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The ramblings of an ultra runner and an ultra runner organiser
Going Round in Circles: Bigger, better… and Bakerloo (soon)!

The second annual Going Round in Circles run was even bigger and better than last year's inaugural event, with more than twice as many runners taking part in the unique race round London. Competitors from all over the world, including Norway, France, the UAE and New Zealand,...

Be a Master of Mud by completing the Go Beyond Dirt Run Double

Are you a trail titan? A dirt run doyenne? The master of mud?Don’t get cocky, kid! You may have conquered our Irchester Dirt Run last month, but there’s always another challenge round the corner.Round Two of our Dirt Run Series is set to take place at...

Race report: Getting down and dirty with the trail team

Mud. Surrounded by modern appliances, warm homes and running water, many of us in the 21st Century might not get as cosy with it as our ancestors did.In the good old days, mud was a cure for everything from skin disease to arthritis. Cleopatra bathed...

Ice, running… and Country to Capital: 2026 has properly arrived!

It was a cold and icy start to the ultra running season as more than 250 intrepid runners took on. our curtain-raising Country to Capital race.The event, which covers 43 miles between Wendover and London's Little Venice canal basin, took place on Saturday, with Sage Pearce-Higgins...

Have you done a tougher race than these incredible challenges?

We've all got to the end of a finishing line, panting and pained, ruminating on how the crazy thing we've just completed is the toughest race we've ever done.But what about those truly gruelling ultra marathons that can be found across the world that make...