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UTMB Speedgoat 32k reviewby Allan LEONARD24 July 2026 Driving the 9% climb up the mountain indicated what was in store for my attempt to climb 2,000m over the Speedgoat 32k course, with a maximum altitude of 3,337m at Hidden Peak. I have been training for this event for several months, as well as heat and... Continue Reading →
At a café in Llanberis, I met up with Duncan, who told me that he has had his kit officially inspected for his UTMB Snowdonia 100k race, with the exception of a mandatory cold weather item of “clear glasses” that have to cover his eyes. We returned to the UTMB Snowdonia village, where I took... Continue Reading →
Waiting to board the Ryanair flight from Dublin to Newquay, the sight of fellow passengers wearing running trainers and inspecting their phones with the LiveTrail running app, confirmed that I was among a pack travelling to participate in the UTMB Arc of Attrition race. Before leaving the tiny airport at Newquay, I met fellow runner... Continue Reading →
Book review — The Race that Changed Running (Doug MAYER)by Allan LEONARD14 November 2025 Trail runners know about UTMB — Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc — the 100-mile race around the mountain and its cols, covering three countries of France, Italy, and Switzerland. In a 208-page book, The Race that Changed Running: The Inside Story of UTMB,... Continue Reading →
Completing my first trail race (beyond my high school years) was a personal accomplishment, while revealing some truths about terrain, distance, and performance. It was my longest time spent running, at over four hours, and I was very glad to approach the finish line — I was pretty spent by the end. The morning after,... Continue Reading →
Just over 40 years ago, I learned how to run competitively by joining a high school cross-country team. To get any sort of hill climbing on the otherwise flat terrain of Midwest America, we’d go to the reservoirs and river valleys. One of my fondest memories was a race that took us through a forest... Continue Reading →
In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Gladys Ganiel, who is a reader and writer of sociology of religion, and has represented Northern Ireland in the marathon at the Commonwealth Games. TRANSCRIPT I have very much chosen to live in Northern Ireland. I was born in Maine, in the... Continue Reading →
#Running plus #volunteering - this looks cool: Digging for Good - http://goo.gl/8SXOSx via @strava
#Running plus #volunteering - this looks cool: Digging for Good - http://goo.gl/8SXOSx via @strava
Mr Ulster arrivée! #running #Paris #France #Stravarun (at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France)
20150406 IMG_8368 on Flickr. Yield to #cows #running #NorthernIreland
Photo: Yield to #cows #running Ballygowan #NorthernIreland https://flic.kr/p/rGUxf9