Ultra runner Sabrina Verjee has ended her continuous round of the Wainwrights four days into a record bid. Snow, lower than expected temperatures, strong winds and asthma saw her take the difficult decision to...
Ultra runner Anna Rutherford set a new Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the 214-mile Southern Upland Way of 62 hours, 34 minutes and 55 seconds. She ran 17 hours quicker than the previous female...
Ultra runner James Stewart, of Croy, North Lanarkshire, ran the 117-mile Fife Coastal Path in 19 hours, 32 minutes and 8 seconds on Friday (April 30). The previous Fastest Known Time (FKT) was set...
By the end of day three of ultra runner Sabrina Verjee’s Wainwrights record bid she was 11.5 hours ahead of her schedule. She set off on Friday to attempt to set a new fastest...
Sabrina Verjee is aiming to set a Fastest Known Time (FKT) for completing a non-stop round of the 214 Wainwrights. She set off from outside her home in Langdale early today and hopes to...
Mental health campaigner James Semple, who attempted suicide last year, is planning to run the 96-mile West Highland Way in a day. The 22-year-old from Drymen, Stirlingshire, is raising funds for the Scottish Association...
Kim Collison has run into the record books again with a 16:20:40 finish for the Welsh classic round, the Paddy Buckley. He beat the previous fastest time of Math Roberts, set last August, in...
Jason Kelly, 25, has set a new Fastest Known Time for running the Deeside Way. The Metro Aberdeen Running Club athlete completed the 70km route from Ballater to Aberdeen in 4 hours 45 minutes...
Ourea Events has confirmed details of all of the company’s key events this year. They include: Cape Wrath Ultra® from August 1 to 8 SILVA Great Lakeland 3Day® from August 28 to 30 Dragon’s...
Shane Ohly has become only the second known person to complete a solo, unsupported winter Bob Graham Round. He also set a new fastest time of 23 hours and 26 minutes during his December...
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