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New Athlete for The North Face

Ultra runner Jez Bragg sets his sights on world domination

The North Face UK is proud to announce the sponsorship of a new The North Face athlete - Jez Bragg, the top trail and road ultra runner in the UK.

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The Lakeland 100 (UTLD) takes place on the weekend of August 9th & 10th and is the most spectacular long distance trail race which has ever taken place within the UK.

The circular route encompasses the whole of the lakeland fells, includes in the region of 6300ft of ascent and consists entirely of public bridleways and footpaths. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on the Ultralist:

Date:    Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:32:20 +0100
From:    Nick Kirke
Subject: Planning a 100 mile Ultra in Devon UK for 2009

Hi there

This is my first message on this great list, thanks for everyone’s welcome too.

I am running my first 100 mile Ultra this year; it is the Devon Coast to Coast National Cycle Route (NCN 27) in the South-west of England. It starts at Ilfracombe on the North Devon Coast and ends in Plymouth 102 miles later.

 Plymouth of the Mayflower Steps fame. It is not an organised event yet, I am doing it off my own back, with a lot of support from friends. I know it is a bit adventurous but then again that is why I have decided to become one of you lot!
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Wuthering Hike is a solo or team event consisting of 32 miles traversing moors around Haworth, Todmorden and Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire.

Race takes place March 15th 2008

* 4,400 ft of ascent/descent
* Maximum time allowed 12 hours
* Refreshments available en route with a meal at the finish.
* Start at 08-00 am.

More Information at www.keighleyandcravenac.co.uk

The British Ultra –
The toughest multi stage ultra foot race in the UK.
Starts 25th May 2008

6 day multi staged self sufficient race taking place in the West of Scotland.

Checkout the website at www.britishultra.com

The challenge of England’s Everest
Published on 26/10/2007

EXPLAINING any extreme sport to a non-competitor can be tricky.

Attempting to explain why anyone would want to run for up to 24 hours, covering 72 miles of England’s toughest terrain, is even trickier. Ambleside AC runner and Broughton resident Selwyn Wright can remember the exact moment 30 years ago, when he decided to take on the challenge.

He said: “I was having a pint at the Old Dungeon Ghyll after a walk and this guy appeared. He had a team of people around him who fed him and changed his socks and then off he set again.

“I asked somebody what was going on and that was when I first heard of the Bob Graham Round.”

Selwyn, 52, is now the chair of the Bob Graham 24 Hour Club, a growing band of fell runners who can claim to have taken on the challenge and succeeded.

Read the whole article at the NorthWest Evening Mail

This weekend there were two Self-Transcendence races  in Europe. The results of the Berlin race are online and there is a photo of the unofficial results on the scoreboard for the Tooting Bec race.

John Pares with 147 miles and Sharon Gayter with 131miles were the mens and ladies winners.

See the scoreboard at Ultrarunningworld.co.uk

And see the Berlin results at Srichinmoyraces.org

There is a gallery installed on the site now which will host pictures from ultras in the UK and Europe. Send pictures of events and or runners in action or I can open an account for you.

Race Director Pam Storey has the entry form available for next years Crawley 6 & 12 Hour Races which take place Saturday March the 29th 2008.

Entry Form

The Bullock Smithy 56 mile race results are available on the site. Care and attention to detail has gone into the presentation in various formats and several statistics for those who are interested.

Race winners were Andy Pead (8:59) and Joanna Miles (12:29). The last finisher was Sean Maguinness who completed the distance in 24:33, a remarkable achievement for all concerned.

 The Bullock Smithy Results Index