GB’s Will Draper cuts a lonely figure at Challenge Almere on 13 September. In reality, he kept a steady gap of around 50secs for much of the final 10km of the marathon, before catching and then sprint

PAU 23–26 October

Hurtling down a forest road at 60kph the smooth surface suddenly vanishes and is replaced by a section of large stones/small boulders. I haven’t time to brake so instead (try to) relax and hold on for

I’m sitting staring at a screen, sweating and trying to hide the fact that my hands are shaking. A voice comes through the headphones and begins the countdown. The next thing I know, we’re on air, liv

Lily Canter was keen to try this women-only ultra and to take some of the women she coaches along too as ultramarathon guinea pigs… On a sunny August morning hundreds of women lounged on beanbags in a

Winning the Downhill World Cup overall title is a quite a feat, and only a handful of Britons have managed it, including Steve Peat, Tracy Moseley, Danny Hart, and Rachel and Gee Atherton. One who doe