Race Reports

After a safety talk from Rory, 169 crazy runners set off on the 2nd running of the Thames Path Ultra - 50 miles from Reading to Shepperton. The weather over the last few weeks had been awful so the Thames was badly flooded in various places. We were all told to...

30th March to 5th April 2008 Stage 6 is underway… April 5th, 2008 9:13 am, 5 April, Town Square, San Pedro de Atacama: The competitors will set off in three starts today, and are expected to finish by 1 pm in the Town Square. American Dean Karnazes is expected to win the Atacama...

Cape-Odyssey was a 5 day trail race in South Africa starting in Hermanus and finishing at Boschendale.  What makes this event different to anything else I have done before is you have to run it in pairs.  My original running partner unfortunately had sustained an injury during the Bull of...

Tring 2 Town is run over 2 days, 40 miles per day. Competitors have the choice of either running 40 miles or the full 80 miles. The race starts in Kew, London and goes along the Grand Union Canal finishing in Tring, Hertfordshire. I arrived at the Premier Inn Hotel about...

6633 Extreme Ultra Marathon 2007 The 6633 Extreme Ultra was my first venture into the cold! And what a shock it was too, temperatures averaging –40 and on one of the days going as low as –75 with the wind chill factor! This race was a real challenge and test of my...

This is Gary Roscoe's write up of Double Comrades - Gary was one of my marvellous crew. Anyone wanting to run comrades is considered a little short on grey matter, but thousands do so every year and love it because running is a special sport and most South Africans love to...

DOUBLE COMRADES 2009 Comrades Marathon is arguably the greatest ultra marathon in the world where athletes come from all over the world to conquer the approx 90 kilometres between the cities of Pietermaritzburg and Durban. Each year the event alternates between an “up” year – Durban to Pietermaritzburg or a “down”...

As If Once Isn’t Enough...

TUFF MUTHERS HAVE COMPLETED THE MARATHON DES SABLES 2001 We have returned from participating in the TOUGHEST FOOTRACE ON EARTH, clutching our well-earned medals and feeling very proud of our achievements. This year was the hardest since 1995 in terms of temperature over 50 degrees. We had a camera crew that was to...

Start 10am 11th July 2005 I have just returned from competing in the 2005 Badwater Ultra Marathon. My aim was to finish the race in less than 48 hours in order to qualify for the “Buckle” – a coveted prize for the race. Badwater Ultra marathon is a 135mile non-stop qualifying invitation...