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Jez Bragg Returns to the Western States 100 2011
Jun. 19 | The North Face® Athlete Jez Bragg Returns to the Western States For immediate release. Staveley, UK, June 1st, 2011: The North Face®, the world’s premier supplier of authentic, innovative and technically advanced outdoor apparel, equipment...
George Dayantis 1962-2011
Jun. 9 | George Dayantis 2011 Perth 100 km by Alan Young I received news that George Dayantis passed away suddenly in the early hours of June 6th apparently from an ischemic heart condition. I did not have the chance to speak to him but I did run in the Barry...
Run Geordie Run – Mark Allison’s Trans-America Run
May. 21 | In the Summer of 2007, Mark Allison ran 874 miles from John O’Groats to Lands End in 37 days raising £34,108 for St Benedict’s Hospice which cared for his Mother during her final days battling lung cancer. May 1st 2011 Mark began a 3100 mile...
Lowri Morgan’s Amazon Jungle Marathon TV Series Wins Award
Apr. 19 | Lowri’s epic series wins race for the ‘Spirit of the Festival’ Award A powerful, captivating S4C series following the epic racing challenge of athlete and presenter Lowri Morgan in the Amazon Jungle has won the prestigious ‘Spirit of the Festival’...
Lowri Morgan Leads 6633 Ultra
Mar. 25 | According to the race updates on the website Welsh ultrarunner Lowri Morgan was scheduled to have won the 6633 Ultra sometime today. However internet access is unavailable in the remote arctic region where Lowri is currently running so we will have to...
Jo Kilkenny’s 24 Hour Treadmill Challenge
Mar. 21 | On the 26th of March 2011 Jo Kilkenny will be attempting to run for 24 hours non-stop on a treadmill as a fundraiser for the Yamaa Trust. The challenge will take place in Glasgow’s Pure Gym and will begin at noon on Saturday the 26th of March. Jo is...
S4C’s Presenter Lowri Morgan Set For Arctic Ultramarathon – The 6633 Ultra
Mar. 18 | Welsh ultrarunner Lowri Morgan is set to take on one of the toughest events on the ultramarathon calendar, the 6633 Ultra – a non stop self sufficient foot race over a distance of 350 miles in a frozen world where average daily temperatures are...
The Clock Keeps Ticking New Book by Sharon Gayter
Mar. 12 | The book is replete with Sharons grappling with time constraints from her youth – the long wait until Sharon was able to leave her difficult family circumstances sensitized her to the significance of the passing moments – a theme that was...
Sichel To Tackle 129 Year Old Record
Feb. 21 | Sichel to tackle 129 year old record Orkney-based ultra marathon runner, William Sichel (57), has announced his racing plans for 2011. The highlight will be another attempt to break Scotland’s oldest athletic record – 567 miles in...
