Jim Walmsley narrowly misses 100km World record

US ultra runner Jim Walmsley nearly runs a world record for the 100km distance with a time of 6:09:26 As part...

Are ultra-marathoners just mentally tougher?

New research at Hartpury University has raised the interesting question about whether elite athletes competing in ultra-marathons possess higher levels of...

How to have Fun on an FKT

2020 has been the year of the FKT. Nicola Duncan uses her experience on the Fife Coastal Path to help others,...

Breaking10: Dan Lawson LEJOG Film launched

This Summer British ultra-runner and former European 24hr Champion Dan Lawson ran 825 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats in...

Ultra Trail Snowdonia to join UTWT

The Ultra Trail Snowdonia (UTS), a mountainous ultra race in north Wales, is to join the calendar of the biggest global ultra running series.  The...

John Kelly and Damian Hall are ‘Totally FKT’

A new film, which premiered at this weekend’s Kendal Mountain Festival 2020, reveals the audacious attempt by two runners to break...

And the fell winner is…

Each year the Fell Runner’s Association gives out the Long Distance Award. Broken author Ally Beaven breaks down one of the...

Time to get dirty

Just because the summer has come to an end doesn’t mean your running has to. At Dirty Runners they love autumn and...

Course records and FKTs for Irish stars

Action on the trails and the track, brought to you by Lindie Naughton in this week’s Irish round-up.  Aoife Mundow of...

GB & NI success in IAU Global 6hr Solidarity Run

The IAU 6H Global Solidarity Run was this weekend and British Athletics selected 12 debutant athletes to run for six hours...