{"product_id":"ultra-magazine-issue-22","title":"ULTRA Magazine Issue 22","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eULTRA is the longest-running printed magazine in Europe dedicated to the sport of ultra running. Established in 2015, it has served the UK’s ultra community ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssue 22 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eULTRA\u003c\/strong\u003e means \"going beyond what is usual or ordinary; excessive; extreme\". In a world obsessed with speed, the ultra runner chooses distance, demanding \u003cstrong\u003epresence, humility, and endurance\u003c\/strong\u003e. This issue documents that quietly radical spirit, exploring stories that dig deep into the psychology of effort, reflections on solitude, and the joy of shared suffering. Ultra running, after all, is a conversation between body, mind, and landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eInside, you will journey across terrains that test the limits:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-rte-list=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYukon Quest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Join Dr. Mark Hines on his \u003cstrong\u003e1,000-mile trek\u003c\/strong\u003e across the frozen Yukon Quest trail, navigating Arctic temperatures that drop below \u003cstrong\u003e-50°C\u003c\/strong\u003e. Read his firsthand account of hauling a heavy sled up near-vertical walls of snow and ice, a procedure requiring \"starting momentum, grunt, fury, misplaced optimism, and a fair spread of denial\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe UK Ultrarunning Hall of Fame:\u003c\/strong\u003e We celebrate three pioneers who defined the sport:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-rte-list=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArthur Newton:\u003c\/strong\u003e A pioneer whose intellect and endurance transformed long-distance running. 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