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Ultrarunner Jasmin Paris posts first finish by a woman in gruelling Barkley Marathons

British ultrarunner Jasmin Paris has become the first woman to complete the gruelling Barkley Marathons.

Luxury £15,000 trail-run organisers accused of damaging Arran mountain

Organisers of a ‘luxury’ ultrarunning event in Scotland have been widely criticised for marking parts of the course with yellow paint.

Karen Darke and Kirsty Muir win Scottish mountain excellence awards

Inspirational athlete and adventurer Karen Darke has received a top mountain award. The Inverness-based Paralympian has been named as the 15th reci...

Severe Lakes weather forces abandonment of OMM races for only third time

The Original Mountain Marathon has been called off for only the third time in its 54-year history. Flooded roads in the Lake District made safety t...

Callout to injured Hadrian's Wall walker continues Northumberland teams' busy autumn

A walker was rescued from the path at Hadrian’s Wall after injuring his leg in a fall. Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team and Nort...

Athlete Ellis Bland bids to break Nicky Spinks's double Bob Graham record

Hot on the heels of Sabrina Verjee’s Wainwrights record attempt comes another bid by an athlete to post a fastest time in a gruelling Lakeland challenge.

Adventurer Alex Staniforth completes 9½-day National Three Peaks charity run

An adventurer and campaigner is recovering after narrowly missing breaking the record for ascents of the National Three Peaks, running between the mountains.

Covid-19 leads to abandonment of Three Peaks Race and 3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross

The Three Peaks Race has been called off for only the second time in its history. Organisers said the coronavirus crisis has led to the cancellatio...

Parkinson's adventurer Alex Flynn plans isolation vertical marathon up and down stairs

An adventurer who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease will attempt to a vertical marathon, using his home staircase.

Police ask Cape Wrath Ultra runners to be alert for missing walker Glyn Smith

Police are appealing to participants and those involved in the Cape Wrath Ultra endurance event this weekend to be on the alert for a missing walker.

Four ex-winners expected among 600-plus field for Saturday's Three Peaks Race

Hundreds of runners will be hoofing up and down the hills of the Yorkshire Dales this weekend, as the Three Peaks Race returns to its traditional spring slot.

Interview: Nims Purja, the 'unknown' mountaineer who smashed the 8,000m peaks record

He's the Nepalese man who hadn't set foot on a mountain until nine years ago; then he set his eyes on possibly the toughest high-altitude record .

Runners take to the hills as Three Peaks Race resumes after Covid-19 break

Runners will return to a historic Yorkshire Dales challenge on Saturday when the Three Peaks Race resumes after a break caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Four callouts in three days for Keswick rescuers

A rescue team in the Lake District was called into action four times in three days to aid people on the fells.

Three Peaks Race postponed to October due to Covid-19 pandemic

Organisers of a historic endurance race in the Yorkshire Dales have put back the postponed event’s date by a further fortnight.

Donations help fund rebuild of Coast to Coast Walk bridge destroyed by floods

Rangers and a volunteer have replaced a storm-damaged bridge on the route of the Coast to Coast Walk.

Parkinson's adventurer Alex Flynn completes charity home double vertical marathon

An adventurer and athlete who has Parkinson’s disease has completed a lockdown challenge ascending a vertical marathon distance at his home.

Ultrarunner airlifted from Lakeland fell plans runs to raise cash for air ambulance

An ultrarunner who was airlifted from a Lake District fell after suffering multiple seizures has vowed to raise cash for the air ambulance service that rescued her.