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1. Series Update The last race - The Downland Ultra was extremely hot, with a lot of wilting runners gasping for water and shade at the end of it - well many of us ended it in the pub - what better way to re-hydrate and chat about it all. The next race - The Devil of the Highlands - 43 miles along the West highland way from Tyndrum to Fort Bill The Devil race filled up very quickly so please make sure if you are thinking of entering any more of the series and haven't yet - get your entries in now - they are all very popular now!
2. Series Leaders
See all the results here or the leader board here and check out how you are doing against this lot!
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4. SPOT PRIZES - July 2008 Each month of the series races we will be giving away spot prizes to registered runners of the Vasque Ultra-running champs 2008. Vasque trail shoes - Richie Cunningham Box of Clif Bars/Shot Bloks - Russell Ladkin Thorlo Sox - Sarah Frost OMM Pack - Shaun Denham Capestorm Base Layer - Michael Trew
The prizes will be posted here on the monthly newsletter and again on the website HERE. the winners will then have to email us
their preferred delivery address and size if necessary and we will send
out the prize or voucher. Click on the sponsored links to see what sort
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5. Sponsor news. Many of you will have had a chance to try out the Vasque range of shoes by now and feedback from the team is certainly positive on the Blur (for neutral foot strikers) and the Velocity (for those looking for a support/control shoe). The exciting news is that Vasque are committed to producing a fell shoe - it will be 2009 before they hitthe stands but we can all look forward to something well suited for full-on Fell running in the not too distant future. Meanwhile, Clif have introduced the Shot Blok to the UK. These cuties are easy to digest and suitable for vegetarians. Three of them are equivalent to eating a gel but without the sticky mess. Finally, look out for Capestorm clothing through Lakes runner and a new on-line store coming soon. The vasque team wear this kit and love it too - see their team pages for kit news.
6. The Ultra Scene.
As reported on runfurther, 2006 Ultrarunning Champion, Spyke, made a valiant attempt on the long standing Scottish Munros 24 hour record. Although he was up on schedule after 12 hours a widely expected overnight front came through with strong wind, heavy rain and low cloud. In such conditions in Scotland, record breaking is pretty much impossible. Those of us who were there could clearly see the fitness, focus and determination - we all hope he will be back in 2009. Across the Atlantic, the Ultrarunning scene has brought the best and worst of times. Unprecedented in its 35 year history, the Western States 100 miler had to be cancelled only 3 days before it was due to start. Some 400 runners dreams metraphorically went up in smoke as the extensive forest fires, poor air quality and needs of the emergency services to get fires under control forced cancellation of the event. Amongst those, Jezz Bragg and Nick Ham from the UK, already out there preparing. Three weeks later there were no such problems for Hardrock although this race was cancelled in 2005 for the same reasons. On the start line was Kyle Scaggs, 23 years old, a temporary Silverton resident and tipped for a great run. What nobody could have dreamed of is that he would knock 3 hours off the course record and finish 6 hours ahead of his nearest competitor to take the mark for this super tough 100 miler to under 24 hours. Unless someone runs on water for 100 miles this is going to be the achievement of the year in the USA for sure. For anyone who has never had the opportunity to race overseas, check out the growing list of races on our pages here and feel free to email us if you want advice etc. As pretty much anybody who has raced overseas will tell you - it can make a great holiday with fantastic scenery and the great buzz that you get around these races. |
