Tickets are selling out quickly for the Salomon Trail Running Festival in Edinburgh on Saturday June 2, 2018. The event takes place in the Pentland Hills from 8am to 10pm. Organisers of the Organisers of the Salomon Trail...
A new adventure style ultra launched last month on the Scottish island of Arran. The two-day Ultra Tour of Arran was organised by Rat Race Adventure Sports. It comprised a total distance of around...
The Isle of Arran, off Scotland’s west coast, provided the perfect outdoors playground for a new ultra race. The Ultra Tour of Arran, which was organised by the UK’s favourite adventure challenge event organiser...
The 53-mile Highland Fling Ultra was won this year by Kyle Greig and Rachel Normand. Kyle, who runs with Metro Aberdeen, finished in 7:06:58, while Rachel, of Carnethy Hill Runners, came home in 08:22:23...
This June sees the launch of the inaugural Solstice Trail Series organised by Trailfest Scotland at Mugdock Country Park, near Glasgow. There will be three trail races on consecutive Thursday nights: June 7, 14...
The Dolomites form a mountain range in north-eastern Italy. They are very beautiful, especially thanks to the limestone that creates the high and jagged mountains. I was bowled over by the scenery on a...
I have written about the new IRONKIDS event that comes to Edinburgh this summer in my Sunday Mail column. See the pdf of the feature or read the full story below. What is IRONKIDS?...
Running brand inov-8 have announced a new race that will challenge runners to race down what is claimed to be the world’s toughest ski slope. The Streif, on the Hahnenkamm mountain in Kitzbühel, Austria, is...
IRONKIDS comes to Scotland for the first time this summer. Part of the vast IRONMAN brand, IRONKIDS offers running events for children aged three to 14. The first of its kind in Scotland will...
Irish ultra runner Carol Morgan has won the gruelling MONTANE Spine Race for a second year in a row. She arrived at the Border Hotel, Kirk Yetholm, the end point of the Pennine Way...
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