As if 296kms was far enough, the organisers of the 2010 GORE-TEX Transapline Run, have decided to increase the distance to 305kms — but have very kindly dropped the altitude from 17,700m down to 13,500m! To be quite honest with you — I’m utterly relieved!! Climbing twice the height of Everest in a week was […]
When choosing which races to enter each year, the decision often rests on the “when?”, “how far?” and “how much?” questions. However, I hadn’t factored on the “how high?” factor. When I read that the GORE-TEX Transalpine-Run involved 17,700 meters of ascent over the course of almost 300 kms, I thought — “now there is […]
The Yukon Arctic Ultra is not a well-known race — partly because it’s only been running since 2004. And partly beacuse only a few people have ever competed in it, let alone finished it. When asked what the most difficult race is, most reply “oh the Marathon des Sables of course”. Now this has all changed because those who have heard of it, would agree with what the Yukon’s organisers describe as “The toughest and coldest race inthe world”. So what is it that’s so tough?
