, and the 4x15 were fitted around commuting – running to and from the train station twice a week. I think all the talk about 'mental toughness' is a bit of snake oil. Ultras aren't that hard. Running 100 miles slowly is much, much easier than running 26.2
© Getty Images If 26.2 miles just isn't enough, an ultra could be the race for you. Races longer than a marathon, ultras range from 30 miles to hundreds of miles and take place in hundreds of beautiful locations from Sussex to the Sahara
Weight 415gEvaluation This is a good shoe from a non-running brand. The North Face has been building up a small collection of trail-running models, and the Ultra 100 is the most serious in the range. As its name suggests, its made for distance
Pegasus 2002 (£60); New Balance 1022 (£75)
over 100g, could be a category-killing product.Contact 00800 0000 0041; www.patagonia.comRaidlight R-Light MP+ - £129Weight 124gThis jacket is made by a small French company, which is owned by an elite trail runner. It shows. The MP+ is not quite
of 2005, when she read an article in Runner’s World about ultra-running, and decided to give it a try.“I followed the RW training programme exactly,” she says. Six months later, she successfully completed the Compton Downland Challenge, a 40-mile race
and tracks that were supposed to lead us to the ridge of the Malverns.Steeple chase: the race was run against a backdrop of villages, churches and rolling hillsI suppose propelling us up a 1:4 incline bearing 10kg rucksacks at the height of a heatwave
Trinity52.4 10.15TheSlug52.4 10.44Sluggie52.4 11.51BearB.Hind52.4 12.42 Running for Beer52.4 13.52Garrett Turbett244.3 10.15MetroGnome42.0 7.46Ed39.3 8.39Rosas mum32.75 5.44Jon M32.75 7.51
spaghetti instead? With its peppery and earthy taste, spinach come into season in April - just in time for some pre-London carb-loading.Preparation: 15 minutes Serves: 4 500g spaghetti 150g walnuts 1/2 clove garlic 30g Parmesan100g spinach200ml olive oil
, and find what they like.You're well known for your 100-plus-mile weekly training schedule each week. How do you find time to sleep?(Chris Leigh 3)I sleep a lot! I get 10 hours or so at night, and another two in the afternoon between 2 and 4 o'clock. I
