The articles section of the site is for pretty much any writing that isn't a kit review or a race report, be it about training, motivation, personal battles, injury issues, scientific, philosophical etc. All I ask is that it has at least some root in Ultra Running. Ideally this would be original content, but if you have already written and published articles that you would like to share with the Community, then that would be great too. So, please contact me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any articles or any questions.
Articles
Not 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 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 morePaul McCleery's Centurion Double slam
Written by Paul McCleery I first ran an official ‘ultra’ back in 2012 after taking part in a local relay race that covered 36’ish miles. I ran the first leg but...
Read moreSteve Birkinshaw supports Kilian Jornet …
Written by Steve Birkinshaw - http://stevebirkinshaw-wainwright2014.blogspot.com/ If it wasn’t exciting enough to have one record-breaking runner to blog about, try having two. That’s right, Wainwright round record-holder Steve Birkinshaw tells us about...
Read moreCould you run a 200+ miler?
Written by Neil Bryant I have run a few races that I class as really long. These being single stage races, over 200 miles such as the Tor des Geants or the Spine. The main difference...
Read moreOvercoming Fear in Ultra Running
Written by Chase Parnell - https://chaseparnell.com “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.” -Mark Twain Fear is in all of us. But it’s what we do with that fear that...
Read moreThe Importance of Down Time
Written by Chris Ellyatt for the URC I’m sure that we have all seen a thousand articles on how important rest is to any athlete’s schedule. Indeed, it has often been...
Read moreRunning the Tour of Mt Blanc
Written by Stuart Smith - http://aim-adventureinmind.blogspot.fr A few years ago I was lucky enough to be able to buy a bike and get out with some good mates from Bolton CTC...
Read moreTop tips to make you a better mountain r…
Running in the mountains is hard. I’m certainly not going to say it’s harder than other running, but it needs to be treated differently. Many experienced runners get a sharp...
Read moreCleveland Hills Challenge
Written by James Campbell - https://jamescampbell78.wordpress.com The idea behind the Cleveland Hills Challenge formed in my mind in around October last year when I stumbled across the Wikipedia page for the...
Read moreGrand Canyon Rim2Rim2Rim Epic Adventure…
Written by Brie Hemingway - http://briehemingway.com It was less than three months ago but it seems like another lifetime. Did I really do THAT? It feels like a dream … a...
Read moreThe Trans-Europe Footrace.
Written by Neil Bryant Trans-Europe here I come, ready or not! In just over two weeks time I will be toeing the start line of the biggest most exciting adventure of my...
Read moreMarathon Des Sables - The Final Countdow…
Written by Andy Mouncey for RunUltra It is just weeks now till the glorious 1300+ will be heading off to Morocco to get their feet nice and hot on the sand...
Read moreAm I starting to Recover?
Written by Steve Birkinshaw - http://stevebirkinshaw-wainwright2014.blogspot.fr This is the question I keep asking myself. Is my tiredness getting better or worse? Strangely I do not know the answer. I have some...
Read moreHow to run 100 miles in a day*
Written by Dave Stuart - http://76thmile.blogspot.co.uk Or how to run a race and not get lapped by the sun Things that are essential to do in the 6 months before you race -...
Read moreSkimo for Runners
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC I’ll be honest, I had never heard of Skimo till three or four years ago when a certain Kilian Jornet exposed it to me...
Read moreWhat effects do Artificial Sweeteners ha…
Written by Jon Hutchinson - http://www.sportandexercisereview.com An article in ‘Dietetics Today’, a magazine produced by the British Dietetic Association, (the Association of British Dieticians) was titled ‘Low Calorie Sweeteners – friend...
Read moreRecovering from injury: Q&A with Andy Mouncey
Written by Andy Mouncey for http://www.runultra.co.uk Andy Mouncey had thirty years of sport under his belt – thirteen of which were in ultra trail running. Then, disaster struck and he got…
Chapter 2
Written by Neil Turnbull - https://thefarsideofbeyond.wordpress.com So Chapter 2 was born after my failed attempt in Chapter 1. I won’t go into the details on this post as I have already…
Expensive running shoes might not be worth the money
Written by Jens Jakob Andersen - http://runrepeat.com/ Ultra-runners might be the group of runners that spend the most money on running shoes due to the many miles we log, but are…
Measures drive behaviours, standards drive results
Written by Mark Cameron - https://markcameronrunner.wordpress.com Rather than my usual race report I wanted to do something different with my blog, it still involves a race but from a different angle…
The Ins and Outs – Brief Thoughts After #BareFootLeJog Part 2
Written by Aleks Kashefi - https://pursuingthevoid.wordpress.com Sunday 30th August (Day 34 of my run). After 38 miles I had an amusing conversation with my Uncle, who joined me to run some…
The 3 Elements Of Trail Running – Brief Thoughts After #BareFootLeJog Part 1
Written by Aleks Kashefi - https://pursuingthevoid.wordpress.com I finished at 10pm on the 2nd of September after a 53 mile day in 10 hours of running. This was the day after, having…
An Alpine Adventure
Written by Guy Mawson - https://guymawson.wordpress.com I’d decided to head off to Chamonix for a week after finding some last-minute flights to Geneva, a bit of Googling sorted me out with…
#YOLO7dayUltra
Written by Owain Thomas - http://www.ultrarunningmatelot.co.uk It's been 4 days since I finished this epic journey and as I still recover it's best to jot down some words whilst it is…
Ultra Tour Monte Rosa (UTMR) – Training Camp July 2015
Written by Jennifer Bradley - http://runningandbaking.com When the email arrived with dates for the UTMR training camp I was delighted – the same week as the Zermatt Ultramarathon so I’d be…
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