“sponsoring an elite athlete to go and win a race doesn’t interest me at all, but i love to hear about people’s wins at an individual level”

Sara is a 29-year-old ultrarunner from Scotland, who is training to become a counsellor. She recently attempted the North Coast 500 FKT How did you get into running? I started running for weight loss

Back in the depths of January 2025, my run buddy Sharon and I decided to embark on an adventure: our first ultra. We juggled our diaries as well as requirements such as ‘not too far’, ‘not too hot’, ‘

Aimee Fuller is a woman who loves a challenge. She is a former two-time Team GB Winter Olympian, having competed in the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics, and has spent many years travelling the world as

Last year, while on holiday in the south of France, I watched a night trail race from the comfort of a pavement café. In no rush to leave, I saw the whole shape of the race for maybe the first time ev

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ESTHER I’m in the middle of another training block, but this one looks very different to the last one – and I feel it’s my duty to broadcast my resulting newfound knowledge: turns out, you don’t alway