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Turas Adventure race

Media Release The Turas -Stage 2, Day 2 Top Teams Stay In The Lead While Others Struggle Schull, West Cork, Ireland The worlds top adventure racing teams are battling the elements in the inaugural Turas AR World Series which making its way today from Schull, West Cork along the Beara Peninsula to Gougane Barra. But boy, have been having a tough time of it!

The Turas! New adventure race in Ireland

The Turas: Extreme Adventure, Extreme Landscapes, Extreme Fun! Ireland's first World Series Adventure Race, The Turas, hits the West of Ireland from 14th - 21st June 2008 This Summer some of the world's toughest athletes will be pushed to their limits and beyond as they take part in The Turas, a gruelling expedition-style race across some of the world's most iconic landscapes the Kerry and West Cork Peninsulas. Participants will compete non-stop, day and night, for over 90...

ARWS Estoril Portugal XPD 2008

Registration is now open for the 2008 edition of ARWS Estoril Portugal eXPeDition Race. Reduce prices and a special lottery of a free inscription for the 2009 ARWC in Portugal are the big news!!!. Estoril Portugal XPD 2008 will be in early December, from 30 Nov to 4 December and according to the organizers will be a very difficult and challenging race. They have designed a course that explores the amazing SOUTHWEST COAST of EUROPE and its magnificent cliffs, beaches and sand dunes,...

Guadarun 2008 Final thoughts

Bryan Sharp writes Final Thoughts! As with everything in life there are good and bad points.......... Firstly the bad.......I'll get back to them.......When I can think of one! Secondly the good........ Where to start? From the minute we arrived at the airport we were met with a warm welcome and every moment since felt part of the team, not just a runner but an integral part of the whole event. The logistics of moving runners, support staff and equipment means the event...

Guadarun 2008 Stage 5

Bryan Sharp writes Day 5 Terre De Haut As the sun rose on the last day a feeling of anticipation was acompanied by a disappointment, the event was nearly over. Just one more amazing run and the adventure would be over, with hindsight the locally produced rum would be our guide for the closing night's ceremony, so maybe it wasn't over yet! At first glance there had either been a printing error or an angry child armed with felt tip pen had gotten a hold of our route maps. A...

Guadarun 2008 Stage 4

Bryan Sharp writes Day 4 Basse-Terre A lakeside country park provided our pitch for the evening. Soft turf being a pleasant change from pentrating, coarse sand. The usual morning routine of wash, breakfast, kit check and race brief was undetraken as if we were heading to another day at the office. If you work in an office at the summit of a 1097m high mountain blanketed in unforgiving jungle and race your colleagues to work and back maybe this is just another day at the office,...

The Sicilian Volcano trail

Over the tracks of Volcanoes - From April to May Main characteristics : * A hard Trail in the hearth of the Mediterranean * A race through the wild nature to climb the highest active volcanoes in Europe: Mt Stromboli and Mt Etna. * Between sea and mountain, in the beautiful frame of Aeolian Islands and Mt Etna Sicily Volcano Trail is an international, non competitive, race. The "sky runners" are the bold participants who challenge themselves "across...

Guadarun 2008 Stage 3

Bryan Sharp writes Race Day 3 Marie Gallante Having slept the previous nights under canvas it was a luxury to awaken in a sports hall surrounded by our fellow competitors in a make shift dormitory. Breakfast was as prompt as ever with today bringing a few more sighs and moans as the runners propped themselves up onto their feet. We were to be driven by coach to the start and finish at our beach side sports hall. At first glance the route map seemed basic and straight forward, then...

Guadarun 2008 Day 2

Byran Sharp writes Day 2 Grand Terre Today was scheduled to be the longest leg of the event, following a coastal path around the east face of the island. We started from camp through the town of Le Moule with a safety car leading the way, a gentle sea breeze and an overcast sky made conditions more hospitable for the for the Anglais/Ecosse partners in crime. Twenty minutes passed quite quickly before the car peeled away and the competitors were left with only basic course markers and...

Guadarun 2008 Day 1

Bryan Sharp writes La Desirade Race 1 Afer a comfortable night under canvas we unzipped the ent to be greeted by the gentle lapping of the Atlantic and mile upon mile of golden sand. Petit Dejeuner as it was to be known for the next few days was served upto the 40 or so competitors at a rather unsociable 0530 hours. A quick warm up, stretch, last minute kit check and the race start was upon us, a 0700 start would ensure or so we thought that we would avoid the blistering sun...