Stories by Xmiles

Jo is an ultra runner....on roads, in the mountains, and on trails.  She has been a runner for a long time working hard towards her goals. She enjoys racing all over the world and has even been lucky enough to...

Not all training runs go to plan. This is something I’ve learned and accepted over the last 17 years of running. Some days everything clicks. Running feels natural, my legs feel light and springy as they glide over trails and...

I’m Dai! I see myself as an endurance runner with a passion of using running to not only challenge myself but to support and encourage others in finding the joy of running. Although I completed my first marathon (London!) back...

Carla Molinaro has broken the women’s record for Land’s End to John O’Groats, running the length of Britain in just 12 days, 30 minutes and 14 seconds. The GB international ultra runner started her 874-mile journey on 16th of July when she left Land’s End in western Cornwall....

Triathlete, Runner, Rock-climber, Mum of three active little ones, Lover of sports and adventures. I started running in 2007 when I went on an adventure around the world running half marathons on every continent (except Antarctica) and completed the journey...

I began ultra running in 2019 having read a book “Running up that hill” by Vassos Alexander and was intrigued by ultras. Spartathlon also grabbed me, so I signed up for my first 100 mile race in March 2019 with...