This first edition of MDS ULTRA established its own identity – it honoured Morocco’s  and the MDS desert racing heritage ...

A milestone anniversary, new formats, familiar classics, and a seasonthat stretches from the Sahara to the Alps. Some years ...

In a world of the big shoe brands, think adidas, Brooks, Asics, Nike and of course, the list goes on. I love the fact that, without doubt, the best trail and mountain running shoes come from a small ...

The Hoka Speedgoat needs no introduction, it is arguably, the best selling trail shoe throughout the world. It’s much loved and universally proclaimed as a great trail running shoe. I personally was ...

The sand is settling, the 2025 and 39 th edition of Marathon des Sables The Legendary is over. Quite simply, a hugely successful edition with 95% completion rate and good time vibes felt throughout ...

Transvulcania Ultra has always been a brutal race. Spanning 73.06 kilometers across the volcanic backbone of La Palma, with 4,350 meters of ascent and 4,057 meters of descent, it’s a journey from ...

It has been a little like Christmas lately with the arrival of new shoes for testing and the La Sportiva Prodigio Pro was highly anticipated. I got my hands on a pair at UTMB in 2024, sadly though, ...

There are stages that challenge you, stages that move you, and then there are stages like Stage 3 of MDS TREK Morocco, the kind that embeds itself deep in your memory and never lets go. This wasn’t ...

After a tough and challenging stage 2, participants were happy for a shorter day of 32.5km’s for stage 3 ahead of the feared long day of 82.2km’s on stage 4. With less soft-sand, the running would be ...

There are moments in life that will etch themselves into your memory with brutal clarity, the sting of the sun, the whip of the wind, the bite of fatigue. And then there are moments that transcend all ...

The feared ‘long day’ finally arrived, an 82.2km point-to-point adventure that would take the runner’s on a voyage of discovery as they explored the limits both physically and mentally. A day with two ...

The end is in sight. After five brutal, beautiful days in the high Himalayas, Stage 6 of the 2025 Everest Trail Race delivers the final blow and the final reward. It’s 28.5 kilometres fo Lukla, a day ...