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June 28, 2012 by

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Are you a friend of Planet Ultramarathon? If not, it is time you joined us on Facebook at the official PUM page. http://www.facebook.com/planetultramarathon Or hit the button on this post to join us. Jeremy

Running with the Maasai

April 6, 2012 by

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  -          The Amazing Maasai Ultra Marathon is a unique challenge: Compete with Maasai athletes in the remote plains of Kenya , the homeland of endurance running! -          Participants have the chance to tackle 21km, 42km, or the ultra 75km on 29 September 2012. Early bird race week packages on www.amazingmaasaiultra.org until 31 May. -          Running for a good cause: […]

New Irish Ultra for 2009

December 28, 2008 by

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Submitted by www.tonymangan.com Gearoid Towey, formerly of the Irish Olympic Rowing team and 2 times world rowing champion is putting on a 55km  ultra challenge in Ireland. Gearoid says, ” I am organising an ultra run, night event based around the historic Art O Neill walk. The route and details are on www.artoneillchallenge.com ” From […]

Ultramarathon Man, Karnazes wins “4 deserts”

December 23, 2008 by

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By FRED SWEGLES The Orange County Register   When Dean Karnazes says he’s going to the desert, he’s not talking poolside in Palm Springs. Karnazes, a 1981 graduate of San Clemente High now living in San Francisco, set out this year to run 1,000 kilometers across some of the hottest, coldest, driest and windiest places […]

Vlastik Skvaril still running for Canteen

October 31, 2008 by

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Even though  Vlastik Skvaril finished his run across Australia a few days ago, he is still working very hard at raising money for Canteen.  On his way back to Tasmania, he is stopping at Shopping centres along the way and promoting the cause by hopping on a treadmill for a couple of hours. Belinda and […]

Bart Yasso supporting Team Time for Lyme

October 28, 2008 by

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Bart Yasso, the inventor of the famous Yasso’s 800s and inducted in to the Running Hall of Champions was struck with Lyme disease in 1997. I have been privileged to have Bart Yasso joining my fight for more Lyme disease research with the organization Time For Lyme (www.timeforlyme.org). Please visit my blog to read up […]

Deb DeWilliams starts long run for breast cancer

October 28, 2008 by

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Link A Tasmanian marathon runner has begun her quest to run around the country raising fund for breast cancer research. 39-year-old Deborah DeWilliams, a breast cancer survivor, set off from Parliament Lawns in Hobart this morning. Ms DeWilliams aims to become the first woman to run around Australia. She will be accompanied by her dog […]

Run across New Hampshire report

October 26, 2008 by

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Dear Friends This past weekend I had the distinct pleasure to run on behalf of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Hampshire. My journey was a 124.4 mile run from my states’ Western-most point to its Eastern-most Point. After 31 Hours and 50 Minutes, I became the first person to ever run across the State. I […]

Deb De Williams starting around Australia Run

October 23, 2008 by

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With only 2 sleeps to go before we are on the road raising money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Maggie and I just wanted to thank you all for helping us to get on the road.  Without your support we would never be in the position to follow our team dream of being the […]

Vlastik Skvaril a week from completing epic run across Australia

October 20, 2008 by

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Almost three months ago, Tasmanian Ultra runner, Vlastik Skvaril started his run across the middle of Australia. Apart from some major car troubles in the middle of the country his run has been a success.  Vlastik has been accompanied during the journey by his wife, Jo  Like all of his solo runs, Vlastik has been […]

One more mile challenge starts in November

October 18, 2008 by

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One More Mile Challenge I just wanted to bring some attention to this competition<http://1milechallenge.blogspot.com> Starting in November, which is the brain child of ultrarunner Mike Keller <http://fitfromfat.blogspot.com/>.  The challenge will start with 1 mile on November 1st.  One additional mile will be added each day until only one runner remains.  The entry is $20 and […]

The Run across New Hampshire

October 17, 2008 by

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Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:01:21 -0400 From: Sherpa John Lacroix Subject: The Run Across NH October 18-19, 2008124 Miles Chesterfield, NH to Rye, NH To Benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of NH TO learn more about our run and our fundraising efforts please visit our blog: www.runnh.blogspot.com We’re raffling off a 2007 Honda Shadow 600LX […]

PACE Trek 2009 – the final route

October 17, 2008 by

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Hello Everyone, Last week I returned to Montana from Alaska, where I was spending time with my parents and finalizing the route for P.A.C.E. Trek 2009. That 500-mile route, along with dates, is shown below. You can also see the route online at www.pacetrek.com/route.htm. Essentially, I’m planned the trek so that I will average 31 […]

Vlastik reaches Dalby – not far from the coast

October 17, 2008 by

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Hi everyone, The new update “Thargomindah to Dalby” is on my page http://vlastislav.skvaril.googlepages.com Best regards, Vlastik & Jo From Editor:  Vlastik has been doing this run for Canteen, so if you are to make a donation sometime, please do.

Running America 2008 – Is under way

September 19, 2008 by

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Main site: http://www.runningamerica08.com/ Day 6 September 18, 2008 by Charlie Engle Itâ?Ts about 6:15 pm and at the moment, we are currently trying to figure out how to customize an orthotic to take pressure off the ball of my foot. I have massive bruising on the ball of my foot. What Iâ?Tm really doing is […]

MDT193 – solo run of Mason-Dixon Trail

September 19, 2008 by

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MDT193 – solo run of Mason-Dixon Trail Friends and fellow runners, Just want to shout out that I’m going for it, a solo run of the Mason- Dixon Trail, 193 miles of trail and road, connecting the Appalachian Trail at Whiskey Springs, with the Horseshoe Trail in Chadds Ford, PA. I’ll have some support, having […]

Vlastik leaves Coober Pedy

September 19, 2008 by

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Coober Pedy to the Middle of Nowhere Coober Pedy has left lasting impression on us for more than one reason. The surrounding, the underground shops, restaurants and dwellings, even underground Catholic Church, as well as the mixed population, well stocked supermarket and all the services needed in such remote town. We had hardly time to […]

Vlastik is back on the road

September 16, 2008 by

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Back on the road We are still waiting for the gear box to arrive. We hope, that it is not the only problem and that they do not discover that more parts are needed which are not locally available. Meanwhile we are trying to fill the time enjoying ourselves as well as taking care of […]

P.A.C.E Trek 2009 – Alaska

September 12, 2008 by

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Exciting Things Are Coming… I’m so excited about the direction that P.A.C.E. is going and the opportunities I’ve had to share Promoting Active Children Everywhere with others! The school year is just getting underway and we already have about 1,300 kids registered for P.A.C.E. Trek 2009 – my next journey. That will be a three-week, […]

Peter Koopmans completes 100 miles for charity

September 4, 2008 by

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Dear all, as promised, please find the race report with pictures in attachment. I enjoyed running the race, I hope you will enjoy reading about it. As mentionned before donating is still possible (until the end of September), either by bank-transfer to the ‘Peter Runs for Charity’-bank account in Switzerland or the Ronald McDonald Children’s Charity […]

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