Almost 200 runners will set off tomorrow at 10am from Fort William in the Scottish Highlands for the extreme Cape Wrath Ultra Race 2018. The 190 participants are from 23 countries worldwide and include 21 from Scotland. They face an…
One man who knows better than most is a Merrell ambassador Dr. Andrew Murray who has taken on both the Sahara and the Gobi Desert as well as becoming the first person to run in 43 degrees across the Namib…
On 14 and 15 April 2018, Rat Race Adventure Sports will add The Ultra Tour of Arran (UTA), a two day, fully supported and waymarked, off-road adventure run, packing a 100km Ultra distance route and an overall vertical gain of…
Written by Simon Davies, I’m going to attempt a grand slam of three of the hardest ultra-marathons in the world this year – The Ice Ultra, Desert Ultra, and Jungle Ultra – to raise as much money as I can for…
It was a cold Wednesday evening and I was one of around 350 people racing to get a good seat for a lecture. Yes, a lecture. If University had included more lectures like this, I’d have been on time, awake…
Endurance athlete Susie Chan, a well-respected figure in the running industry and a global influencer, has confirmed her sponsorship with Greenacre Capital, Breathe Unity PR and Intersport. The announcement comes just a few weeks after Susie finished her full-time job…
Ultra-distance runner and The North Face athlete, Fernanda Maciel, has broken the record for the fastest female time up and down Mount Kilimanjaro. Fernanda ran the Tanzanian route from Umbwe Gate to the summit and then down to the Mweka…
The island of Fuerteventura, also known as “The Canary Islands’ Beach”, is welcoming some 300 competitors, who will take the start of the very first HALF MARATHON DES SABLES FUERTEVENTURA: 120 km to be covered on foot in 3 stages, in food self-sufficiency,…
TrailFest and Harvey Maps have launched a new project that aims to work directly with running enthusiasts to create a series of maps optimised to suit the needs of the trailrunner. The ‘Maps For Trailrunners Project’ is breaking new ground…
We speak to Darren Grigas who's completed the gruelling Marathon Des Sables, Rat Race's The Wall Ultra, and the 250-mile Cape Wrath Ultra