The world’s highest Ultra Marathon sounded like a good idea when I was sitting at sea level, on my laptop, and in the comforts of my home. But at 5200m above sea level, in zero degree temperature, and with freezing winds sweeping off the surrounding peaks of the Himalayas, I wasn’t sure what I had got myself into!
The Everest 65km Ultra Marathon is an annual race starting at Gorakshep (5200m) and finishing at Lukla (2900m), but unlike most other ultra marathons, you first walk the course ove...
Posted by Luke Tyburski
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on 5 May at 11:00 PM
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Dr Andrew Murray is taking on the challenge to run 7 ultra marathons on 7 continents in 7 days! He will start with the Ice Marathon on Antartica and follow on with an ultra marathon in Patagonia, Atlanta USA, London, the Pyramids of Egypt, Dubai and finishing his incredible journey at the Sydney Opera House, Australia.
If you're picturing a private jet to get him from Ultra to Ultra then think again; he'll be flying economy, battling jet lag and being plunged from -25°C to more than 35°C al...
Posted by Cags R
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on 19 Nov 2012 at 12:00 AM
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Deborah de Williams is the extraordinary Ultra runner and record hold from downunder!
Before entering the world of Ultras, Deborah had already been a keen sports woman, raising money for charity through over 100 different fun runs, half-marathons and marathons. In 2004, she set off for an around Australia walk in order to raise money for Kids Helpline.
As well as raising mega-bucks for a great cause, she also broke the previous record for the longest consecutive time spent walking - making a...
Posted by Cags R
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on 21 Oct 2012 at 11:00 PM
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Huy M is taking on the Vietnam End-to-End Run starting on the 15th November 2012. The Challenge starts in Ca Mau (the most southern town) and finishing in Ha Giang (the most northern town) with 2800km separating them. Along with fellow ultra runner Pat Farmer, Huy will run an average of 85km per day and aims to finish within 33 days. We caught up with him to find out more:
Taking on the Challenge to run the length of Vietnam is mental! What was it that made you decide to do it?
Has anyone e...
Posted by Huy M
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on 8 Jul 2012 at 11:00 PM
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We often celebrate Personal Bests on Tribesports across a multitude of sports but there are some amongst our numbers who have gone one better and set World Records! Whether it's Laura H's toast mosaic (yes that is what it sounds like!) or Rory C's ultra marathon times, there are some rather whacky and impressive feats performed by Tribesports users:
Meet the record breaking copper on Tribesports!
Lee C is in preparation for his attempt to break the record for the furthest distance run on a...
Posted by Cags R
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on 3 Jun 2012 at 11:00 PM
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