Episode 133 of Talk Ultra is all about the 32nd edition of the Marathon des Sables. The show is co-hosted by the 2015 and now 2017 ladies’ champion Elisabet Barnes and we have a full and in-depth interview with top Brit and 3rd overall, Tom Evans.
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New races added to the Marathon des Sable brand
Half Marathon des Sables Fuertaventura HERE
Marathon des Sable Peru HERE
Are you dreaming of giant dunes, amazing adventure, sharing, and introspection? Are you fascinated by South America? Do you like feeling the excitement of new adventures? If so, go down in history by being the first to walk or run in the footsteps of the Incas: come and join us at the end of November for the very first MDS PERU!
What: 250 km, 7 days of race, 6 stages, in food self-sufficiency conditions
When: from 24 November to 4 December 2017
Where: in the Ica desert, Peru
Who: YOU!
MDS PERU will be taking place in the Ica desert, 300 km south of Lima. You’ll discover the most beautiful South-American desert and will move about in one of the world’s driest regions, with huge dunes and sandy plateaux perched between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes cordillera.
01:09:46 – INTERVIEW with TOM EVANS
UP & COMING RACES
Australia
Queensland
Victoria
Maroondah Dam 50K Trail Run | 50 kilometers | April 30, 2017 | website
Austria
K65 Panorama Ultra Trail | 60 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
K85-SCOTT Heart of the Alps Ultra | 85 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
Belgium
Wallonia
La Bouillonnante – 56 km | 56 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Canada
British Columbia
Ontario
Pick Your Poison 50K Trail Run | 50 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
China
Dalian 100 | 100 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Denmark
Hovedstaden
Salomon Hammer Trail Bornholm -100 Miles | 100 miles | May 05, 2017 | website
Salomon Hammer Trail Bornholm – 50 miles | 50 miles | May 05, 2017 | website
France
Alpes-Maritimes
Ultra Trail des Balcons d’Azur (80+25) | 105 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Ultra Trail des Balcons d’Azur (UTBA) | 80 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Ardèche
Ultra Trail l’Ardéchois | 98 kilometers | April 30, 2017 | website
Aveyron
Le Saint-Guiral | 60 kilometers | April 30, 2017 | website
Relais x 4 | 105 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Trail du Capuchadou | 50 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Ultra du Pas du Diable | 120 kilometers | April 30, 2017 | website
Ultra Trans Aubrac | 105 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Bas-Rhin
Trail du Wurzel | 52 kilometers | April 23, 2017 | website
Deux-Sèvres
Course nature | 84 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Dordogne
100 km de Belvès en Périgord Noir | 100 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Finistère
Manche
Morbihan
Relais 65 km | 65 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
Rhône
Ultra Beaujolais Villages Trail | 62 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
Savoie
Nivolet – Revard | 51 kilometers | April 30, 2017 | website
Seine-et-Marne
Grand Trail du Sonneur | 66 kilometers | April 30, 2017 | website
Ultra Trail de la Brie des Morin | 87 kilometers | April 30, 2017 | website
Seine-Maritime
Le RaDicAtrAil – 110 km | 110 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
Le RaDicAtrAil – 57 km | 57 kilometers | April 30, 2017 | website
Vaucluse
95km relais x2 | 95 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
95km relais x4 | 95 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
95 km solo | 95 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
Vendée
Vosges
Trail des Roches | 73 kilometers | April 30, 2017 | website
Yvelines
Trail des Lavoirs de la Vallée de Chevreuse – Trail Long | 53 kilometers | April 30, 2017 | website
Germany
Baden-Württemberg
Lauf “Rund um Wolfach” | 50 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Lower Saxony
HeXenStieg Ultralauf | 219 kilometers | April 28, 2017 | website
Rhineland-Palatinate
Saxony
Sächsische Mt. Everest Treppenmarathon | 84390 meters | April 22, 2017 | website
Greece
Doliho Ultra-Marathon | 255 kilometers | April 28, 2017 | website
Olympian Race – 180 km | 180 kilometers | April 23, 2017 | website
Olympian Race – 62 km | 62 kilometers | April 23, 2017 | website
Hungary
Mátrabérc Trail | 55 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Indonesia
Ireland
Galway
Connemara Ultramarathon | 39 miles | April 23, 2017 | website
Italy
Emilia-Romagna
50 KM di Romagna | 50 kilometers | April 25, 2017 | website
Lombardy
UMS Ultramaratona Milano Sanremo | 280 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
Tuscany
Elba Trail “Eleonoraxvincere” | 54 kilometers | April 23, 2017 | website
The Abbots Way | 125 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Tuscany Crossing Val d’Orcia 100 km | 100 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Tuscany Crossing Val d’Orcia 50 km | 50 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Japan
Challenge Fuji 5 Lakes – 100 km | 100 kilometers | April 23, 2017 | website
Challenge Fuji 5 Lakes – 112 km | 112 kilometers | April 23, 2017 | website
Challenge Fuji 5 Lakes – 72 km | 72 kilometers | April 23, 2017 | website
Fuji Five Lakes 100 km Challenge | 100 kilometers | April 23, 2017 | website
Fuji Five Lakes 118 km Challenge | 118 kilometers | April 23, 2017 | website
Fuji Five Lakes 71 km Challenge | 71 kilometers | April 23, 2017 | website
Madagascar
Semi Trail des Ô Plateaux | 65 kilometers | May 05, 2017 | website
Ultra Trail des Ô Plateaux | 130 kilometers | May 05, 2017 | website
Martinique
Tchimbé Raid | 91 kilometers | May 05, 2017 | website
Mexico
Carrera de Baja Mexican Trail | 100 kilometers | April 23, 2017 | website
Namibia
Sahara Race (Namibia) 2017 | 250 kilometers | April 30, 2017 | website
Norway
KRSUltra 60k | 60 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Philippines
Portugal
Madeira Island Ultra Trail 115 | 116 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Madeira Island Ultra Trail 85 | 85 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Slovenia
South Africa
Loskop Ultra Marathon | 50 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
The Hobbit Journey 90 km | 100 kilometers | April 28, 2017 | website
Spain
Catalonia
Ultra Trail Muntanyes de la Costa Daurada | 90 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
Extremadura
LXVII Milhas Romanas | 100 kilometers | April 21, 2017 | website
Valencian Community
MIM Marató i Mitja | 63 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Sweden
50 Miles Night | 50 miles | April 24, 2017 | website
Turkey
Iznik 130K Ultramarathon | 130 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Orhangazi Ultra Marathon 80K | 80 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
United Kingdom
Aberdeen City
Great Lakeland 3Day | 90 miles | April 29, 2017 | website
County of Pembrokeshire
Coastal Trail Series – Pembrokeshire – Ultra | 34 miles | April 29, 2017 | website
East Dunbartonshire
Highland ‘Fling’ | 53 miles | April 29, 2017 | website
Greater London
Thames Path 100 | 100 miles | April 29, 2017 | website
Hampshire
XNRG Pony Express Ultra | 60 miles | April 29, 2017 | website
Isle of Wight
Full Island Challenge | 106 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
Half Island Challenge | 56 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
North Yorkshire
The Fellsman | 60 miles | April 29, 2017 | website
Surrey
58 km Relay | 58 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
USA
Alabama
Grand Viduta Stage Race | 43 miles | April 28, 2017 | website
Arizona
Sinister Night 54K Trail Run | 54 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
California
Folsom Lake Trail 50K Run | 50 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
Lost Boys 50 Mile Trail Run | 50 miles | April 29, 2017 | website
Razorback 100K Endurance Race | 100 kilometers | April 24, 2017 | website
Razorback 100 Mile Endurance Race | 100 miles | April 24, 2017 | website
Razorback 50K Endurance Race | 50 kilometers | April 24, 2017 | website
Razorback 50 Mile Endurance Race | 50 miles | April 24, 2017 | website
Rodeo Beach Rumble 50K | 50 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
Colorado
Connecticut
Jack Bristol Lake Waramaug 100k | 100 kilometers | April 30, 2017 | website
Jack Bristol Lake Waramaug 50k | 50 kilometers | April 30, 2017 | website
Jack Bristol Lake Waramaug 50M | 50 miles | April 30, 2017 | website
Delaware
Trap Pond 50K | 50 kilometers | April 23, 2017 | website
Florida
JWCorbett 50K | 50 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
JWCorbett 50M | 50 miles | April 22, 2017 | website
Palm Bluff Trail Race and Ultra “Margaritas & Manure” 50K | 50 kilometers | April 30, 2017 | website
Palm Bluff Trail Race and Ultra “Margaritas & Manure” 50M | 50 miles | April 30, 2017 | website
Georgia
Double Top 100 km | 100 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Double Top 100 Mile | 100 miles | April 22, 2017 | website
Double Top 50 km | 50 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
SweetH20 50K | 50 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
Idaho
Weiser 50k Ultra | 50 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Weiser 50k Ultra Relay | 50 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Indiana
Indiana Trail 100 | 100 miles | April 29, 2017 | website
Indiana Trail 50 | 50 miles | April 29, 2017 | website
Kansas
FlatRock 101K Ultra Trail Race | 101 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
Heartland 50 Mile Spring Race | 50 miles | April 29, 2017 | website
Maryland
BRRC Gunpowder Keg Ultra 50K Trail Race | 50 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
C&O Canal 100 | 100 miles | April 29, 2017 | website
Massachusetts
TARC Spring Classic 50K | 50 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Michigan
Running Fit Trail 50K | 50 kilometers | April 30, 2017 | website
Traverse City Trail Running Festival 50k Run | 50 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Minnesota
Trail Mix Race MN – 50K Ultra | 50 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Missouri
Frisco Railroad Run 50k Ultramarathon | 50 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
Frisco Railroad Run 50 Mile Ultramarathon | 50 miles | April 29, 2017 | website
New York
Sybil Ludington 50K Run | 50 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
Pennsylvania
3 Person Relay | 50 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
6 Person Relay | 50 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Hyner Ultra Challenge 50K | 50 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
The Ironmasters Challenge – 50K Ultra | 50 kilometers | April 30, 2017 | website
South Carolina
Blind Pig 100K Ultra Marathon | 100 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Blind Pig 100 Mile Ultra Marathon | 100 miles | April 22, 2017 | website
Xterra Myrtle Beach 50 km Trail Run | 50 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Texas
Double Marathon | 52 miles | April 29, 2017 | website
Utah
Salt Flats 100 | 100 miles | April 28, 2017 | website
Salt Flats 50K | 50 kilometers | April 28, 2017 | website
Salt Flats 50 Miles | 50 miles | April 28, 2017 | website
Virginia
Biffledinked 10 x 5k | 50 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Biffledinked 10 x 5k 2 Person Relay | 50 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Colonial200 Relay | 200 miles | April 28, 2017 | website
Promise Land 50K | 50 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
Washington
50K Trail Run | 50 kilometers | April 23, 2017 | website
Capitol Peak 50 miler | 50 miles | April 29, 2017 | website
Mt. Si 50K Relay & Ultra Runs | 50 kilometers | April 23, 2017 | website
Mt. Si 50 Mile Relay & Ultra Runs | 50 miles | April 23, 2017 | website
Snake River Island Hop 100K | 100 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Snake River Island Hop 50K | 50 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Spokane River Run 50K | 50 kilometers | April 23, 2017 | website
XTERRA Spring Eagle 50K | 50 kilometers | April 29, 2017 | website
Yakima Skyline Rim 50k | 50 kilometers | April 22, 2017 | website
Washington D.C.
02:39:45
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