From the black lava fields of Lanzarote to the emerald green slopes of El Hierro, GranGuanche Gravel is an adventure shaped by contrasts. Five islands, four ferries and a single continuous route stitc

It was the Marathon des Sables, a 250K across the Sahara Desert in Morocco. It’s self-supported, meaning you have to carry all your own food and mandatory gear. Temperatures reach 48°C during the day

I first visited Cape Town in January of 2022 – to study wine. I’m a wine expert and an ultrarunner; I know, it’s an unusual combination. When I wasn’t learning about wine, I was out on the trails of T

I’d heard of UTMB, but for a long time – like many of us – I assumed it wasn’t for me. (Apart from watching the runners cross the finish line in Chamonix from the comfort of my Instagram feed, of cour

As the sun beat down on the ancient sands of the Namib Desert in south west Africa, former snowboarder Ioana Barbu’s face cracked out a huge smile. And she had every right to be beaming. The 37-year-o

The heat is real now. Intense sun from above and the road radiating heat up from below. My tri-suit feels like a microwave bag, stuffy and claustrophobic. I’m a pale, middle-aged, Scotsman. I wonder i