of its ability to help runners of all abilities and disciplines, from track and field events to cross-country and ultra-marathons. It has a large coaching staff, with 25 UKA-qualified coaches. "Friendliness is a theme for us," says Leigh. "We welcome

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Jackson Williams, 28, ran his first ultra - back home to Norwich from London - at the age of 17 after being inspired by a book on ultra running. A year later he ran 350 miles from Scotland to his home town, but a career in boxing beckoned and it wasn't until his

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, rather than actually getting quicker. After a while you can hit mile splits within a second or two and judge your effort to perfection," he says.It's not chasing a PB that has motivated Pete this year. He's recently joined a club, and says it has opened a

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In the future, we'll be able to run for ever. Octogenarians will record PBs thanks to organ cloning and advanced cryogenic suspension. Speedy nonagenarians, bored with clocking six-minute miles at the London Marathon, will apply for places at ultras

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