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Ultra Running
How tough is ultra running?
When you consider how difficult a full marathon is for the average runner in the UK can you imagine how difficult an ultramarathon would be? While strictly speaking an ultramarathon is anything above 42.195 km, i.e. the length of the standard marathon, the ultra marathons of today can be thousands of miles in length. There... »
An introduction to Ultra Running
While Ultra Running has been around for some time it is a sport which has only recently received a significant boost to its popularity. In simple terms Ultra Running involves running in so-called Ultramarathons which are longer than the traditional marathon length of just over 26 miles (42 km). There are basically two different types... »