Cumbria runner and maths teacher Sarah Perry has set a new women’s world record at the 2025 Big’s Backyard Ultra, completing ...

An ultramarathon runner has broken the women's record at a race in the United States where she ran almost 400 miles in 95 ...

Four months on from winning Britain’s toughest ultra-marathon, where she ran 268 miles across uneven Pennine terrain, Anna ...

Signing up for a race, let alone taking part in one, can be a daunting proposition – especially if it’s an ultramarathon, and you’re a woman. In fact, in the post-pandemic years of 2021 to 2023, ...

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Sarah Perry, a 34-year-old ultrarunner, set a new women's record at the Backyard Ultra world championship last weekend.

When it comes to ultra distances, veteran female runners often seem to have the edge, and the longer the race gets the ...

As the final eight runners head toward the 100-yard mark, the distance still to be covered remains to be known. With former ...