by NLFR | Mar 15, 2026 | Members' posts, Ultra
Author: Angeline Dresser Getting to the start line At the beginning of January this year I took on the 108-mile Montane Spine Challenger South race. Every single step of this race, including getting to the start line, felt like it was in the hands of fate. ...
by NLFR | Feb 22, 2026 | Members' posts
The British Open Fell Runners Association or “BOFRA” is what I often describe to the unfamiliar as a charming little part of the already niche sport of UK fell running… Each year, BOFRA host a championship, which is a series of about 16 qualifying races, requiring...
by NLFR | Dec 21, 2025 | FKT, Members' posts, Ultra
This is a write-up of my South Wales Traverse winter record, completed on 13/12/2025 in 15:57. The Route I was in south wales for four years studying at Cardiff, and joined the city fell running club MDC. Whilst I was at the club there was always some mention of...
by Guest Contributor | Oct 27, 2025 | Members' posts, Ultra
I had the good fortune to have quite a serious crash on my road bike earlier this year. You see, I finally managed to finish the South Downs Way 100 (SDW100), on my third attempt, but it had never actually been part of the plan. After an abysmal year of running in...
by NLFR | Jul 4, 2025 | Members' posts
by Scott Coates Background The Black Cuillin Ridge Traverse had been occupying a corner of my mind since we’d decided to go on holiday to the Isle of Skye in May 2025. It’s also one of those lifetime ‘ticks’ I’d wanted to do ever since hearing about it when I’d...
by NLFR | Jun 28, 2025 | Members' posts, Ultra, Uncategorized
by Eleanor Walker Becoming Spine Curious Ever since my first race (an entered-under-duress corporate team-building Abbey Dash) I seem to have been drawn to attempting ever longer distances, increasingly proving that I am very much not a sprinter (additional evidence...
