wainwrights | IAN CORLESS

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Great to see Kilian Jornet and Steve Birkinshaw listed in this Red Bull article, ‘Seven wacky world records you’ll never believe.’

Steve Birkinshaw

Mountain-running 36 vertical kilometres

Type: Distance Record
Who: Steve Birkinshaw
Where: England
Hazards: Bad weather, injury, exhaustion
Insanity level: 6
Status: Done

Listen Steve Birkinshaw talked about this on Talk Ultra, episode 65 HERE

The stats speak for themselves: 512km in distance, 36km straight up, 214 peaks. Running all the way. That’s the impossible challenge ultra runner Steve Birkinshaw set himself around a loop of England’s hill country, the Lake District…..

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE

Kilian Jornet

A lightning ascent of America’s highest mountain

Type: Speed climbing/skiing
Who: Kilian Jornet
Where: Denali, USA
Hazards: Cold, altitude, storms, exposure, avalanches
Insanity Level: 9
Status: Done

It’s impossible to write about records in the mountains without mentioning one man – Kilian Jornet. The Spanish mountain athlete has broken so many of them it’s difficult to know which one to select……

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE

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This is episode 65 of Talk Ultra and on this weeks show we speak with Anton Krupicka about injury, Hardrock 100, Lavaredo Ultra Trail, future plans and the Bob Graham Round. Steve Birkinshaw recently set a new FKT for the Wainwrights. An epic journey in the Lakeland fells, Steve tells us all about it. Brit Tom Owens made the podium in the Skyrunning World Champs and we chat about the past 18-months and the future. Emelie talks smilesandmiles, a website, news, up and coming races.

NEWS

Western States – HERE

Rob Krar 14:53:24 2nd fastest WSER Olson has record of 14:46:44 (2012)
Seth Swanson 15:19
Dylan Bowman 15:36:41

Steph Howe 18:01:42
Larissa Dannis 18:29:18
Natahlie Mauclair 18:43:57

Skyrunning World championships ULTRA – HERE

Luis Alberto Hernando 10:52:52
Francois d’Haene 10:29:33
Ben Duffus 10:52:33

Emelie Forsberg 12:38:49
Anna Frost 12:46:52
Magadelena Laczak 12:58:51

Skyrunning World Championships SKY – HERE

Kilian Jornet 3:23:39
Michel Lanne 3:25:50
Tom Owens 3:26:20

Elisa Desco 3:53:33
Megan Kimmel 3:54:51
Stevie Kremer 3:55:36

INTERVIEW with Men’s 3rd place TOM OWENS

Skyrunning World Championships VK – HERE

Kilian Jornewt 34:18
Bernanrd Dematteis 34:36
Urban Zemmer 34:37

Laura Orgue 41:29
Stevie Kremer 41:37
Christel Dewalle 41:50

Lavaredo Ultra Trail – HERE

Anton Krupicka 12:42:31
Mike Foote 12:57:38
Gediminas Grinius 13:01:22

Rory Bosio 14:29:54
Francesca Canepa 14:45:55
Katia Fori 15:57:27

La Montagn’ Hard 60k (three races 104km, 60km and 38k)

Nicolas Mordelet 8:21:31
Baptiste Robin 8:35:31
Matthieu Bourguignon 8:40:53

Holly Rush 9:03:43 (8th overall)
Emelie Duhamel 11:01:42
Delphine Biollaz 11:13:20

10 Peaks

Nicky Spinks 18:26:43
Paul Nelson 20:15:20
Ben Thompson 20:15:28

2nd lady was Annie Garcia… 10-hours after Nicky!

Skyrunning UK V3K

Michael Clifford 8:19:30
Jayson Cavill 8:39:00
Chris Baynham-Hughes 9:11:00

Liz Barker 10:29:48
Claire Maxted 12:36:01
Sasha Habgood 12:49:23

Next UK Skyrunning race is the Peaks Skyrace on August 3rd

This coming weekend, actually as this show is released… Hardrock 100 will take place. Arguably one of the most anticipated races of 2014. Can Kilian win and can he set a course record? HERE

In Val d’Isere the Skyrunner(R) World Series continues with a VK (HERE) on Friday and the brilliant Ice Trail Tarentaise (HERE) on Sunday.

Just one week later, we continue with the Dolomites and a VK and SKY race in Canazei

Contribute to Talk Ultra – HERE

BLOG

Holly Rush has joined the real world and started a blog with her recent race win – HERE Luis Alberto Hernando has an updated website that is definitely worth a look – HERE

INTERVIEW

STEVE BIRKINSHAW recently broke a Joss Naylor record for the Wainwrights – an epic journey of 511km’s and 214 summits. I caught up with Steve just days after his journey to hear all about the experience

SMILES and MILES with EMELIE FORSBERG

INTERVIEW

ANTON KRUPICKA is back! In this in-depth interview we talk Hardrock, injury, Lavaredo, future plans and the Bob Graham Round

UP & COMING RACES