AKA ‘THE NAKED PROFESSOR’ REVEALS WHY WE SHOULD ALL BE GOING IT ALONE With a recent boom in the solo travel market, it’s becoming clear that more and…
On Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 April 2019, Race Race Adventure Sports, the UK’s favourite adventure challenge event organiser, will return to Scotland’s west coast for The Ultra Tour of Arran (UTA), a two day, fully supported and waymarked, off-road…
Every September, thousands of skryunners and ultrarunners flock to the hills of Glencoe, Scotland for the fabled Skyline Scotland weekend. Brainchild of Kendal-based Ourea Events, Skyline Scotland involves four skyrunning races over three days – including the infamous Salomon Glen…