Before I ran ultra marathons, I had the urge to help others through hard times and struggles of grief and loss. As a counselor for over a decade, I aspired to put forth my best effort to help others, especially through traumatic events. I had been through my own loss after facing a traumatic custody battle with my son. Running ultras…
We want to take this opportunity to give you our December updates. We’ve been having a break this year as we have been organising the 2nd Bristol Running Show which took pace in July. So taken are we by the project that we are already planning the third event at the same venue on April…
The British Trail Running Championships 2023 – Short Distance event will be the Forest of Dean Half Marathon. The race will be held on Saturday 2nd April 2023. Full details of the event can be found on the FodHM website here. (Link:Forestofdean-halfmarathon.co.uk ) The Ultra Distance event for 2023 will be the Ridgeway 86. The…
We are happy to announce that Ultrarunning World Issue 40 Is Out Now. This months Guest Editor is team member Sarah Thi who runs with Hinckley RC and who has a few ultras on her resume. Front cover photo is Jenny Tough who features in a new documentary by Summit Media Fever. Checkout the Jenny…
Ultrarunning World 39 is available now as a free download from the Downloads page and as a printed copy from the shop on the Ultrarunning World.co.uk website. The magazine was completed in November and subscribers were sent a link and now its available to everyone. The latest edition of Ultrarunning World features 80 pages including:…
Its Getting Close… Spartathlon billed as the most grueling foot race on earth. Spartathlon is the 153 mile (246km) ultramarathon race held in Greece since 1983. The Spartathlon race aims to trace the footsteps of Pheidippides, an Athenian messenger sent to Sparta in 490 BC to seek help against the Persians in the Battle of…
This edition of Ultrarunning World Magazine we are honoured to feature interviews with some of the top runners in the US and the UK. Camille Herron, currently in South Africa ready to take on Comrades spoke with Ultrarunning World Ambassador Tracy Waite about the joy of running, Lisa Watson spoke with Danielle Ledbury and Jo…
We are delighted to announce that Ultrarunning World Magazine issue 37 is out now. This new edition of the free online magazine features original articles from writers and ultrarunners that inspire and inform from Australia, Austria, Ireland, the US and the UK. Issue 37 features: Extending Your Ultra Distance, Mindfully: Why it Might be Time…
LESSONS LEARNED ON THE RUN In this book David Kempton, a lawyer and self professed middle of the pack runner offers life lessons by drawing parallels between his life and his running. The book is part self-help and part philosophy as the author addresses issues all runners will have experienced whether novices or veterans. …
The Hall of Fame would be amiss if it did not showcase the length and breadth of one extraordinary ultra-distance career. This was expedited by Richard Brown, an icon of the ultra-running world. An incredibly modest athlete who, with the encouragement of his wife Sandra, incrementally broke records and demolished plentiful miles in a steady…
