1. PARTY TIME

Yes we have finally organised the First Runfurther Party, which will include this years prize giving, a meal, a slide show or two, cake, drinking and some running - what more can an ultra-runner want at the end of a great season of racing.

DATE: 15th November

VENUE: Wilfs in Staveley, Cumbria

DETAILS: Read about it all and get a ticket HERE (limited spaces available so book early!)

2. Series Update
Eight races down four to go - how's your series shaping up? Check out the Vasque series scores here

3. Series Leaders
We have a new seres leader - Andy Rankin has stormed in after his run at Devil of the Highlands.

See all the results here or the leader board here and check out how you are doing against this lot!

4. Grand Slamming
Stuart and Karen are still running and getting stronger all the time. Karen is also running in CCC (the slightly shorter TMB route next week) but both will be at Bullock Smithy the weekend after - Stuart running strongly and Karen dragging some tired legs round from the 61 miles and over 5000m of the climb from CCC).

5. Mont Blanc

Wow - The UTMB / CCC / Petit (not so small) Trot is nearly upon us and we have a record amount of Brits going out to run in these BIG European Ultras. And alot of them are Runfurther registered runners so good luck to you all from all at Runfurher. Here's who we could find on the lists (hope we didn't miss anyone off!)

CCC (98km): Karen McDonald, Julis Fletcher, Angela Leanard, Kath Turner, Lucy Colquhoun, Jane Hartog, Pip Fitzpatrick and Mandy Clarke.

UTMB (168km): Mark Hartell, Tim Laney, Andy rankin, Martin Beale, Stephen Pyke, Alex Langdon, Catherine Litherland, Ross Litherland, David Waide, Allen Smalls, Jez Bragg, Pete Coppack, Richie Cunningham, John Fleetwood, Jane Grundy, Joanna Mills, Mike Nelson, John Vernon, Tony Wimbush, Johnie Watson

Petit Trot (Over 250km): Julian Brown, Mandy Calvert, Steve Watts, Mick Kenyon, Matt Kowsalski-Hicks, David Smith

GOOD LUCK! Have fun and smile for the cameras - the rest of the UK are watching you on the web!!!

6. SPONSORS
Some of you have been asking where you can buy Cliff Bars and Cliff Shots from - well the boys at Cliff Bar have given us this website to buy from CLIFF

7. SPOT PRIZES - August 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 - Jim Byers

Box of Clif Shot Bloks - Tom Neill

Thorlo Sox - Karl Williams

OMM Pack - Denis Mason

Capestorm Base Layer - Mark Wilson

Contact us

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 of stuff is on offer each month.

Some of the previous Spot prizes have not been claimed yet - please click here to see if you are one of them and if yes please contact us to claim your prize. All unclaimed prizes will go into the bag for the prize giving at the end of the year as spot prizes at the presentation.

Wherever you race, train and run - appreciate the moment and enjoy.

Cheers

Karen, Mark and Si - Team Runfurther

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