For years, entering a race has felt simple. You find an event, sign up, pay the fee, and start training. The idea that ...

By now, the nerves are real. Anticipation is building. And yes, stress might be creeping in too. That’s normal. You’re about ...

The Marathon des Sables has always been legendary. In 2026, it becomes something even more special. This edition marks the ...

The statement from Shane Ohly announcing that Ourea Events has ceased trading reads, on the surface, like a simple apology ...

It’s tempting to squeeze in one last long run. Don’t. At this stage, there’s nothing to gain and everything to lose. Fatigue and injury are the only likely outcomes. Instead, keep sessions short and ...

There’s a long-standing idea in the running community that races should be cheap. The logic is simple: running itself is ...

The news that Ourea Events has gone into liquidation lands heavily on the UK mountain and ultra running community. For many of us, this isn’t just the loss of an event company. It feels like the ...

The sand is settling, the 2025 and 39 th edition of Marathon des Sables The Legendary is over. Quite simply, a hugely successful edition with 95% completion rate and good time vibes felt throughout ...

It has been a little like Christmas lately with the arrival of new shoes for testing and the La Sportiva Prodigio Pro was highly anticipated. I got my hands on a pair at UTMB in 2024, sadly though, ...

The roots of the Marathon des Sables reach back to the daring vision of French promoter Patrick Bauer. In 1984, he traversed part of the Sahara on his own, over 350 km in 12 days, with no external ...

If you are running a self-sufficient race or if you are going fast packing, a sleeping bag is going to be an essential item. The need to carry all your supplies in your pack quite simply means that ...

Forty years after the first chapter of desert racing was written, a new one opened in the Merzouga region of Morocco with the inaugural edition of MDS ULTRA. This was not a return to the past, an ...