Ultra
Coverage of ultramarathons and extreme endurance running.
Only the Brave : The Speed Project
You’ve got to have some nerve to take on The Speed Project, the legendary 340-mile Los Angeles-Las Vegas relay. You’ve got to have even more nerve putting yourselves out there as a group of older Black women in what can often seem like the white-thirty-something-male-dominated world of ultra running.
Running on Thin Ice
This is Swedish Lapland. Lying inside the Arctic Circle, it’s Europe’s last remaining wilderness and the heartland of the indigenous Sámi people. This region, Jokkmokk municipality, covers an area the size of Wales yet only has a population of around 3,000 …
Turning Point
First the suspicion, then the revolution. Fifteen years ago, a young Catalan runner shook up the then small world of trail running. Accused of cheating in the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, 20-year-old Kilian Jornet shook up the small world of trail running to the point of breaking its codes.
More than Sport
Many people only know of Afghanistan via the news or history books as a terrain that has faced centuries of war and conflict. But for me, Afghanistan is a country of immense natural beauty and a resilient, passionate people.
“Do you think that’s wise?”
Whatever challenge she takes on, Courtney Dauwalter continues to amaze, pushing herself beyond her limits to reach new highs. Writer Sarah Barker has known Courtney since the ultra runner was in high school with her daughter …
Facing the Elements
There are 48 peaks higher than 4,000ft in New Hampshire, in the north-eastern corner of the USA. On Thursday 15 July 2021, endurance athlete and adventurer Stefanie Bishop set out to climb all of them.
The camera never lies
After more than a decade in banking, Jean-Baptiste Joly-Lavrieux swapped his suit for a pair of trail shoes and moved to the French Alps to pursue his joint passions of trail running and photography.
David Laney
Sitting in the garden, behind the house where David Laney is staying in Chamonix ahead of his fourth attempt at the UTMB, he appears to be his usual calm self. But before we start talking about David’s upcoming attempt at 100 miles of mountain trails …
The Speed Project Solo: Shelby Farrell’s story
Shelby Farrell’s story from The Speed Project Solo appeared in Like the Wind #32. Unfortunately in that piece we incorrectly stated that Shelby did not finish the Cocodona 250 on her first attempt.