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run247.com | Jonathan Turner
British duo Marcus Scotney and Sarah Ingram were the respective winners of the 400km Cape Wrath Ultra. Remarkably Scotney, whose course record time from 2016 still stands, was returning to the event to celebrate his 50th birthday. The Cape Wrath Ultra heads through some of the UK’s most remote and rugged terrain from the heart of the Scottish Highlands to the dramatic Cape Wrath lighthouse, the Northwestern most point of mainland Britain.
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run247.com | Jonathan Turner
There was a typically thoughtful Memorial Day update from John Kelly as he got his Appalachian Trail attempt up and running. Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces and it is observed on the last Monday of May.
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tri247.com | Jonathan Turner
Sardinia – with Cagliari – has been a staple on the WTCS circuit in recent years but there’s a change of venue in 2025 in the shape of Alghero on the northwest coast of the island. It’s the third stop of the 2025 WTCS schedule after Abu Dhabi in February and Yokohama just a couple of weeks ago,We’re at Olympic distance again, this time alongside the pristine waters of the Mediterranean, with both the elite women and men racing on Saturday May 31.
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run247.com | Jonathan Turner
Shaunna Burke, a cancer and exercise researcher at the University of Leeds, is preparing to run the Everest Marathon this week, just over a year on from her incurable breast cancer diagnosis. After dedicating her career to researching how exercise can be used in cancer treatment, Dr Burke was diagnosed with incurable, stage four breast cancer in 2024.
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run247.com | Jonathan Turner
Basque classic Zegama-Aizkorri is always special and there were two more remarkable stories to add to the race’s rich history on Sunday. Local favourite Sara Alonso, from San Sebastián, produced a brilliant performance to win the women’s race. And Morocco’s Elhousine Elazzaoui, runner up the previous two years, achieved a huge ambition when stamping his class all over the men’s race.
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tri247.com | Jonathan Turner
Chloe Sparrow (GBR) and Jannik Schaufler (GER) claimed impressive victories on a shortened Challenge St Pölten course in 4:25:51 and 3:44:30 respectively on Sunday. Sparrow led the entire day but had to dig deep in the final stretch to hold off Anna Pabinger (AUT) and take the first professional middle-distance win of her career, with Gabriele Obmann (AUT) in third.
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run247.com | Jonathan Turner
It’s one of the world’s classic trail races and even on sun-dried tracks and with no mud, the ‘Basque Marathon’ delivered another fantastic race on Sunday as the European leg of the 2025 Golden Trail World Series (GTWS) continued. On the slopes of Aizkorri and in conditions unusual for this mountain, the latest edition was defined by a relentless pace and calculated attacks, with two names shining brightest: Elhousine Elazzaoui (Morocco – NNormal) and Sara Alonso (Spain – Asics).
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tri247.com | Jonathan Turner
The reigning IRONMAN World Champion Laura Philipp of Germany started her season in perfect style with a sixth straight victory at IRONMAN 70.3 Kraichgau, adding to her titles there in 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
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tri247.com | Jonathan Turner
Max Studer and Nicole Van Der Kaay came out on top at IRONMAN 70.3 Shanghai Chongming on Sunday as pro IRONMAN racing returned to mainland China for the first time since 2019. Switzerland’s Studer took the tape in the men’s race in 3:38:03, with Van Der Kaay from New Zealand winning the women’s title in 4:06:10. It was a middle-distance debut for the latter, while Studer was only racing the distance for a second time after seventh place at Challenge Taiwan Half last month.
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tri247.com | Jonathan Turner
Did we see two triathlon stars of the future at the recent Outlaw Half in Nottingham? Their names might be familiar – Laidlow and Yee. Jake Laidlow – younger brother of the 2023 IRONMAN World Champion Sam – crossed the line in 4:29:28 to win the 18–19 category. And Joseph Yee – younger brother of Olympic champion Alex Yee, delivered a super strong performance too with a time of 4:09:39 in the 20–24 category. And it sounded afterwards like this could be the start of something special for Laidlow jr.
