Skyrunning UK announce 2016 Calendar
Skyrunning in the UK elevated to new heights in 2015 and we now have the pleasure of informing you of the 2016 Skyrunning UK Series. We announced a new system for 2016 where points are awarded per...
View ArticleGlen Coe Skyline confirmed in 2016 SKYRUNNER® WORLD SERIES
The International Skyrunning Federation is pleased to announce that the Skyrunner World Series calendar will have a new addition to VK, SKY and ULTRA for 2016 and future years. See the full release...
View ArticleDATE CHANGE – Garmin Mourne Skyline MTR
The Garmin Mourne Skyline MTR will now be Saturday 15th October 2016 (8am), This is to avoid a clash with SWS Limone Extreme. Entries will open on St Patricks Day 2016 Ryan and Justin Maxwell,...
View Articlev3K 2016 Race Preview
Skyrunning UK is set to reach new heights in 2016 for what will be the biggest year yet. Now in its third year, the calendar has grown and with it, so have the races. The V3K kicks off the 2016...
View ArticleV3K 2016 – Race Report and Images
Chris Baynham-Hughes writes about the 2016 Skyrunning UK V3k, the first race in the 2016 series. Photography ©steveashworth The V3K kicked off the Skyrunning UK series in style as over 200 competitors...
View ArticleLakes Sky Ultra Race Preview 2016
“Towering above each other, or lifting themselves in ridges like the waves of a tumultuous sea, and in the beauty and variety of their surfaces and colours, they are surpassed by none.” – Wordsworth...
View ArticleLakes Sky Ultra 2016 Summary and Images
Skyrunning once again came to the English Lake District with the 2nd edition of the Lakes Sky Ultra, part of Skyrunning UK’s National Series of races. Offering an extremely technical course over 56km...
View ArticlePeak SkyRace 2016 Preview
The peak District is a large national park that stretches from the Midlands to the northern areas of England and is renowned for its abundance of natural beauty. The terrain is very diverse, wild and...
View ArticlePEAK SKYRACE 2016 SUMMARY and IMAGES
This year saw 180 people register for the Peaks SkyRace the third race in the 2016 Skyrunning UK National Series. From the 180 entrants, 147 showed up at the start-line on Sunday of which 136 runners...
View Article2016 RANKING UPDATE – Skyrunning UK – Skyrunner® National Series
The Skyrunning UK, Skyrunner® National Series 2016 is well underway and with three races completed – V3K, Lakes Sky Ultra and the Peak SkyRace it is time to post an update on the rankings. To clarify,...
View ArticleSkyline Scotland 2016 – VK, SKY and EXTREME
What an incredible weekend for Skyrunning and Skyrunning UK! Skyline Scotland did more than place the UK on the map, it blew the Skyrunning world apart. On Friday it was the Salomon Mamores VK (a UK...
View Article3 x 3000m 80km 2016 Race Preview
Over 4000m (13,000ft) of ascent await participants of this weekend’s 3 x 3000m 80km Ultra providing every participant an opportunity to cover three classic Lakeland peaks. It’s going to be a tough...
View Article3 x 3000 80km 2016 Statement
Dear Skyrunners, Sport is a fickle thing and many curve balls can be thrown at us. As someone who attends countless races, I have always said, and will continue to say, ‘I wouldn’t want to be a race...
View ArticleGarmin Mourne Skyline MTR 2016 Results and Summary
The skies went dark and the clag came in, the 2016 Garmin Mourne Skyline MTR started under stormy skies as torrential rain soaked the runners. On the stroke of 0900, the runners departed the coastal...
View ArticleSKYLINE SCOTLAND 2017 Entries Open
Monday 9th January sees entries open to all four races at the hugely anticipated 2017 Salomon Skyline Scotland™. The event weekend includes the all new Salomon Ben Nevis Ultra™ 110km race and is now...
View ArticleSkyrunning UK is pleased to announce the confirmed calendar for 2017.
Following on from a very successful 2016, changes have taken place over the winter months and Skyrunning UK is now pleased to confirm races that will take place in the UK calendar for 2017. The season...
View ArticleV3K 2017 Preview
The UK’s Skyrunner National Series kicks off this weekend with the V3K! Now in its 6th year, the race has grown is stature and maturity, for many, the route through the iconic welsh 3000’s with the...
View ArticleV3K 2017 Results and Images
Familiar names topped the podium at the V3K, the first race in the 2017 Skyrunner UK National Series with Oli Johnson and Sarah Ridgway crossing the line in 7:45:45 and 9:00:52. The V3K in just...
View ArticleLakes Sky Ultra and Scafell Sky Race 2017
Following on from the V3K, a double bill weekend is ahead as the Scafell Sky Race and the Lakes Sky Ultra will take place. 40km and 2800m of vertical gain and 56km with 4500m respectively make the two...
View ArticleScafell Sky Race Reports and Images 2017
The Scafell Sky Race (SSR) brought an international field to the Lake District for the inaugural event. Runners came from Australia, Italy, Sweden, Ireland, the US and all over Britain for the race...
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