500 km. 40,000 metres of elevation gain. Almost no sleep. A backpack weighing up to 12 kg. And, at one point, around 20 km without water. What does it actually feel like to take on a trail race of this magnitude? After 150 km, Alessandro spent around 20 km without water under the midday sun. […]
...From the Alps and Pyrenees to the forests of Île-de-France, the limestone landscapes of Occitanie and the hills surrounding Lyon, the country offers an extraordinary variety of ultra trail races in France, from challenging 100K ultras to 100-mile mountain adventures. For international runners, however, the French ultra trail calendar can sometimes seem dominated by the […]
...By TrailRunAdvisor Ambassador Alex Schubach There are trail races that take you into the mountains, and then there are races that take you somewhere you probably never would have discovered otherwise. For me, Deep Japan Ultra was very much the latter. Travelling from Tokyo to the rural mountains of Niigata Prefecture, I came expecting a […]
...If you like listening to music, podcasts or audio while running, choosing the right headphones is not as simple as it sounds. For road running, trail running and long-distance training, you want headphones that stay in place, remain comfortable for several hours and, importantly, allow you to hear what is happening around you. This is […]
...Editor’s Note This guide was prepared in collaboration with our partner RunEast, a China-based platform dedicated to helping international runners discover, understand and register for some of the country’s most spectacular trail races. Drawing on their local expertise and English-language resources, this guide is to help make trail running in China more accessible for overseas […]
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