The Ultra Trail South West, June 2012

Endurancelife have come up with an exciting new event for 2012 and after reading the text (copied below) I could not resist entering for the 100 mile race...








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Fantastic News! The Ultra-Trail South West has been officially recognised as a qualifying event for the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB). Successful completion of the 60 mile category qualifies for 3 points, and the 100 mile category secures 4 (the maximum for a single qualifying event).




The UK's Toughest Footrace


The Endurancelife Ultra Trail South West exists for three reasons; firstly, to be amongst the most challenging, non stop, off road, point to point trail races in the world. Secondly, to promote the South West Coast Path to a wider global audience and finally, to inspire more people to spend more time in beautiful natural surroundings and to make challenge, adventure and the preservation of wild open spaces an integral part of their every day lives.

The UTSW is a celebration of mans ability to endure, it stands testament to the human beings innate sense of adventure, and his supreme ability to employ mind over matter. The UTSW is intentionally designed to be an exceptionally difficult yet richly rewarding personal challenge that can only be achieved with committed preparation, and extraordinary determination.

The UTSW takes place on one of the worlds most celebrated and challenging long distance trails. The South West Coast Path (SWCP) is a spectacularly beautiful, continuous, 630 mile, way marked trail that follows the rugged coastline of the UK's South West peninsular.


Internationally renowned for its remarkable scenery, proximity to the ocean and breath taking terrain, the SWCP offers an unrivalled experience to the adventurous long distance trail runner. Originally created to enable customs officers to navigate from coastal villages to remote coves and inlets to deter smugglers, the path now weaves its way almost uninterruptedly for 1000 kms from Poole in Dorset to Minehead in Somerset boasting a total vertical gain of 35,031 meters!

Each year the UTSW course will move to a different section of the SWCP. For the inaugural event in June 2012 that route will start at Lizard Point in West Cornwall and run in a clockwise direction around the rugged Cornish coast.



Do you have what it takes?

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