The hardest geezer

How running across Australia pushed Jack Pitcher to breaking point

From wild hallucinations to life-changing reflections, ultra riders share their unforgettable stories of endurance grit with James Shrubsall

After a traumatic childhood that saw him abandoned as a baby, adventurer Marc Rhodes turned adversity into a passion for challenges, including conquering the Arctic

Writer Lucy Gornall headed to Spain’s Canary Islands to run the toughest course she’s ever experienced – the Transgrancanaria ultra marathon

The remote and formidable ice desert of Kalaallit Nunaat is one of the wildest places on earth to run. JACQUES MARAIS and his son, ROBERT , ventured to Greenland’s desolate eastern coastline to scout new trail running routes at the very edge of the world

Sarah Ruggins’s Double End to End record took fortitude forged by an agonising early illness, finds Tom Davidson