by NLFR | Sep 28, 2026 | BGR, Members' posts
Author: Jenny Roberts Ultra running is, in many ways, an inherently selfish sport. You disappear for hours—or even days at a time—leaving family and friends behind, only to return utterly broken, unable to contribute much to family life and complaining loudly when...
by NLFR | Jun 16, 2025 | Members' posts
by Jen Roberts From Marsden to Ilkley – via poetry, painkillers, and puddles. On the 7th June, I (along with a couple of other Ilkley mums) took on the Stanza Stones Ultra — a 50-mile race starting in Marsden, at the northern edge of the Peaks, finishing in Ilkley....
by Guest Contributor | Jul 3, 2023 | Members' posts, Overnight, Race Report, Ultra
45 miles, circa 6000ft ascent Weather: 21 degrees falling to 18 degrees overnight with 80% humidity by Rose George & Liz Casey This run – a midsummer version of the annual winter Pendle Way in a Day – is purposefully held on the shortest night of the year, but...