Ultrarunning Day with Andy Mouncey

Alpine Oasis ultrarunning coach Andy Mouncey is putting on a special ultrarunning day on the 18th of August at The Climbers Shop in Ambleside, Cumbria.

Andy will be joined on the day by Lakeland’s top ultrarunning couple, Terry & Annie Conway. Fresh from smashing his own course record at the recent Lakeland 100, Terry Conway and his wife Annie (who placed 6^th overall in the 50 mile event) will be special guests, providing a Q+A session.

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:

Running French Mountains: Why Would You?

What's so great about running in the Alps? Our coach, Andy Mouncey, gets to the heart of the matter ...


"Now I freely admit to not having the most objective of perspectives on this – I am Coach In Charge for the week, after all – but I figure, put my hands up to this from the outset, get it out of the way, and we can get onto the reasons why running the French Alps is an experience you shouldn't miss out on.


"This year will be my third August in France with Alpine-Oasis. On my first outing I arrived at night and woke to one of the most jaw-dropping views from the apartment balcony I’ve ever seen: I mean, I’d seen the pictures but the real thing literally took my breath away. Peering south towards the high point of the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc route at 2500meters it all looked so staggeringly huge that I remember thinking, 'how on earth do you run through that lot?'

Lake District trailrunning camp: 'from muppetry to mastery'

Educational, exhilarating, engaging, enlightening … and wet! 

Those are just some of the words that sprung to mind when we asked Ant, Tim, Neil, Chris & Simon to describe their experiences on our Lake District training camp last weekend.

Our runners had travelled from all corners of the country to converge at the Keswick B&B on Thursday night, and over dinner at the local pub (and a couple of pints of Snecklifter, the local brew),

Phil's Night of Adventure

For Alpine Oasis cameraman and photographer Phil Coates, you could say that adventure is a way of life. He's clocked up more than 30 expeditions to date, with destinations including Everest, Makalu and Broad Peak - right now he's thawing out after a springtime trip to the Arctic - and his film credits include documentaries for the BBC, National Geographic TV, ITV and Discovery International. Phil has worked in some of the most challenging environments on the planet, filming in temperatures of up to (or down to!?) minus 48 degrees, where simply existing is a challenge - let alone documenting the experience!

He's also a qualified International Mountain Leader,

Magic, Madness & Ultramarathon Running

Andy Mouncey: if you see his name on the
 start list, it's not going to be an easy race ...

If you've ever experienced an Alpine Oasis running camp, then you'll know the force of nature that is our coach Andy Mouncey: an inspirational ultrarunner; a great coach and motivator, and an all-round nice chap. If you haven't met Andy yet, then hold on tight ... and read on.

Amidst his hectic programme of training, coaching and public speaking, Andy's made the time to pull together the gripping tale of his own ultrarunning story so far in his inspirational new book, Magic, Madness and Ultramarathon Running. In it, he gives an entertaining and very honest account of the highs - and lows! - of his experiences