10 Peaks – The Return by Simon Franklin
It had been 3 years since I ran the 10 Peaks Long race for the first time. A 24 hour challenge taking in the 10 highest mountains in the Lakes, it was the biggest thing I’d done up to that …
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Clif Bar 10 Peaks Long Course by Karen Nash
A bit of a mouthful but a great race. Race no.7 in the Runfurther series was a race within a race as the Lakes 10 has short, long and extreme versions. Luckily we only had to do the long – …
The Semples on Tour
Callum and Dad’s 10 Peak Challenge (Please note who had top billing) Once upon a time not so very long ago my eldest son Callum wanted to be just like his Dad… sadly that time has passed and now all …
Ultra Race / 24 Hour Round Training and Preparation by Nicky Spinks
Since 2005, when I first completed the Bob Graham (23.33 hours) I have trained and prepared for seven more 24 hour rounds. Only one of these; my first Paddy Buckley was “unsuccessful” as such (25.45 hours). I learnt a lot …
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IOM Mountain 50K Ultra
By Mark Bottomley of 10 Peaks.com – 3rd place I hadn’t been to the Isle of Man before, and to be honest, it had never really featured on my radar. This all changed though when I heard about the IOM …
Grom and the 10 Peaks – Part 3
An emotional farewell from Jessy. “You can do this thing!” were the words, accompanied with some tears and a nice big hug. I leave Torquay for Keswick, driving in my green diesel VW polo. Although its a bit messier, much …
Clif Bar 10 Peaks The Lakes Race Report
A light breeze, clear visibility and 20 degrees was the forecast enticing the 260 entrants to leave work on Friday evening and travel to Keswick, ready for the early morning start of the Clif Bar 10 Peaks race in the …
10 Peaks Xtreme – Wasdale
The enclosed map shows the location of the new check point at Wasdale. This is located near to the National Trust car park and is available for all Xtreme and Long Course competitors opting to take the Alternative Route.
Brecon Beacons 10 Peaks Race Report
With Mountainous Ultra running growing ever more popular, we decided it was time to introduce an additional location in which to hold an identical 10 Peaks event to the one that had been running in the Lake District since 2010. …
Richard Lendon – The Lakes Race Report
“So how far was it, Rich?” Around 43 miles….. “How long did it take you?” 14 hours and 42 minutes…… “That’s very slow for you. Where did you finish?” 7th “Out of 6?” Very funny. Out of 150 starters. “Wow! …