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Montane Gecko Ultra V+
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC When I first saw pictures of the new vest from Montane I was excited! The Gecko Ultra V+ is incomparable to Montanes other vest packs which...
Read moreMontane Gecko VP+ Race Vest
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC Just over three years ago, I reviewed the first vest from Montane under the name, Gecko. It was a simple clean and well thought...
Read moreGarmin Enduro
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC I have used Garmin before but it has been a while. In fact, when I paired up the Enduro to Garmin Connect, there was...
Read moreNear Death Marathon – Canadian Death Rac…
Written by Olive Toews Saturday started out beautiful – just the right temperature to start a long day running and hiking in the mountains. My friends from Peace River, Marian, Karen...
Read moreNot The Highland Fling. Euan’s Solo and …
Written by Euan Fitzpatrick The below has been written as an account of a personal challenge – my first 50 miler. I had a great day and want to capture my...
Read moreCelebrities Who Have Completed an Ultram…
Ultramarathons aren’t for beginners – training to go an ultra’s distance of at least 26.2 miles will take some serious commitment. A Healthline article details how it can take up to six...
Read moreSalomon S/Lab Sense 6” shorts
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC Shorts are such a simple thing, aren’t they? I wasn’t sure that a simple pair of shorts would warrant an entire review entry. That was...
Read moreMontane Summer wear
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC Summer finally arrived here in Chamonix, after a few false starts, so it was perfect for trying out some of Montanes new Summer running...
Read moreSALOMON UNVEILS SUSTAINABILITY GOALS ARO…
Press release from Salomon Brand pledges to offset the travel carbon footprint of its international athletes by 2022 and reduce its athlete-related travel carbon footprint by 30% by 2025 ANNECY, FRANCE—Salomon, the...
Read moreSalomon Sense Pro 5 Vest
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC My first vest was a Salomon and I believe one of the first running vest style packs on the market. This was around a...
Read moreAdidas Terrex Speed Ultra shoes
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC My first and only Adidas were the Adizero XT 4’s which I had a reviewed almost a decade ago. I have fond memories of this shoe...
Read morePolar Verity Sense Optical Heart Rate Se…
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC I really like having a GPS watch and all the data it provides. Now that many watchs also have optical heart rate monitors that read your...
Read moreDinosaur Valley 100 miler - Hans Mitchel…
Written by Hans Mitchell - https://hansaleti.com/ The long awaited November 21 has finally come, my 4:45 am alarm goes off and its time to get going. The weather was comfortable at 58...
Read morePotawatomi 200 - Aneta Zeppettella
Written by Aneta Zeppettella How does one run 200 miles? One mile at a time? One loop at a time? One step at a time? One day at a time? I had...
Read moreCimalp Clothing
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC I recently reviewed the interesting and innovative Trail running shoes from Cimalp and found them to be a good shoe. The variable heel to toe drop...
Read moreinov-8 TRAILFLY ULTRA G 300 MAX
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC inov-8 really are very good at drumming up lots of interest in their new shoe releases, and the new TRAILFLY ULTRA G 300 MAX was no...
Read moreSalomon S/Lab Ultra 3 shoes
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC Since Salomons first S/Lab shoes were developed for Kilian, the range has grown and been further refined each season. They are always lightweight, fairly...
Read moreMy Favourite Running Gear
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC I’ve been running for a few years now, and I have tried lots of different bits of kit. A huge amount of stuff has...
Read moreA100 - Ash Hogg
Written by Ash Hogg Preamble Having been an active and reasonably sporty kid (soccer, hockey, tennis, squash, even a 10k fun run), like a lot of people I got lazy once into…
Cimalp 864 Drop Evolution shoes
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC I, like I imagine most people who read this, often find myself checking out other people's shoes. It’s not really a conscious thing. I…
Polar Grit X Watch
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC I first had a polar unit many years ago, in a previous lifetime before I was a runner. In those days I was a…
Pulseroll Mini massage gun
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC I recently reviewed the excellent Massage gun from Pulseroll. I really liked its intense power, and how you could really focus on particular areas with…
KILIAN JORNET SETS HIS SIGHTS ON 24-HOUR RUNNING CHALLENGE
Salomon athlete steps down from the mountains in Phantasm 24 Project this November Kilian Jornet, the most decorated trail runner in the history of the sport and the man who summited…
Petzl IKO Core
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC I have tried pretty much every Petzl headtorch over the past decade or so, and there have been many, so one thing I know…
Thailand by UTMB - Day 1 (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U--AjbFCZjg The inaugural edition of Thailand by UTMB is going to end on Sunday 1st November 2020. This is the most challenging period in the world. Yet, Thailand By UTMB, hosted by Sports Authority…
Record breaking on the A100
Written by Debra Bourne - https://runningape.wordpress.com/ The 2020 edition of Centurion’s Autumn 100 was a very special race for me: 23 hours and 8 minutes of special. All my training over the…
Ice Ultra - Simon Dicks
Written by Simon Dicks - https://www.focusedrunning.co.uk/ It was the night before an early start to Gallivare, Northern Sweden. This being my third multi-stage race you may think I was calm and ready…