{"product_id":"ultra-magazine-issue-23","title":"ULTRA Magazine Issue 23","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=\"\"\u003eIssue 23 is packed with extraordinary stories and stunning imagery from across the world of ultrarunning – from the mud-soaked hills of Surrey to the sun-scorched roads of ancient Greece. Rodrigo Freeman takes on the Authentic Pheidippides Run, the legendary 304-mile round trip from Athens to Sparta and back, while Robbie Britton tests his limits at Terra de Gigantes, a 306km non-stop race across Portugal. Sophie Raworth, in an extract from her new book, describes the terror and elation of running the OCC in the Alps – including a near-miss on a narrow mountain path above a Swiss valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eCloser to home, Andy Nuttall wages a war of attrition against the mud of the Winterfold 55, and Vassos Alexander heads to Otley to meet Punk Panther's Ryk Downes – a man who started an ultrarunning company for a very dramatic reason. We celebrate community and teamwork with a fascinating insight into Team Belgium's extraordinary success at the Backyard Ultra World Championships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThis issue's UK Ultrarunning Hall of Fame inducts three remarkable figures: Billy Bland, the Borrowdale quarryman whose Bob Graham Round record stood for 36 years; Frances Hayward, who ran the Comrades Marathon unofficially in 1923 and went to the theatre afterwards; and William Sichel, who didn't start running seriously until 39 and went on to complete the world's longest certified footrace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eWe also bring you expert gear advice from Donnie Campbell and Mike Parsons, a moving account from Lisa Jackson of running her 109th marathon after bereavement and injury, and a tribute to Ourea Events — the organisation behind the Dragon's Back Race and Cape Wrath Ultra — which closed its doors in March 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eCreated, printed and bound in the UK. We think it’s the best ultrarunning magazine in the world. Why not find out for yourself?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ULTRA Magazine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58047881347459,"sku":null,"price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1211\/4122\/files\/Ultra_23_cover.webp?v=1778841130","url":"https:\/\/www.centurionultrarunningstore.com\/products\/ultra-magazine-issue-23","provider":"Centurion Running Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}