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...
Romantic R&R Running in Riyadh
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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...
Record-Breaking: 2018 Al Mouj Muscat Marathon a Big Success with International Athletes
The record-breaking 2018 Al Mouj Muscat Marathon was hailed a huge success as thousands of runners filled the streets of Al Mouj, the event was held recently. A large international contingent of...
Wadi Bih: 72km of Bonding, Brilliant Ideas, and Beet Juice
The Wadi Bih 72km ultramarathon takes place on the Musandam Peninsula in Oman on the first weekend of February, which brings an element of uncertainty to the weather conditions. Last year, a...
High Altitude Ultra Adventure in the Himalayas
Surviving 165km in 1 Week with Eric’s Knife and Duct Tape Namche Bazaar Our Big Adventure This year’s big ultra event for Ramzi and me is the Royal Penguin Ultramarathon, a 64km ultramarathon...
7 Emirates Run
My name is Toni Metcalfe I am a mum of three children and I also have a passion for running. Not just any running but ultrarunning. An Ultra run is defined by any distance over a marathon (42.2kms)...
Confluence of ‘Brilliant’ Ideas
Ramzi’s summer bucket list included the following seemingly incongruent events: quitting smoking, visiting his girlfriend Mary’s parents in the US, doing some training for our upcoming ultramarathon...
Berlin Wall 100 Miles – Back-to-Back Journey
Followed by last year’s great experience of running the Berlin Wall 100mile Race, I decided to participate in this race again for the reverse route. It would enable me to experience the race, the...
Omaima’s Odyssey from Obesity to Ultra Runner
Omaima Mohammad The first time I met Omaima Mohammad was a few months ago while running with Desert Trail Runners. In July we both ran Al Qudra when it was over 50C. Despite our diverse backgrounds...
Drastic Times Call for Drastic Measures
Today I am hungry. Really teeth-grinding, hungry. I’m in the midst of week 4 of my weight loss program. Being constantly ravenously hungry is not a pleasant experience, but I have to do it. How did...
Wind and Wave Forecast
