Your Champs Needs You

2012 will be the 7^th year of the UK Ultra-running Championships at www.runfurther.com and our founding principles for the Championships continue to guide us – free to enter with a huge prize fund worth around £10,000 and encouragement for newcomers and experts alike.

The runfurther team puts in time and effort to organise the championships, the race organisers and many volunteers put in time and effort to stage excellent and challenging races and our sponsors commit to supporting the series and providing the prizes.

Without you, the runners, there are no championships so it’s vital that you play your part. Here are 10 things we would like each of you to do at some point in the year to keep the championships, your championships alive and thriving.

Qualify for the series: that means getting a score in at least 4 races to include one from each distance category. Each year, one or two hardy souls go for the “grand slam” of all 12 races but you only need 4 scores to qualify.
Support our sponsors: all our sponsors are companies that make or sell great gear for ultra-running. They are showing their commitment to the grass roots of the sport through their support. When you make your next purchases, please consider their products.
Buy runfurther stuff: products we sell through www.runfurther.com help to pay for the costs of putting on the championships – web hosting, banners, travel costs etc – so please support the series by making a personal purchase or even buying a present for the runner you love! We will be adding more products for 2012 so keep coming back….
Help at an event: we like to fly the flag at each event – literally – but this means a certain amount of effort before and after in setting up banners and promoting the championships. If you can spare a little time at one or two events we would love to have you help – it’s a great way to get chatting to other racers.
Enter the competitions: we want to encourage everyone in the sport from the first home to the last so, each month, we offer prizes through the web. Anyone can win these and, of course, our sponsors like to see lots of runners clamouring to win their prizes so please take a few seconds to enter each competition.
Contribute to the site: write an article about one of the races, your training tips or a great run you have done, put together a gear review, submit some pictures – there are many ways you can contribute to the content on the site. We can provide guidelines for any type of content and will welcome all contributions
Give us feedback: it’s your series so whether you want to recommend a race for inclusion in the series or simply have an idea you think other racers will love, let us know.
Submit your favourite trail: new for 2012 we are going to start a database of runs around the county – the “mytrails” project will develop into a great resource for runners visiting a new area for work or fun to get out there and benefit from the local knowledge of other runners. So, whether it’s a 5 mile “after work” loop or a 35 mile, all day epic; let us know about your favourite runs and hidden gems
Tell your friends: if you like what we do then shout about it – tell your friends, update your status, tweet, blog – whatever way you like to share it’s all good
Give us your ideas: we don’t believe for a minute that we have all the good ideas – with 1000’s of runners out there, the potential is huge. Maybe you can see how we can improve the championships, provide better support to those new to ultra-running, gain more sponsorship, help the elite to reach their potential, give you better information. Whatever your ideas are, let us know and tell us how you could help to make it happen.

2012 will be the 7^th year of the UK Ultra-running Championships at www.runfurther.com and our founding principles for the Championships continue to guide us – free to enter with a huge prize fund worth around £10,000 and encouragement for newcomers and experts alike.

The runfurther team puts in time and effort to organise the championships, the race organisers and many volunteers put in time and effort to stage excellent and challenging races and our sponsors commit to supporting the series and providing the prizes.

Without you, the runners, there are no championships so it’s vital that you play your part. Here are 10 things we would like each of you to do at some point in the year to keep the championships, your championships alive and thriving.

Qualify for the series: that means getting a score in at least 4 races to include one from each distance category. Each year, one or two hardy souls go for the “grand slam” of all 12 races but you only need 4 scores to qualify.

Support our sponsors: all our sponsors are companies that make or sell great gear for ultra-running. They are showing their commitment to the grass roots of the sport through their support. When you make your next purchases, please consider their products.

Give us feedback: it’s your series so whether you want to recommend a race for inclusion in the series or simply have an idea you think other racers will love, let us know.

Tell your friends: if you like what we do then shout about it – tell your friends, update your status, tweet, blog – whatever way you like to share it’s all good

Get out there, run, push the limits and support your Championships……

We will be – see you there - Mark, Si and Karen

2012 will be the 7th year of the UK Ultra-running Championships at www.runfurther.com and our founding principles for the Championships continue to guide us – free to enter with a huge prize fund worth around £10,000 and encouragement for newcomers and experts alike.

The runfurther team puts in time and effort to organise the championships, the race organisers and many volunteers put in time and effort to stage excellent and challenging races and our sponsors commit to supporting the series and providing the prizes.

Without you, the runners, there are no championships so it’s vital that you play your part. Here are 10 things we would like each of you to do at some point in the year to keep the championships, your championships alive and thriving.

Qualify for the series: that means getting a score in at least 4 races to include one from each distance category. Each year, one or two hardy souls go for the “grand slam” of all 12 races but you only need 4 scores to qualify.

Support our sponsors: all our sponsors are companies that make or sell great gear for ultra-running. They are showing their commitment to the grass roots of the sport through their support. When you make your next purchases, please consider their products.

Give us feedback: it’s your series so whether you want to recommend a race for inclusion in the series or simply have an idea you think other racers will love, let us know.

Tell your friends: if you like what we do then shout about it – tell your friends, update your status, tweet, blog – whatever way you like to share it’s all good

Get out there, run, push the limits and support your Championships……

We will be – see you there - Mark, Si and Karen

2012 will be the 7^th year of the UK Ultra-running Championships at www.runfurther.com and our founding principles for the Championships continue to guide us – free to enter with a huge prize fund worth around £10,000 and encouragement for newcomers and experts alike.