Tag Archives: Ultra Trail

April 04

MARATHON DES SABLES MOROCCO 2018 (6-16APR/250km): PROGRAM AND FAVORITES El Morabity, Grinius, Huaman, Huser, Boulet, Watson and more…

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  The Marathon des Sables magic as an ultratrail comes not really from the challeng of finishing, since every edition sees home around 90% of the entries, way above the usual 60-70% ratios of truly demanding ultras all over the world. Sables is more about shared camaraderie under the desert skies, a personal experience for […]

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January 24

THE SPINE RACE 2018 BY SIMON GFELLER, 2ND OVERALL: VIDEO, PERSONAL RACE REPORT AND PHOTOS.

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.. The Spine Race 2018 finished last Sunday after a most challending edition of its 450km aimed at Hadrian´s Wall in th United Kingdom. Victory went to Czech Pavel Palovny yet Simon Gfeller put on an impressive performance. The swiss runner lives and trains in Malaga, under the sun and warmth of spanish Costa del […]

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December 25

Brooks Caldera 2 trail running review by Mayayo. Long distance trail running shoes, by Brooks Running.

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. Brooks Caldera 2 moves on as a comfortable long distance trail runing shos. The Caldera shoe came out last year as a new addition among the Brooks Running trail catalogue, coming together with Brooks Cascadia, Brooks Mazama and Brooks Pure Grit. These brand new Brooks Caldera 2 comes with just a few changes on […]

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December 06

MARATHON DES SABLES PERU, THE END: “BE IN THE MOMENT” BY GEDIMINAS GRINIUS

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  Marathon des Sables Peru is now over, with Rachid el Morabity and Nathalie Mauclair leading the pack from start to finish over its 250km.  After previous notes on  prerace report with favorites and race data, the bivouac zero experience, thoughts on the simple life, survival creativity, hunger an even thoughts of morphing into a snake, today our […]

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December 05

MARATHON DES SABLES PERU 2017, FINAL 250KM: WINNERS RACHID EL MORABITY AND NATHALIE MAUCLAIR

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  Marathon des Sables Peru finished yesterday, with Rachid el Morabity and Nathalie Mauclair as winners.  The sixth and last stage of the MARATHON DES SABLES PERU saw 222 finishers, ,who have shared an extraordinary adventure that will leave them with imperishable memories.   ________________________. . MARATHON DES SABLES PERU 2017: FINAL STAGE The final arrival of […]

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December 04

MARATHON DES SABLES PERU, STAGE 5-42k: “SNAKE” BY GEDIMINAS GRINIUS

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  Marathon des Sables Peru saw its fith stage yesterday, with Rachid el Morabity and Nathalie Mauclair leading the pack as the finish line comes ever closer. After previous notes on  prerace report with favorites and race data, the bivouac zero experience, thoughts on the simple life, survival creativity and hunger, today our special correspondent Gediminas Grinius shares […]

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December 03

MARATHON DES SABLES PERU, STAGE 4-68k: “HUNGER” BY GEDIMINAS GRINIUS

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  Marathon des Sables Peru saw its main stage yesterday, with Rachid el Morabity and Nathalie Mauclair leading the pack once again, yet this time Remigio Huaman came in together with the moroccan.  After previous notes on  prerace report with favorites and race data, the bivouac zero experience, thoughts on the simple life and survival creativity, today our […]

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December 01

MARATHON DES SABLES PERU, STAGE 3-30k: “SURVIVAL CREATIVITY” BY GEDIMINAS GRINIUS

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  Marathon des Sables Peru saw its third stage yesterday, with Rachid el Morabity and Nathalie Mauclair as stage winners for third time in a row. Our live coverage moves on with the runers as well. After previous notes on  prerace report with favorites and race data, the bivouac zero experience, and thoughts on the simple life, […]

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November 30

MARATHON DES SABLES PERU, STAGE 2-42k: “THE SIMPLE LIFE” BY GEDIMINAS GRINIUS

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  Marathon des Sables Peru saw its second stage yesterday, with Rachid el Morabity and Nathalie Mauclair again as stage winners. Our live coverage moves on with the runers as well. After our previous prerace report with favorites and race data, and bivouac zero experience before the race, today our special correspondent Gediminas Grinius shares into the […]

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November 29

MARATHON DES SABLES PERU AT STAGE 1-37k: “LESSONS LEARNED” BY GEDIMINAS GRINIUS

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  Marathon des Sables Peru kicked off yesterday, with Rachid el Morabity and Natahlie Mauclair already clear leaders after 37km. Our live coverage moves on with the runers as well. After our previous prerace report with favorites and race data, and bivouac zero experience before the race, today our special correspondent Gediminas Grinius finds out how very […]

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November 27

ALTRA RUNNING 2018: New road running shoes. Altra Duo and Altra Vanish-R as presented by cofounder Brian Beckstead

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. Altra Runing keeps growing its catalogue, both for street and trail runing. Its key general features to demand a more “natural running” as there point of difference are zero drop, wide toeboxes, large cushioning and gender specific patterns, ever present at every one of their shoes . Brian Beckstead was recently in Barcelona as […]

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November 27

MARATHON DES SABLES PERU 250km (NOV28-DEC4): BIVOUAC ZERO BY GEDIMINAS GRINIUS

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  Marathon des Sables Peru will kick off tomorrow its inaugural edition. After the prerace report with favorites and race data publishd yesterday, follow us on here with the program, favorites and a personal insight from our very own inside the race correspondent, Ultra Trail World Tour 2016 Champion Gediminas Grinius. Tday we share into […]

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November 26

MARATHON DES SABLES PERU: PROGRAMME, FAVORITES AND PERSONAL INSIGHT BY GEDIMINAS GRINIUS

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  Marathon des Sables Peru is just about to launch its inaugural edition: From NOV 28th to DEC 4th some of the top ultrarunners in the world will tak on 250km all over the Ica desert on a self-sufficiency basis. It will also be third race of the franchise this year, after the Marathon des […]

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October 31

Ultra Trail World Tour 2018 includes again Spain´s Transgrancanaria and Penyagolosa, while Diagonale des Fous exits the series.

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  On January 27th, 2018 Hong Kong 100 Ultramarathon will launch the new season of the Ultra-Trail® World Tour. This will be the guaranty to welcome again runners to discover authentic races and strengthen the roots of UTWT series with all the organizers involved.  The 2017 edition crowned François d´Haene and Andrea Huser as winners.   As […]

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October 12

ALPINULTRAS 2017 AWARDS ITS PRIZES TO SARA CODINA AND ALBERTO VINAGRE AFTER ULTRA TRAIL SCOTLAND, AT ISLE OF ARRAN

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.  The second edition of the Alpinultras series just finished last weekend at Ultra Trail Scotland. The circuit has offered a unique calendar of four alpine races, rangjng from 56km to 100km and held at beautiful outdoor locations such as Picos de Europe, the Pyrenees or the Firth of Clyde. It has also endorsed another […]

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October 09

HALF MARATHON DES SABLES FUERTEVENTURA: “YOU ARE STUPID” PERSONAL RACE REPORT BY WINNER ANNA-MARIE WATSON FROM WAA ULTRA.

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  Half Marathon des Sables Fuerteventura “You’re stupid”.   This was the start of a conversation with my husband, Ben, after revealing I’d agreed to take part in the inaugural Half Marathon des Sables Fuerteventura only three weeks after completing the Ultra Trail de Mont Blanc (UTMB) – one of the world’s hardest 100-mile mountain […]

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October 06

ULTRA TRAIL SCOTLAND HOLDS FOURTH AND LAST STAGE OF ALPINULTRAS SERIES, AT ISLE OF ARRAN.

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.   . Alpinultras 2017 was presented back in November 2016 at Barcelona´s Museum of Sport, once again focused upon great endurance traverses over high mountains and sponsored by french outdoor specialist Raidlight. True to its spirit, the second edition of the Alpinultras series has offered a unique calendar of four alpine races, rangjng from […]

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October 04

John Muir Trail FKT attempt by John Tidd over 72 hours non-stop. Video, personal report and photos.

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. Searching for Adventure: Thoughts and Trip report on the JMT FKT Attempt . Note: this may be a bit long but hopefully with serve those that come after in their search for FKT adventure along the JMT. . First, I wanted to clear up a misconception…many think I am disappointed with the run. Not. […]

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September 13

Javier Domínguez Ledo from Vibram Team wins Tor des Geants 2017 and sets new record 67h52m

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  Javi Domínguez Ledo from the Vibram team has wom Tor des Geants 2017 on grand style, setting a new 67h52m record. After Oscar Perez in 2012 and Iker Karrera in 2013,Dominguez is now the third spaniard to win at Courmayeur after completing the gruelling 330k/D+24.000m. Javi is  best known for his four victories at […]

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September 03

Kilian Jornet is beaten for the first time at UTMB. Came in second to D´Haene after three previous victories

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  .   François d´Haene and Nuria Picas won the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc hundred miles 2017. Kilian Jornet came second to François after a closely fought race with the Frenchman. After his previous first three victories, it was the fourth time Jornet has taken part in the Alpine classic. This time, in a race dominated […]

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August 29

ULTRA TRAIL MONT BLANC 2017, LIVE FROM CHAMONIX: PTL-290K START VIDEO AND PHOTOS

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. Off they are! Ultra Trail Mont Blanc took off yesterday 28AUG at 9AM when over 300 veteran ultrarunners started their 290k/D+26.000m aptly baptized as “Petite Trotte a Leon” They progress in teams of 2-3 people over an unmarked route, following the organizer´s official trak that leads them into truly alpine ridges away from the […]

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August 09

Ultra Trail Mont Blanc: The film, Le Film, La Película. Memories from the best of UTMB 2016.

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. Ultra Trail Mont Blanc 2017 is coming up, just round the corner. After all those years, it has consolidated itself as the global trail running summit. Ever since we started covering it live back in 2008, the event has escalated both in terms of races held, trailrunners involved and must of all media impact. […]

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July 05

International Trail Running Association responds to racket accusations from USA media and HardRock100 director

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. The international Trail Running Association is a non-for-profit association that has just held its latest trail world championships, general assembly and elections at Badia Prataglia in Tuscany last June. Following those events, ont eh 27th of June two american media published a note with several race directors from small field races in the USA […]

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July 04

Andorra Ultra Trail Vallnord starts tomorrow: Six mountain races, from 10km to 223km. Full info, program and favorites.

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    The countdown for the ninth Andorra Ultra Trail Vallnord has begun and  everything is ready for the event to start. Year after year the event brings together people who love mountain running in six separate races that offer them an opportunity to enjoy the finest landscape of this Pyrenean country. From the start-finish […]

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June 07

CAROLINE CHAVEROT, SALOMON RUNNING TEAM: VIDEOINTERVIEW AS WINNER AT MAXIRACE ANNECY 11KM 2017

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  . The Salomon Gore-Tex MaXi-Race 2017 offered up to ten different races  from 12km to 111km over three days, from 26 to 28 May. “Developed by runners, for runners”, all the race formats on offer are open to amateur and elite athletes alike and give each participant the freedom to choose the appropriate distance. […]

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May 25

MAXI RACE ANNECY 2017 PRERACE REPORT: PROGRAMME, FAVORITES AND PHOTOGALLERY 2015-2016. D´HAENE, CHAVEROT, DAKOTA…

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  . Salomon Gore-Tex MaXi-Race 2017 comprises ten different races  from 12km to 111km over three days, from 26 to 28 May. “Developed by runners, for runners”, all the race formats on offer are open to amateur and elite athletes alike and give each participant the freedom to choose the appropriate distance. This 7th edition […]

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March 27

ALTRA RUNNING, THE STORY BEHIND THEIR NATURAL RUNNING BY COFOUNDER BRIAN BEKCSTEAD INTERVIEWED BY MAYAYO AT MUNICH.

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. Altra Runing has now taken on its first five years and keeps growing by leaps and bounds. From its birthplace in Utah below the Wasatch Mountains to the bavarian alps by Munich and all over the world, the Altra zero drop, wide toeboxes, large cushioning and gender specific patterns are becoming popular nowadays. Brian […]

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February 08

Garmin fenix 5: Three New multisport Gps watches. Fenix 5, Fenix 5S, Fenix 5X as reviewed by Martin, from Garmin EMEA

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    The new Garmin Fenix 5, Fenix 5S and Fenix 5X, were launched in January at Las Vegas. Yesterday at ISPO Munich 2017 we were able to touch and discuss them with Garmin Europe´s team and are now ready to share our real first hand insight into its working, albeit a more conclusive look […]

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February 01

TOR DES GEANTS 2017: PREREGISTRATION STARTS TODAY FOR RACES 10-17SEP . (330k/120k) NEW TOT DRET 120K RACE.

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. The Tor des Geants 2017 starts today at 12.00. Pre registration has just opened for the Eighth Tor des Géants that will take place from September 10-17, 2017. Thus, one of the most coveted finish line for any ultrarunner  begins. Pre registration will continue until February 14 and there are no benefits of any kind for […]

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January 25

Brooks Caldera review by Mayayo. New long distance trail running shoes by Brooks Running.

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. Today we review the all new Brooks Caldera. This shoe extends the Brooks trail running range, adding to the Brooks Cascadia saga, as well as other key models such as Brooks Mazama and Brooks Pure Grit, many of which we have already reviewed for at our video channel here, together with their main rivals […]

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