Yukon Arctic Ultra Newsletter July 2010
Athens International Ultramarathon Festival 2010
The first 1000 mile race for 6 years will be hosted in Athens, Greece in 2010. Taking place in Loutraki where for the last 4 years Costas Baxevanis has been going from strength to strength in organising a comprehensive r[...]
Athens International Ultramarathon Festival – 7 Day Race 2009
William Sichel finishes as winner of the Loutraki 7 day International Ultramarathon in Athens Greece. Wei Ming Lo made up a lot of ground in the last 24 hours to finish second. Third was Nikitas Nomikos. Elvira Janosi, r[...]
The Loutraki Ultra Festival 2009
The Loutraki Ultra Marathon Festival is underway in Athens with an international field including Scotland’s William Sichel and Hungary’s Istvan Sipos. 95 runners have signed up for the event which includes 24[...]
Kit-Kats and Guinness – The Scotsman on William Sichel
Kit-Kats and Guinness – the way to prepare for 21 marathons Published Date: 03 January 2009 By Mike Merritt A SCOTTISH athlete has won one of the hardest races on earth, running for three days in the Arizona desert, as[...]
Perth Ultrafestival
The first Perth ultra festival was held in the lovely Scottish city on the weekend of 13/14th of sept 2008. The event featured a 24 hour, a 100km and a 12 hour nightime relay. Inspired by Alan Young (previous Brechin 24 [...]
Articles, Featured, Sri Chinmoy
The Inner Runner by Sri Chinmoy
Sri Chinmoy was an avid athlete from his youth and he drew the metaphor of the runner to illustrate his philosophy of the spiritual life. Having run a few marathons and an ultramarathon he knew what the runner experiences over very long distances. The Inner Runner Each individual on earth is running towards his destination. [...]
JogleUltra – John O’Groats To Lands End 2010
The UK’s longest multiday race taking place this year is the John O’Groats To Lands End JogleUltra. The event, organised by Rory Coleman, began April 30th at John O’Groats in Scotland with 12 runners hoping to cover the 850 mile distance. Today is Day 12 and the field has been reduced to three runners: Leader [...]
