High demand for a place in the first ever OMAN by UTMB® event has seen hundreds of runners sign up, including many of the best-known members of the international ultra-trail community. With places...
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Meraas Al Marmoom Ultramarathon
This December, Dubai will make endurance history when it hosts the world’s longest desert ultramarathon in the spectacular confines of the Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve. Being held under...
The Salomon TMBT Ultra-Trail Marathon 2018 – Adventure in Sabah
Heard about this race when the ex-Dubai runner, Victoria Leckie blogged about it in 2012. Since then I kept checking out this race and remembered talking to Clare Mullenger during our training run...
Wadi Bih Run – Hatta Nov 2018
The Hash House Harriers (HHH), as they were known, enjoyed the great outdoors and exploring the wadis. Back in 1993 one of these pioneers, John Gregory, who himself was a long-term expatriate and...
Team Building Outdoors in the UAE
On weekends, Alex, Olya and I love exploring the UAE. Usually, we either sign up for an organized running event or drive to the mountains or sand dunes and run on our own. Some events are a bit...
Urban Ultra’s Unbelievable Ultimate Ultramarathon: Mount Sana 60
It’s 38C in Fujairah as I am plodding along behind my buddy Alex going up a boulder field in the mountains. I have dry heaves and can’t see any shade to find a place to vomit. For the past nine...
Ecotrail Florence 2018
The first Ecotrail in Italy conditioned by bad weather. Due to bad weather, the 80km route was cut Ecotrail in Florence, Italy, officially begun with the start of the 13km night the fifth edition of...
Camaraderie at Hajar Ultramarathon: Old Buddies, New Buddies and CP3
Hajar, ahhh Hajar. The Hajar 50km and 100km are the ultimate ultramarathon events in the Middle East, taking runners up and down and back up and back down the Hajar Mountains on a warm February...
Romantic R&R Running in Riyadh
As a way of thanking Olga my Wife for volunteering at Checkpoint 3 at the Hajar Ultramarathon, I decide to take her to Riyadh for a long weekend. My ulterior motive – to the shock of absolutely...
Bigger and Better Muscat Marathon Aims for International Success in 2018
An expanded Muscat Marathon has stepped into the arena to help satisfy the increasing international appetite for marathon events, and registrations have been snapped up for the 2018 festival of...