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ARTICLE2013 ULTRA EVENTSJulyThe Lakeland 100 starts on Friday 26th at 6, youhave until noon on Sunday to complete. Modelingitself on the UTMB the "Ultra Tour of the LakeDistrict (UTLD)" swells in numbers every year andcan lay a claim to being the toughest race here,6300m of ascent is not far off it's Alpine equivalent.Reports Paul Nesbitt. But if you want somethingshort then go for the Round the Rock ultra onJersey. 48 miles around the island, About 1000m ofascent and scenery looks amazing.13th 40 miles of trails and nature reserves in theClyde Stride.This is epic and I tried and failed last year. TheSatmap 10 peaks on the 29th in the lake districtcovers 45 miles and 5600m of climbing and with a24 hour cut off it promises to be very difficult.Mainly aimed at teams but if you have no friends(likely if you are in to this kind of thing) you can trythe 24 hour Thunder Run on the 27/28th too.AugustThe Grim reaper Ultra from Fat-feet. Choice of 105,70 or 40 miles around a 10 mile loop aroundGrimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire in on the 2ndAug. There is also a half marathon if you like thatsort of thing. Or you could complete the 43 milesnorthern part of the West Highland Way in the DevilO The Highlands.amazing.Thames Gateway Endurance Run 100 and 60 miles -23rd Aug. Mixing in parts of the Saxon shore, theThames Estuary and the North Downs way.24-25th the Ridgeway 85 miler. The Ridgeway pathis one of the oldest trails in the UK and was one ofthe many things the Romans did for us. On a goodday it's beautiful and the hills (though not quiteAlpine) can be very challenging. If you want an"easier" version of this then wait till Novemberwhen you can run it in 3 days.Another one in the SUMS on the 27th Speyside WayRace, 35.5m. On the 31st from Avid Runner the UltraTyne tour allows you to run two ultras in two daysof 35/40 miles.Saturday 10th the North Downs Way 100 is into itsthird year now and continues to grow as an event.Expect Centurions brand of big time atmospherethat you only usually get in the states here. Hopethe weather is good. On the same weekendStarting on the 11th of August you couldparticipate in the first 6day track race held in the UKfor 20 years. The British Ultra Fest has options of 24hours, 48 hours and 6 day races. All around a track. Idon't know why I am tempted but I am.In it's second year now and fantastically successfullast time over three days is the Ring Of Fire Ultra,131 miles in 3 days. That would be very hard. Take alook at the photos on the website, they lookSeptember23 ULTRA TALES | JANUARY 20131st September the Bullock Smithy LDWA organisedevent in the Peak District. Quite hard I heard, 56miles of hilly loveliness. On the 7th the organisersof the fantastic 10 peaks in the Lakes repeat theformat in the Brecons. I am very tempted by this.September seems to be stage race month, GoBeyond are now in the third year of their successfulTrans Britain Ultra. 6 days and 156 miles of beautifullandscape (that will mean lots of hills). Starts on the7th.180 miles along the river Thames in 4 days? Abouttime someone organised a race across the whole ofSponsored by thehttp://