Night Time Is The Right Time - Being comfortable at night running for ultras

You will need to be comfortable running at night in an ultra.

It is a different skill set for a different sensory experience. Many of your usual indictors of progress will be missing – the view ahead, for example. Learning to relax and enjoy the beauty and challenges of running at night can transform your ultra running.

Jez Bragg to join us in the Alps!

UTMB: our view from the startline

We're delighted to confirm that Jez Bragg is to be our special guest in the Alps this summer! Our full press release is below. If you like the sound of what we've got in store, there's still time to join us for a week, a long weekend ... or both!

Press Release:
Alpine Oasis are proud to announce Jez Bragg, a member of the North Face Global Athlete Team and the Uk’s no.1 ultra runner, is to be their special guest at their ultra trail running training camp in the French Alps.

A Night of Adventure with Phil

What a night! On Monday 25 June, our International Mountain Leader Phil Coates was one of 20 adventurers speaking at Night of Adventure in London. The event, the brain-child of adventurer Alastair Humphreys, was a sell-out and brought together adventurers, explorers, daredevils and pioneers to share their experiences with a live audience.



The evening was all in aid of Hope and Homes for Children, an international charity working to ensure that all children have the chance to grow up in the love of a family.

Phil gave a thrilling account of his adventures in the North Pole, and shared the stage with an intrepid bunch of adventurers with some inspiring stories to tell, including: