Overclocked Goat
Ultra Runner
Next race: Druid's Challenge (135km, UK, November)
Most recent race: Swedish Alpine Ultra (107km, Sweden, July)
Why Ultra?
Why?
This is almost without exception what I get asked when people discover that my fetish involves runing a long way. And, judging from fellow fifth-columnists in the ultra world, I'm not alone. It's a good question: why run ultras?
The easiest approach is to refer to the cliché that "for those who have to ask the question, no . . .
Swedish Alpine Ultra (107km)
Nikkaluokta-Abisko, Kungsleden, Arctic Sweden, July 2017
Swedish Alpine Ultra
107km, 2000m asc, 4 ITRA/UTMB pts
Offering spectacular scenery in the Abisko National Park deep inside the Arctic Circle, the Swedish Alpine Ultra (SAU) shuns large crowds and traffic jams, corporate sponsorship and commercial interests, and excessive nannying of its runners. Instead, those who are . . .
