At long last Issue 41 In production as it’s been over a year since issue 40 came out and we’ve hosted two Bristol Running Shows in that time. With a year before the 2025 show, we are able to turn our attention back to Ultrarunning World. We are grateful to our contributors who have been…
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 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…
Many runners, particularly long distance runners get into a habit of running more and more, further and further, and it ends up consuming their entire week with sub-optimal benefits. While it is true that increasing your distance and pace is important and beneficial, it is certainly not going to be hugely effective without some varied…
