Women dominate the montane summer spine

Competitors at Ironman Lake Placid, on 20 July, are treated to 180km of epic climbs and swooping descents through the region’s majestic Adirondack Mountains. In the pro races, Norway’s Solveig Løvseth

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

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’, ‘

47-year-old puts difficult years behind her

Sometimes you have to do things that scare you. At least, that’s what I kept telling myself ahead of the Dartmoor Discovery, a 32-mile, 899-yard ultramarathon with more than 4,000ft of elevation. And

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