-down, low-profile and ultra-grippy trail racers. The AX Alps is its heavier, more comfortable sibling. It should have a broader appeal than the Trailfox thanks to extra cushioning and a wider fit. It isn't as extreme as the Trailfox with shallower lugs

panorama in Austria or beneath New York's iconic Manhattan skyline, our line-up spans the world. Discover 10Ks, halfs, marathons and ultras in unforgettable surroundings, from once-in-a-lifetime destinations like Jamaica and Morocco to European races just a

in ultra-running for the last few years, so he’s more comfortable than ever at marathon distance. In 2004, he's leading the 10-minute miling group home at the London Marathon. Rob Spedding Runner’s World Deputy Editor certainly talks a good marathon

Desert Cup was going along nicely – I’d managed the Cape Wrath ultra without collapsing in a pool of my own bile. I’d jogged a couple of twenties with Oscar, The World’s Fittest Dog, and I can safely say I looked better than he did by the end, as we

is oversubscribed by a factor of five. There remains only the technical question of how one trains for these hyper-mega-ultra events. After all, to prepare for a marathon, you need to put in a handful of 20-mile training runs. So should I bash off three or four 100

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-shirts: the Eel Pie Island Ultra (“520 laps in the middle of the historic River Thames”), the Angola Minefield Meander and the 1986 Basra to Baghdad Family Fun Run – all dispatched to the Mencap shop. My God. It really is the end of an era.

If you want to get the most out of your final few weeks of triathlon training, this section is for you. With the help of the organisers of the Michelob Ultra London Triathlon, we've found three athletes of different abilities and backgrounds

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Stand Ultra, £195They say: Promising to give you a smooth, quiet and ultra-realistic ride, the new TrakStand Ultra's trademarked CENTRIFORCE resistance unit uses a centrifugal clutch giving a silent, more realistic ride and progressive resistance at three