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010 RUNNERSWORLD.CO.UK JUNE 2018

HAVING BEEN A RUNNER for

over a decade and lived in the

same city and run the same

routes for all that time I feel I

have to work a bit harder to find

inspiration and fulfilment as the

years pass. Our goal in this

Adventure Issue of RW is to

inspire you to seek out new experiences and add

fun and challenge to your running.

When we think of adventure we tend to think

of far-f lung places and we certainly tick those off

this month. On page 46 our reporter is surrounded

by the stunning beauty of the Swiss Alps but does

not have the energy to appreciate it as he battles

the world’s longest stair race. Or if desert is more

your thing check out our feature on the beautiful

but brutal Marathon des Sables Peru on page 54.

But we also wanted to show that you don’t need

to go far to enjoy a running escapade – all you

need is a shift in mindset. Our feature on page 30

shows you how you can create your own running

adventure on the streets of your hometown –

whether it’s racing buses or ticking off historical

landmarks on the move.

We were so inspired by this DIY ethos that

we created our own event on our doorstep –

the London Peaks Relay in which a group of

like-minded friends were tasked with running

150 miles to the highest point in each of the

capital’s boroughs in less than 24 hours. Read all

about it on page 36 and then get planning your

own adventure. The only limit is your imagination.

EDITOR’S

LETTER

What’s top

of your

running-

adventure

bucket list?

‘The Italy Coast

to Coast Relay

which takes

teams of three

or four from east

to west across

central Italy:

magniicent

landscape

ideal runners’

fuel some wine.

Perfect.’

• John Carroll

‘A bothy-to-bothy

run on the Isle

of Rum in the

Inner Hebrides

(population: 22).’

• Rick Pearson

‘The Inca Trail

Marathon in

Peru. It’s not

an organised

marathon event

but you have to

run-hike your

way along a

suggested route

that culminates

at majestic

Machu Pichu.’

• Kerry McCarthy
  ‘The Big Five
  Marathon in
  South Africa –
  in my head
  spotting an
  elephant would
  make those 26.
  miles easier!’


• Jane McGuire

TOBIAS MEWS

The adventure athlete

journalist and author

has tackled many of the

world’s toughest races

but in this issue he tells

us all about the idea that

inspired his latest book

Go! An Inspirational

Guide to Getting Outside

and Challenging

Yourself p30.

IAN CORLESS

The accomplished

ultrarunner Ironman

and 2:53 marathoner is

also a photographer and

writer who specialises

in covering trail ultra

and mountain running.

He chronicled the irst

Marathon des Sables

Peru for us in Against

the Grains on p.

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