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Race report – Coast to Kosciuszko Ultramarathon (240km) – Andy Heyden

Race report – Coast to Kosciuszko Ultramarathon (240km) – Andy Heyden

Wow- that was epic. I should probably feel tired but instead I feel lucky and exhilarated !  After 25 years of marathon running and 10 yrs of ultra running, covering distances up to 100km, I’ve often wondered what the body and mind go through when you run 240km in one go. That’s the distance legend tells us that Greek messenger Pheidippides ran sometime before his widely known 42km run from Marathon to Athens. So when I first heard about the…

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Race Report – Spartathlon 2018 by Luca

Race Report – Spartathlon 2018 by Luca

After nine months of single-purpose training, pushing my limits of tolerance for volume, intensity and boredom, I was standing at the start line of the 2018 Spartathlon, full of excitement and raring to go. 26hours later, at the 202 km mark, with one last marathon to go, I handed in my race bib. Reason: Physically incapable of continuing. I know that for HuRTS fast guns, the thought of running a few kilometres over 5min/km sounds like a total punishment. So…

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