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Courtney Dauwalter after winning UTMB 2023.

UTMB 2025: Date, start time, who’s racing, live tracking and how to watch

Toni McCann CCC UTMB 2024 downhill photo credit UTMB

CCC at UTMB 2025: Date, start time, how to follow and leading contenders

2023 UTMB champion Jim Walmsley after winning

OCC at UTMB 2025: Date, start time, route and how to follow a vintage edition

Salomon Ultra Glide 3 light trail shoes

Salomon Ultra Glide 3 trail running shoes review: long run comfort meets mixed terrain versatility

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Is your summer run training putting your skin at risk? Research shows less than 25% of runners take adequate sun protection measures

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Tom Evans third UTMB 2022 copyright UTMB

Could ‘muscular endurance training’ be the game-changer at UTMB this year?

Eliud Kipchoge press conference 2025 photo credit TCS London Marathon

Sydney Marathon 2025: Start time, how to watch live and why course records are under threat

Kiriago wins WMRA finale 2025

Kiriago crushes record for men’s title as Chebet wins women’s finale at World Cup goes down to wire

Stephanie Case wins UTMB Snowdonia 2025 photo credit UTMB

“Be strategically lazy – it’ll help you do the happy thing for longer” says ultra star who made global headlines

World Cup reaches thrilling finale in Slovenian double-header – who’s racing and how to watch

Heather Jackson at Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB

Heather Jackson “starting to feel good” ahead of her first tilt at UTMB

Korir John wins Boston Marathon 2025 Photo credit: Boston Athletic Association / Boston Marathon

Korir targeting SUB 2:01 in Chicago Marathon as stellar line-ups are announced

David Goggins Bigfoot 200 2025 photo credit Destination Trail Races

David Goggins conquers Bigfoot 200 in amazing return to ultrarunning – WATCH IT NOW

utmb WorlD series

25-31 Aug 2025

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Tom Evans third UTMB 2022 copyright UTMB

Could ‘muscular endurance training’ be the game-changer at UTMB this year?

Courtney Dauwalter after winning UTMB 2023.

UTMB 2025: Date, start time, who’s racing, live tracking and how to watch

Toni McCann CCC UTMB 2024 downhill photo credit UTMB

CCC at UTMB 2025: Date, start time, how to follow and leading contenders

OCC at UTMB 2025: Date, start time, route and how to follow a vintage edition

Heather Jackson “starting to feel good” ahead of her first tilt at UTMB

‘I’d much rather be a good dad than a good athlete’ – Tom Evans’ new mindset ahead of UTMB

Defending champ Schide rules out Dauwalter clash at UTMB – but looks set to race iconic Sierre-Zinal

Landslides force change of route at UTMB, trail running’s BIGGEST race

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Race Guides

Race information for runners & fans
25-31 Aug 2025
UTMB Mont Blanc
1-6 Sep 2025
Dragon’s Back Race
19-21 Sep 2025
Julian Alps Trail Run by UTMB
19-21 Sep 2025
Wildstrubel by UTMB
25-28 Sep 2025
Nice Côte d’Azur by UTMB
26-28 Sep 2025
13 Valleys Ultra
10-11 Oct 2025
Kodiak Ultra Marathons by UTMB
10-15 Oct 2025
Moab 240
17-19 Oct 2025
Trans Jeju by UTMB
31 Oct-1 Nov 2025
Kullamannen by UTMB

Barkley Marathons

25-31 Aug 2025

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Lazarus Lake day 2 Barkley Marathons 2023 photo credit: Davidmillerphotography_ on Instagram

‘Sudden death overtime every hour’ – Laz Lake on the rise and rise of Backyard Ultras

Lazarus Lake Barkley Marathons

Barkley Marathons genius Laz Lake nearing next finish line in his trek across America

John Kelly start Barkley Marathons 2023 photo credit: Davidmillerphotography_ on Instagram

‘My running dissertation’ – John Kelly primed for epic 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail attempt

“If I knew I could make it, what would be the point” – Barkley Marathons trailblazer Laz Lake re-starts epic trek

Hyrox star calls Barkley Marathons ‘hardest race on Earth’ after her debut in ‘extreme scavenger hunt’

Behind the scenes at the Barkley Marathons as runners explain why 2025 was so tough

Barkley Marathons guru Laz Lake’s BRUTAL verdict on mistakes which “triggered the massacre of 2025”

“I’ll be back,” vows first person to be eliminated after HORROR episode at brutal Barkley Marathons

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Compression sportswear benefits for training and racing

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Western States

28-29 Jun 2025

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Heather Jackson at Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB

‘From the highest of highs to the lowest of lows’ – BTS at Heather Jackson’s Western States

David Roche Javelina Jundred 2024 Aravaipa Running

David Roche needed therapy after Western States – but has an emotional thank you message for fans who rallied around him

David Roche Javelina Jundred 2024 photo credit Aravaipa Running

David Roche says he was “a patient in a coma” at Western States as he unpacks brutal DNF

“Adrenaline from being charged by a bear” propels British star to top five at Western States

Data underlines how the GOAT Kilian Jornet judged Western States pace to perfection

‘Keep hoping and believing’ – Western States winner hopes her AMAZING injury comeback will inspire others

‘The sport has grown, but it’s the same spirit’ – GOAT Kilian Jornet on Western States then and now

Western States 100-mile Endurance Run 2025 women’s results: Abby Hall crowns fairytale comeback

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RUNNERs

A selection of the top mountain, sky & trail runners
USA
Courtney Dauwalter

Courtney

Dauwalter

ESP
Killian Jornet

Kílian

Jornet

KEN
Joyce Muthoni Njeru

Joyce Muthoni

Njeru

KEN
Patrick Kipngeno

Patrick

Kipngeno

GBR
Jasmin Paris

Jasmin

Paris

USA
Jim Walmsley

Jim

Walmsley

USA
Camille Herron

Camille

Herron

USA
John Kelly

John

Kelly

GBR
Nicky Spinks

Nicky

Spinks

GBR
Jon Albon

Jon

Albon

THE WINTER SPINE

11 Jan 2026

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Jack Scott lets the emotions sink in after winning the Montane Winter Spine Race 2024

From heartbreak in the desert to an international call-up – Jack Scott finds ‘redemption’

Lucy Gossage Montane Winter Spine Race 2025 [Photo credit: The Spine Race]

‘I ended up chasing my ghost’ – Lucy Gossage on how she beat her own record in Lakes ultra

Claire Bannwarth 2023 winner snow photo credit Montane Spine Race

Barkley Marathons 2025: ‘Lapin DuDuracell’ Claire Bannwarth latest big name confirmed

Spine Race winner Lucy Gossage “in disbelief” after prestigious Downing Street invite

Norwegian runner becomes FIRST EVER finisher of brutal 293-mile Montane Arctic Spine Race

How Winter Spine Race hero got the better of ‘Reggie the chimp’ to turn a DNF into a win

‘A lifetime in just a few days’ – Lucy Gossage on the resilience that brought Spine Race closure

From Dave Brown to Lucy Gossage – watch again as emotions run high at the 2025 Winter Spine Race

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RUNNING SHoe Reviews

Independently tested reviews of the best trail running shoes...and the occasional road shoe
SCARPA Goldengate Kima RT Trail Running Shoes

Scarpa Golden Gate Kima RT

8.9

Inov-8 Trailfly G70 Running Shoe Review

Inov-8 Trailfly G270 V2

7.3

Hoka Mach 5

8.0

Scott Supertrac RC2 Trail Running Shoe Review

Scott Supertrac RC 2

8.2

Marathon de sables

25-31 Aug 2025

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Rachid El Morabity wins Marathon des Sables 2025 photo credit Marathon des Sables

Marathon des Sables 2025 final stage: Record-breaker Rachid El Morabity and Maryline Nakache take titles

Marathon des Sables 2025 scenic photo credit Marathon des Sables

Marathon des Sables 2025: RE-LIVE ‘toughest foot race on earth’ as it unfolded stage by stage

Maryline Nakache Marathon des Sables 2025

Marathon des Sables 2025 stage five: Top two close in on overall victories

Marathon des Sables 2025 stage four: Rachid back in front and Maryline dominates women’s race

Marathon des Sables 2025 stage three: Calm before the storm of 82km EPIC?

Marathon des Sables 2025 stage two: Nakache and Rachid El-Morabity in charge

Marathon des Sables 2025 stage one: El-Morabity brothers and Nakache to the fore

What is Marathon des Sables? Everything you need to know about this EPIC Sahara Desert ultra marathon

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