Latest headlines from RunUltra, covering sport, running, with clear attribution and direct links to the original publisher.
Jiaju Zhao leads the 330km race in the Aosta Valley, while British withdrawals mount. Elsewhere, Phil Gore faces surgery after Project 168 and Tommy Price completes an emotional Bob Graham Round. The post The Ultra Update: Hartmuth Runs Third Overall at TOR330 as Gibson Stops Steve Parr Bid appeared first on Run Ultra.
Antonio Codina and the Geordie Joggers returned to PTL for six days of glaciers, exposed scrambling, broken sleep and difficult team decisions across the Mont Blanc massif. The post Inside PTL: The UTMB Race You Didn’t Know Existed appeared first on Run Ultra.
Bryony Shircore wins inaugural Dragon’s Fire, Megan runs 636 miles, search teams seek new phone data in the missing Kalie McCrystal operation, and Tom Evans beats mountain biker Tom Pidcock up Yr Wyddfa. Header image: Anna Buckingham Bryony Shircore, running for RunUltra, has won the inaugural Dragon’s Fire The new two-day event forms part of […] The post Eckert breaks Six-Day Record and RunUltra’s Bryony Shircore wins Inaugural Dragon’s Fire at The Dragon’s Back Race appeared first on Run Ultra
Tracy Entwistle and Louise Brookwell broke course records in outright victories; the Dragon’s Back returns under Ultra X; a mountain evacuation tested how races protect both runners and results and the GOMU 6 Day World Championship Continues The post Weekend Ultra News 7 September 2026 appeared first on Run Ultra.
The six-day world championship is under way in Hungary, while Nick Fowler has reset the Pacific Crest Trail benchmark and major mountain and coastal races fill the weekend schedule. The post Megan Eckert and Sarah Perry Headline This Week’s Ultra-Running News appeared first on Run Ultra.
Badwater 135 2026: My journey from 40:52 to 29:09. A Five-Time Finisher’s Guide to the World’s Toughest Footrace. Death Valley is mother nature’s greatest sports arena, with temperatures as high as 54C. It’s surrounded by mountains from 5000’ to 11000’ on either side. The start line is 282 below sea level. It is extremely hot and […] The post Badwater 135 2026: Five Races, One Dream appeared first on Run Ultra.
UTMB may dominate the trail-running conversation at the end of August, but Chamonix is far from the only place where serious mountain racing is taking place. Across Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Slovenia, the next three weeks bring a remarkable concentration of Alpine races beyond UTMB, from multi-day crossings and 100-mile ultras to classic mountain marathons […] The post Beyond UTMB: The Alpine Races Worth Watching Over the Next Three Weeks appeared first on Run Ultra.
Since the news that Tailwind Nutrition UK Ltd was closing was released, Nick Gracie of UNNU contacted me to say they are taking over distribution of Tailwind in the UK. He told me: I am the new Tailwind nutrition distributor for the UK and run a company called UNNU (www.unnu.biz). I just wanted to reassure you that […] The post Tailwind UK to stay appeared first on Run Ultra.
EDIT: Since this news was released, Nick Gracie of UNNU contacted me to say they are taking over distribution of Tailwind in the UK. He told me: I am the new Tailwind nutrition distributor for the UK and run a company called UNNU (www.unnu.biz). I just wanted to reassure you that Tailwind will very much […] The post Tailwind Nutrition UK to Close After 11 Years appeared first on Run Ultra.
The elite fields for HOKA UTMB Mont-Blanc 2026 have been announced, with some of the biggest names in ultra-running heading to Chamonix for the fourth edition of the event to host the UTMB World Series Finals. Taking place from 24–30 August, the 23rd edition of HOKA UTMB Mont-Blanc will see the OCC, CCC and UTMB […] The post HOKA UTMB Mont-Blanc 2026: Elite Start List Announced appeared first on Run Ultra.
Kenya’s Philemon Kiriago made it three victories at Sierre-Zinal on Saturday, while Romania’s Mădălina Florea claimed her first win at the iconic Swiss mountain race. But for British trail running, the standout story was Morven Goodrum’s superb third-place finish, with fellow Briton Jacob Adkin also producing an outstanding performance to finish fourth in the men’s […] The post Kiriago Makes It Three at Sierre-Zinal as Britain’s Goodrum Takes Third appeared first on Run Ultra.
Summit Fever’s powerful documentary Unfiltered, following Renee McGregor, is now available worldwide. This award-winning film explores the ultra-runner’s journey through trauma, recovery and finding purpose – and we can offer an exclusive discount for RunUltra readers. Most ultra runners know Renee McGregor as one of the sport’s leading voices on nutrition, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) […] The post Summit Fever’s Unfiltered now available worldwide appeared first on Run Ultra.
