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THE ADVENTURE ISSUE
THE BACKYARD ULTRA IS A RACE WITHOUT A FINISH LINE
A seemingly superhuman ultrarunning barrier is tantalisingly close to being shattered. So close, in fact, that we could see it happen this year. Here’s what it will take to push beyond the edge – and who has the grit to do it
David Smyth rolls back the years to run with the whippersnappers on the Isle of Man
PHOTOGRAPHY: CENTURION RUNNING T he most ridiculous thing ...
Water is leaking into my goggles. I blink a couple of times and try to figure out which lens is the culprit. Both? It’s strange, as these goggles have done many miles in training and never leaked befo
Brits abroad are swapping sunbeds and booze-ups for Hyrox comps and ultramarathons, with the global wellness tourism market now primed to surpass the £745bn mark. Has the runner’s high replaced hedonism for good?
MOUNTAINS DO STRANGE THINGS to us. You see ...