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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Dara O’Kearney

Getting ready
In terms of preparation and training, this was definitely one of my weaker efforts for an ultra. While I thankfully remained injury free and healthy, and did follow coach Norrie Williamson’s training schedule as best I could, it’s fair to say that I was struggling with motivation and finding it hard to hit the prescribed times in the speed sessions.

It’s fair to say that since I started playing poker professionally earlier this year, and particularly since my win in February’s European Deepstack Poker championships, poker figured much more prominently in my thinking than ultra running, something Norrie told me afterwards he picked up on from the frequency and content of my emails to him in recent months.

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Have you heard about the UltraBalaton, an Ultra running race from Hungary?
It’s one of the most beautiful races in Europe. The distance is 212km which can be done both individually or in a relay.
This year the IAU wrote: "It was the closest ultra run finish in the century! The famous Greek ultra runner Yiannis Kouros finished the race only 300m behind the hungarian champion Bogár János."

The history of the UltraBalaton started last year. The participants enjoyed the race and the professonal runners were satisfied.

Let me draw your special attention - beside the beautiful and enthralling sights of the Balaton and the course - on the frequency of the refreshment stations as there will be refreshments every 3-5 km. And naturally the partys can’t be missed from such a big event either…

Hope we have managed to awake your interest and you will visit our website on www.ultrabalaton.hu ( it’s available for english too!) where you can find all the details.

In case you have any questions please don’t hesitate to turn to us at any of our availibilities.

The registration is opened now!

We hope, we will meet at the race on 21-22 in June 2008 at the lake of Balaton!

Come and run a round with us!

Kind regards,

Nagy Péter

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. (more…)

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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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

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

Checkout the website at www.britishultra.com

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

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