Mark Bayliss reports back from the Red Bull Neptune Steps in Glasgow, a 420m long swim/climb event that tested him to the max.
With only 1 month to go until the Dragon's Back Race, here's what is going through my head.
[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...
I’m the first to admit that running an ultra marathon is on the whole a mental game. However, one also...
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.
A beautiful 150 mile road ride from the mountainous Western Lake District, through numerous national parks, before finishing in Whitby.
Hard as Trails contributor, Jeremy Stain, reviews the The Mountain Mayhem, arguably one of the best 24hr mountain bike races in the UK.
In the days leading up to my latest challenge, Everest in the Alps, here's what I'm thinking about.
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.
In 2015, OC Sport, the makers of the Haute Route – the highest and toughest amateur cycling challenges on the planet...
Rachel Pye gives us the low down on the 2015 Tour De Yorkshire ride - a 140km slog around the Yorkshire Dales.
[stag_intro]Many people say that getting to the start line of an ultra marathon is almost as hard as running it – especially a race where there is a 40% failure rate. Although no stranger to endurance events, Jack Gammon, a music teacher and budding ultra runner from Warwick, recounts his...
A 980 mile, 9-day cycle sportive from John O'Groats to Land's End with the Deloitte Ride Across Britain
Max Willcocks get the opportunity to hang on to the wheel of professional cyclist Gabby Leverage in the 2015 Marie Curie Etape Caledonia
It might not sound hardcore, but the UK Wife Carrying Championships is the toughest 250m course I've ever done. And the most fun!
