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Winter Mountain Ultra Running Training Weekend 2024

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Winter Spine & Mountain Ultra Training Skills Weekend | Dufton Village Hall  | 16 to 17 November 2024 | All about Ultras, Mountains and UK Rounds 

In Association with Montane, Sabrina Verjee, Scarpa UK and Running Poles UK

NO ACCOMMODATION included - SEE LINK TO LOCAL CAMPSITE BELOW

An immersive weekend of ultra mountain training in the middle of SPINE country, with expert coaches and elite runners.

£300 | Saturday Evening Meal | Sunday Breakfast | Location - Dufton Village Hall | 16 to 17 November 2024 | Montane Endorsed Course

Athletes in attendance are: Sabrina Verjee [La Sportiva | Double Spine winner | Ultra Legend ], Charles Sproson [Scarpa UK/Mountain Run] and Chris Wright [Mountain Mastery UK] 

Your winter ultra journey starts here: we’ve teamed up with Sabrina Verjee and Chris Wright to create an immersive weekend of winter running, skills and training that will prepare you to tackle races such as The Montane Spine, The Montane Cheviot Goat, UK Rounds like the Bob Graham, Paddy Buckley or Charlie Ramsay with confidence. Expect two jam packed days of running skills with expert coaches, opportunities to learn from seasoned ultra runners, and evenings talking trails and swapping stories.

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Meet your coaches: 

Charles Sproson is the head of Mountain Run and has a wealth of winter mountain experience under his belt. Whilst he did not complete The Montane Spine in 2014, he did recce the whole route and made it to Houghton in Ribblesdale, but suffered a knee injury and realised the Spine was not his favourite terrain and never made it back. However, Charles is a winter junkie and has spent many many hours in foul winter conditions hanging off belays, racing on skis and training through the winter on the Lakeland Fells for more than 20 years

Read more about Charles here: https://mountainrun.co.uk/abou...

Charles winning the Marmot Dark Mountains back in 2017 with Steve Birkenshaw
Charles winning the Marmot Dark Mountains back in 2017 with Steve Birkenshaw

Chris Wright is the head of Mountain Mastery UK, a summer and winter mountain leader, plus Mountaineering & Climbing Instructor and a Spine Race finisher amongst other winter races. Chris knows what it takes to 'get it done' and has a wealth of his own experience to bring to the weekend

Read more about Chris here: https://mountainrun.co.uk/abou...

Chris enjoying himself mid-Spine Race
Chris enjoying himself mid-Spine Race

Sabrina Verjee is a highly accomplished long distance fell, sky and mountain runner with a long list of accolades, and certainly no stranger to the Spine race. She was 1st overall in the 2019 Summer race and 1st lady (5th overall) in the 2020 Winter race.

Her achievements are not limited to the pennines, nor the UK: Sabrina, author of 'Where there's a Hill', broke the continuous Wainwright round record in 2021, completing the 325 mile route incorporating all 214 summits in just under 6 days.

More recently, she was 2nd lady in the gruelling 330km Tor des Geants race in Italy. Sabrina brings a wealth of first hand experience to this workshop. As well as giving a short talk, she will accompany the runs over the weekend, dispensing invaluable tips and practical information.

Sabrina Vergee on The Spine
Sabrina Vergee on the 'energy demanding' Montane Spine Race

Together, Charles, Sabrina and Chris bring a wealth of knowledge on how to tackle and complete such races, with all your fingers, toes and other extremities 'in tact'!

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