Lanzarote Training Camp – January 9th to 16th, 2025

Posted on August 13, 2024 by talkultra

The 2025 Lanzarote Training Camp taking place from January 9th to 16th, 2025 is open for booking.

If you love running, this is the camp for you!

Located at the iconic Club La Santa resort, our training camp will provide you with all the knowledge, experience and practical training you need to make your next adventure a success.

Hosted by Ian Corless, the training camp is the perfect place to hone your skills for stage racing, fast-packing and running in general.

The purpose of any training camp is to provide you with specific information and training designed specifically to help you with your future objectives, be that a single-stage race, stage race or a personal adventure.

We specifically cater for training and information for MDS events.

Lanzarote Training Camp website HERE

Although you may run (train) more in this condensed week, it’s not designed to break you! Therefore, all training sessions are flexible and you can dip-in and dip-out as required.

Most importantly, just as in any race, we will have a very mixed ability base. You will therefore train at your appropriate pace with like minded people.

Each day will be broken down into one or two specific training sessions, one workshop and leisure time. Lanzarote offers a variety of terrain; soft-sand, technical trail, ridges, climbs, descents and wonderful flowing single-track. With an epic coastal backdrop, there is something for everyone.

Club la Santa has been the home for the Lanzarote Training Camp for over 15-years!

Offering excellent facilities for any enthusiastic sports person, there are over 30 different sports and classes available for free to anyone staying on our training camp. This makes it ideal for those who would like to bring a partner. Mum and dad, would you like to bring 1 or 2 children? They go free!

Our standard apartments are 1-bedroom with lounge, bathroom and kitchen. Perfect for two adults with or without children. On site are 4 restaurants, a sports bar, shops and supermarket, all making for an easy, no stress week.

Running trails are on the doorstep.

Club la Santa, the perfect location.

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PRICE PER PERSON (exc flight) £1295 pp

A £300 deposit secures a place for shared occupancy, £600 for solo-occupancy. Deposits are non-refundable in any circumstance and cannot be carried forward to a following year.

This includes a self-catering apartment on a share basis. Inclusion in the above schedule and access to all facilities within the Club La Santa complex.

A non-training partner is welcome to join a training partner for a cost of £1095 pp* and they are able to use all the facilities at Club La Santa.

Solo Occupancy apartment £1895

Apartment upgrades are possible on request – no availability guaranteed.

What is not included?

Food and drinks are all payable locally. Any additional day trips or excursions and flights/ transfers to and from the UK and internal transfers to and from the airport in Lanzarote.

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Lofoten Stage Run 2024 – The Arctic Triple

Posted on June 2, 2024 by talkultra

The inaugural 2024 Lofoten Stage Run has just concluded, two experiences, the 170km Expedition Run and the 130km Adventure Run brought to you by The Arctic Triple team. Six days and four stages inspired by the Lofoten Ultra-Trail 100 Miles solo race, the Lofoten Stage Run brings the same route broken down into manageable chunks.

There is no better way to fully immerse oneself and experience that magic that Lofoten offers. The routes journey to hidden places, often only experienced by the most adventurous tourist. Each day concluding with the Norwegian Hytte experience and local cuisine.

Designed to be a running holiday, however, do not be fooled, those cozy and comfortable evenings are worked for. The terrain here in Lofoten is challenging; a mixture of all terrains and elements that can bring for many, the ultimate challenge.

Mountains, snow, single-track and amazaing views with Johan Cajdert.

THE EXPERIENCE

Arriving in Svolvær on Tuesday May 28^th, participants were transported to Reine, considered by many to be the most beautiful village in Norway. It is certainly iconic.

Staying in an authentic fisherman cabin in Reine Rorbuer, the 2024 experience kicked-off with a race briefing and then dinner.

Wednesday, stage 1, started with a boat trip from Reine to Kjerkfjorden.

The route ahead, 39km’s. The opening 10km’s a real challenge with tough climbs, technical terrain, snow sections and soft/ boggy ground.

Kvalvik beach offers some opportunity for flat terrain before a steep climb and eventually a descent to Fredvang and checkpoint.

A road section leads to Nesland and the final technical trail sections before arriving in the picture postcard, Nusfjord – a tough day!

Stage 2 at 34km’s concludes at Lofoten Rorbuutleie another amazing location surrounded by sea and mountains.

The early route to Napp bringing many a challenge, technical trails and mild hands-on scrambling sections before sweeping single-track with stunning views.

Road sections provide some easy running and link the key trails

Road gives way to coastal trail and another road section before arriving at Lilleeidetholmen Marina, the buildings are located with water on both sides and direct access to quays and floating docks.

Stage 3 for 170km Expedition runner’s is the long day, covering 52km’s with arguably the most ‘runnable’ terrain of the whole week.

Technical aspects are reduced and much of the route is single-track interspersed with some road.

The finish at Brustranda Fjordcamping once again offering a wonderful Norwegian hytte experience of cabin surrounded by water and mountains.

Stage 4, the final day bringing some of the most technical terrain of the whole Lofoten Stage Run experience, especially the climb to Jordtinden and the ridge that follows with some exposure form ‘airy’ single-track, snow fields and at times, challenging terrain.

The final peak of Tjeldbergtinden a final challenge before the run in to Svovær and the conclusion of four magical days. After the race, a meal at the event hotel, Thon Hotel Lofoten, where the focus is some of the best local food from the area. A perfect evening to recap from the race and share new and old stories with your new friends.

THE RUN

170km or 130km, one thing is for sure, running in Lofoten is tough and challenging. Terrain constantly switches from demanding and technical sections to easy flowing single-track. For sure, day 1 was a surprise to many and a warning of the challenge that would be ahead to complete the 4-day experience.

Despite schedules for the 170/130km runs, this journey was all about enjoyment and experience, therefore, participant requests for shorter days, or even rest days were accommodated. The Lofoten Stage Run is as explained, a running holiday and therefore it should provide the right experience for the individual.

Reiner completed the 170km mixing walking and running

What was key was the unified enjoyment through the whole group of participants, key to this was the evening hytte experience and the sharing of a meal together.

Of course, racing did take place, and Lina and Sanna Elkott Helander were the stand out champions of the 170km distance along with Johan Cajdert.

Graeme Murdoch and Tzvetie Erohina lead the way for the 130km.

Results though don’t tell the story, the Lofoten Stage Run was a relaxed trail running experience that brought so much more than just running.

The weather played ball and provided not only pleasurable temperatures but also allowed Lofoten to be visible, this really is a truly magical landscape. Traveling point-to-point, on foot, experiencing the majesty of Norway. Stunning trails, majestic mountains, resplendent views, and all during the endless daytime of the midnight sun. It gets no better!

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Experience Lofoten.

Experience the Arctic Circle.

Experience the midnight sun.

Experience the majesty and beauty of Norway under your own power.

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Marathon des Sables – The Legendary : Podcast Five with Nicki Marsh

Posted on April 2, 2024 by talkultra

Episode 246 of Talk Ultra is with Nicki Marsh as we countdown to Marathon des Sables – The Legendary. With a 50th birthday looming in 2024 Nicki had been toying with lots of ideas of how to celebrate… The only thing that truly excited me (and could fit around work!) was MDS. Her husband had done it in 2017 and said never again. However, it took him all of 30 seconds to agree to do it again, with Nicki!

“I have degenerative disc disease and osteoarthritis, 4 foot surgeries on and another one on the cards I am determined to keep moving. My goal for the race when we entered was to get to the start line, then do the best I can to finish, the plan was to walk. I believe setting the right goals helps you develop the right mindset and avoid disappointment.”

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Grab A Coffee…

Posted on March 19, 2024 by talkultra

I had a brief chat with journalist, Sussi Lorinder while chilling in my hammock after my 11th edition of The Coastal Challenge in Costa Rica.

Ian Corless is in his hammock outside the tent with a beer in hand, I sit in the sun lounger next to me with my bottle of recovery drink. We are located in Drake Bay on the Corcovado Peninsula in Costa Rica. The sun is about to set and colors the sky rose-orange. We both just finished a race, a six-day adventure that he photographed and I ran. The soundscape is almost deafening, waves crashing against the shore, howler monkeys in the palm trees above us and cicadas hissing. — Evidence of hammock, stunning view and beer in hand!

I very much prefer being behind a camera than in-front of one. As a good friend once said, ‘You have a face for radio!’ I concur.

If interested, have a read HERE

You may need to use Google Translate for the link above, English translation below.

Thanks to Swedish Photographers’ Association

Crocodiles, what crocodiles? Photo by Su Europe

Ian Corless has created a career as a running photographer and has the whole world as his field of work. Text: Sussi Lorinder.

Photo: Ian Corless

Ian Corless is in his hammock outside his tent with a beer in hand, I sit in a sun lounger with my bottle of recovery drink. We are located in Drake Bay on the Corcovado Peninsula in Costa Rica. The sun is about to set and colors the sky rose-orange. We have both just finished a race; a six-day adventure that Ian photographed and I ran. The soundscape is almost deafening, waves crashing against the shore, howler monkeys in the palm trees above us and cicadas hissing.

Ian Corless cleans one of his cameras from dust and dirt. The week has been a tough week as he followed the elite in the race. The environment and the weather are the biggest challenges when photographing running competitions and above all The Coastal Challenge in Costa Rica. The humidity is high here and the roads are very dusty. Ian also prefers to stand in the most spectacular places, which requires him to get there before the elite.

Photo: Ian Corless

“Pressing the button and actually taking the picture itself is what takes the least time and energy,” he says.

The logistics of a race are often a big challenge. Getting by car between two places where he wants to photograph can take significantly longer than it takes to run. They might run across a mountain but often he has to drive around. Here in Costa Rica, the roads are harsh dirt roads, so keeping a high speed with the car is impossible.

“Most of the nicest places are far away from the road, so it also requires good physical fitness to get there,” he says.

Lucky that Ian is a strong runner himself. His career started with him running the races himself with a camera. Then he only got pictures of the runners who were about as fast as himself.

“The advantage when you run the race yourself is that you actually get to all the places and know where the coolest environments are,” he says. “But sweat is a big opponent in Costa Rica due to the humidity. You sweat profusely after just five minutes of running; my cameras don’t feel so good about that,” he adds.

For several years Ian worked as a food and advertising photographer and ran in his spare time. In 2011, he was going to run a race and brought his camera to coincide with the start of a trail running podcast, Talk Ultra. He took some pictures and realised that no one was doing what he was doing. From races, Ian had only seen pictures taken of the runners smiling into the camera, pictures taken without much thought. He wanted to do something different, build up the image in the environment where the race took place, to sell the race and the place. Most of the time, he photographs without the runners seeing him, in order to get authenticity and more feeling in the pictures.

Photo: Ian Corless

Working as a race photographer can look glamorous on social media. Ian has travelled to some really exotic places and has about 175 travel days a year. But often he doesn’t go home to Norway between trips, but like now, for example, he directly travels from Costa Rica to Gran Canaria. Then it is important to have an understanding family and be able to plan ahead. Ian usually makes his annual calendar in November and since his girlfriend Abelone is a runner, they check which races she wants to run too and plan the calendar together. In this way, they meet even when he travels a lot. On stage races, you also usually live in tents close to each other. Sleep is easily disturbed when it is very hot or very cold or the tent neighbour is snoring loudly.

– But it’s worth it, says Ian and looks out over the magnificent sunset.

Photo: @cusukofotografiacr

Name: Ian Corless
Age: 57
Lives: in Norway but travels about half the year
Dream destination: Patagonia
Instagram: @iancorlessphotopraghy

‘What I Wish I Knew When I Started Photography’ with Ian Corless

Posted on September 27, 2023 by talkultra

Luis Alberto Hernando, adidas Terrex ©iancorless

Article by Christian Bessey

As I get deeper into my love for photographey, I want to speak to those whose work is not only technically profound but unique. Being unique is the key to unlocking a world of opportunities and experiences that others can learn from and see what is possible. That is why I reached out to connect with Ian Corless.

Photography enthusiasts, if you’ve ever scrolled through Ian Corless’s Instagram feed, you’ll understand why I was eager to connect with him. His extraordinary work stands out, but it’s not just his talent that sets him apart. Ian’s remarkable willingness to engage and network, both with clients and during this interview, is a testament to his character. He takes photography to the extreme, whether it’s capturing high-profile commercial assignments, scaling a mountainside for a passion project, or sharing as much knowledge with the photography community as he can. Check out his work and the words he shared with me about his journey in photography.

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HOME of the GIANTS 2024

Posted on July 20, 2023 by talkultra

Are you up for an adventure in an incredible part of the world?

If the answer is yes, Home Of The Giants is for you!

JULY 21ST TO JULY 28TH 2024

A multi-day adventure through the magical and amazing playground that is Jotunheimen, Norway. Unlike a race, this journey is a finely balanced exclusive trip for just 12 participants. A challenge at a more relaxed pace, taking in an amazing route whilst moving light in a semi self-sufficient mode.

The iconic ‘The Church’ we go to the summit on day 2

Spread over 5-days, our journey starts from Bygdin Fjellhotel with an overnight stay, the following morning we depart via the iconic M/B Bitihorn boat covering the length of Bitihorn lake to our start point at Eidsbugarden. A magical journey, on foot, covering 100km and 4774m+

Snow fields, water crossings and morraine

You will encounter snow, water crossings, airy and exposed sections, plenty of climbing and descending and full days on the trail. Each day will conclude at a DNT cabin where you will have a bed, shower facilities, 3-course dinner and breakfast included.

Rock and snow transitions to lush green and single-track

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Only 12 places are available for what will be a journey of a lifetime.

MORE INFORMATION HERE

Relentless rock and boulder sections that sap the strength

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Episode 163 – Luke Sanchez, Petter Engdahl and Lily Dyu

Posted on November 2, 2018 by talkultra

Episode 163 of Talk Ultra brings you a chat with Luke Sanchez who just. finished Javelina Hundred 100 mile race – aged 15 years! We also speak with rising skyrunning star, Petter Engdahl. Finally, we chat with Lily Dyu about her new book, all about fastpacking. Speedgoat Karl co-hosts.

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NEWS

OTTER TRAIL RUN

Bartłomiej Przedwojewski was out front early and added to that throughout for a 3:40 finish. That was 10 minutes in front of everyone else and 14 minutes better than the former course best. Marc Lauenstein (Switzerland), former course-record holder, was second in 3:50, and Oriol Cardona (Spain) was third in 3:51.

Holly Page (U.K.) has had great success in Skyrunning in 2018, and, just like the men’s winner, beat the former course best, too, 4:37 was 12-minutes better than the previous record. Second-place Ruth Croft was less than a minute back in 4:38, and third-place Toni McCann finished in 4:41.

RAID DE LA REUNION

Benoît Girondel and François D’Haene found themselves together and the pair crossed together in 23:18. Maxime Cazajous was third in 24:40, and 2015 winner and 2017 runner-up Antoine Guillon was fourth in 25:07.

Jocelyne Pauly was first woman in 28:54, followed by Audrey Tanguy and Juliette Blanchet also tied in 29:23.

TEMPLIERS

Sébastien Spehler made it two in a row as men’s winner in 6:36 and Azara García (Spain) was completely unmatched running 7:38 and won by over 30 minutes in the women’s race.

JAVELINA JUNDRED

Patrick Reagan followed up winning last year with repeat victory in 13:42. Second- and third-place Dave Stevens and Kenneth Hawkes followed in 15:39 and 16:22.

Ever-present Darcy Piceu’s won another 100 miler in 18:49, she has also won HURT 100 Mile, Ronda dels Cims 105 miler, and Angeles Crest 100 Mile in 2018, impressive! Dana Anderson and Tonya Keyes were second and third in 19:31 and 19:50, respectively.

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Interview with LUKE SANCHEZ

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BIG’S BACKYARD ULTRA

After 68 hours, Johan Steene won after a huge 283 miles! Ouch. Courtney Dauwalter pushed him close and was second with 279 miles and 67 hours, and Gavin Woody was third with 270 miles over 65 hours. Just bonkers, no?

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Interview with Petter Engdahl

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Interview with LILY DYU

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CLOSE

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Shooting in the Sky

Posted on June 30, 2017 by talkultra

I recently wrote an article about why I switched from using Canon to Sony (here). Writing about equipment can be a little boring, after all it is just a tool that I use to do my job. However, it was my switch to Sony that prompted me to write as I felt I had finally had something to write about.

On the back of this, I was approached by Sony to write an article.

“It’s a fast course and one that compromises a photographer’s ability to not only make several points during the race, but also to reach those points. A highlight of the race coming at 3000m. I’m lucky, today I have a helicopter and it departs at 0715 – the race start coming at 0800.”

“My bag is packed and I’m soon on the road. I meet the mountain rescue team and before we know it, the helicopter is hovering at the summit as the team and I climb out.”

If you are interested, it’s called SHOOTING IN THE SKY and you can read the full post HERE.

Lanzarote Training Camp 2017 – Day 8

Posted on January 25, 2017 by talkultra

All good things come to an end and today, unfortunately, was the last full day of the 2017 #multidaytrainingcamp.

It started at 0800 with a run to our hill rep volcano (by popular demand) and after a 30-minute easy run, we then played on one of the most amazing natural obstacle courses that provided everyone with a great workout and stunning views.

A short break and then at 1100 we had a 2-hour talk on nutrition looking at the day-to-day needs of a runner at a typical self-sufficient multi-day race. All aspects were covered and of course a few surprises made many of the camp attendees raise an eyebrow and then quickly write a note to make sure they didn’t forget these pearls of wisdom for the future.

Lunch was followed with our last group runs. By popular demand they were easy, really easy. Elisabet ran 8km at ‘long-stage’ pace to provide an insight for the ‘faster’ runners of how to pace an 80+km stage. Niandi and Ian ran nice and easy for 12-15km and Marie-Paule took the walkers out for a long 5-6 hour hike.

That’s it.

I will update more in the coming days on the many highs of the 2017 camp.

As I write this, the bar is open and many camp attendees are practicing re-hydrating… it would be a shame to miss out!

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Lanzarote Training Camp 2017 – Day 3

Posted on January 20, 2017 by talkultra

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A glorious morning was followed by a windy and chilly afternoon but Lanzarote put a smile on every clients face as they arrived in 15-degree temperatures after leaving a -5 London behind.

It was an admin day as everyone checked in, stocks up on supplies, relaxed and then at 1700-hours it was an introduction to the terrain and conditions they will encounter for the next 7-days.

It was a stunning end to the day as we ran for 60-minutes in three ability based groups. The sun accompanied us and as we returned back to La Santa we were provided with one of this magical sunsets that made everyone realise in an instant, why they are here.

Light stretching followed the run and then in the evening it was casual drinks and a group meal.

Day 4 starts at 0800 with a full-on run that will see most participants on the trail for 4 to 6 hours.

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