On Saturday 2nd May, HardasTrails contributor and avid cyclist, Rachel Pye, will be heading up to Yorkshire for what might become one...
[stag_intro]Many people say that getting to the start line of an ultra marathon is almost as hard as running it...
I’m the first to admit that running an ultra marathon is on the whole a mental game. However, one also has to know when mind over matter can actually cause more harm than good. Your mind can get you to the finish, but it’s your body that takes the hammering....
Carla Molinaro joins Robin Hood and his Merry Men for an orienteering cum trail running challenge around Sherwood Forest.
A beautiful 150 mile road ride from the mountainous Western Lake District, through numerous national parks, before finishing in Whitby.
[stag_intro]As a recreational endurance athlete, I love a challenge as much as anyone. However, every now and then, I hear about a race or an event where I just think ‘rather you than me kiddo’. You know, those races that are a bit like space? The ones where you try...
Jez Stain tested his MTB skills at the Summer Monkey Mountain Bike Endurance Race and discovered he's not quite as fit as he'd like to be.
Held in Norway on the same latitude as Anchorage in Alaska, the Norseman is widely regarded as the toughest Iron distance triathlon in the world.
It’s so easy to sign up to new ultra endurance events these days, especially from the comfort of your warm and cosy home. And then there comes a point when the severity of what you have let yourself in for sets in. In my case, it’s the fact that in...
Most people find doing one sprint triathlon hard enough. But imagine doing one triathlon after another for an entire weekend? Curious to find out, we sent Christian Moxon off to the Leukaemia & Lymphoma Researched Blenheim Palace Triathlon in Oxfordshire to discover if he is the ultimate weekend warrior.
In 2015, OC Sport, the makers of the Haute Route – the highest and toughest amateur cycling challenges on the planet...
Hard as Trails contributor, Jeremy Stain, reviews the The Mountain Mayhem, arguably one of the best 24hr mountain bike races in the UK.
Mark Bayliss reports back from the Red Bull Neptune Steps in Glasgow, a 420m long swim/climb event that tested him to the max.
Climbing the height of Mount Everest on skis is one of the most rewarding experiences. Here, I tell you the 10 things that really stood out from the challenge.
Rachel Pye gives us the low down on the 2015 Tour De Yorkshire ride - a 140km slog around the Yorkshire Dales.
