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IAU 50K Trophy for Papanikitas (BEL) and Hofer (AUT)

Posted October 17, 2007 at 11:36 AM by Bart Moylan

Section: Destinations, International, News, Ultramarathons

The Belgian Marc Papanikitas (Pictured) and the Austrian Sabine Hofer successfully earned the IAU 50K Trophy 2007. Marc Papanikitas was also victorious in the Open Race in 3h06m36s about three minutes ahead of runner-up Julian Rendall (GBR) with 3h09m39s and six on…

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Scott Jurek Earns Second Consecutive Spartathlon Title

Posted October 1, 2007 at 11:16 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Destinations, International, News, Race Recaps, Ultramarathons

On Saturday, American ultramarathon runner Scott Jurek once again followed in the footsteps of legendary messenger Pheidippides and successfully defended his Spartathlon title. Jurek completed the…

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Scott Jurek to defend Spartathlon title; Run in the footsteps of Pheiddipides

Posted September 19, 2007 at 04:49 AM by Martin Kennedy

Section: Destinations, International, News, Ultramarathons

In a recent blog post, America’s top ultra-elite runner Scott Jurek writes about his plans to defend his title at the 25th annual Spartathlon.

The Spartathlon is a legendary, 152.85 mile (246 km) ultramarathon…

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Video: “Taking extreme sports to the top” (North Face Ultra-Trail)

Posted August 23, 2007 at 10:39 AM by Hariz Siddiqui

Section: Destinations, International, News, Trail Running, Ultramarathons, Special Features, Videos

The hardest of hard-core athletes took off on Friday on a gruelling race up and around Mont Blanc in the North Face Ultra-Trail championship. The fifth edition of the race will wind around 163 kilometers of Alpine trail in three countries, with nearly 9,000 meters of altitude change. More than…