Ultra-Trail Snowdonia

Super happy to see this fab UTS-100 race report in the opening pages of the latest issue of ULTRA magazine, with some great images by No Limits Photography.
Thanks for the kind words Becky, looking forward to having you back on the start line next year 💪
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With Halloween coming up things are getting a bit spooky at APEX HQ so I thought it was time for another bogus swag giveaway! 🙆‍♂️
To be in with a chance of bagging over £200 worth of prizes, including a sweet Salomon Running Advanced Skin 15L pack filled with goodies from SILVA Global, BUFF, Wild Trail, TORQ Fitness & Live on the Edge, simply like the UTS page then like and share this post!
One Male and Female winner will be announced on the 31st and don't forget entry fees ...rise on 1st December!
UTS 50/100: Beautiful Beyond Belief, Savage Beyond Reason. Trick AND Treat 😈👻
ENTER NOW!: https://apexrunning.co/utsrace
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THE WEEKEND IS HERE! If you just got paid why not treat yourself to a lovely Welsh weekend of brutal mountain ultrarunning next May? You're worth it! 😘
📸: inov-8 All Terrain Running Athlete and Latvian beast from the east Marcis Gubats making it rain en-route to victory in this years UTS-100 in a time of 34:05:57
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Apparently it's #throwbackthursday so how about this awesome video of UTS-50 that just dropped from Great Owl Running!
Sit back and enjoy some sweet tunes and even sweeter scenes! Damn, I wish I could run this race one day 😅 Have a great weekend!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx3hTQDyu lk&t=319s

2019 ENTRIES NOW LIVE - www.utsrace.co.uk
The SILVA Global + Joe Brown's Shops UTS 50/100: THE UK's FIRST ALPINE ULTRA
50/100 miles | 5000/10.000M+ | 10-12th May 2019 | The Heights, Llanberis

MASSIVE GIVEAWAY WORTH OVER £300!
To celebrate ENTRIES GOING LIVE at 9am this Saturday (30th June) to the second UTS-50/100 race, simply LIKE + SHARE this post to be in with a chance of winning the following from our awesome event sponsors!:
+ FREE ENTRY to either UTS 50 or 100!... + Ultimate Direction Race Belt worth £50 RRP + SILVA Global 24L TPU Drybag worth £35 RRP + Hyperice SphereX + RockTape worth £30 RRP + Official BUFF + Selection of TORQ Fitness + Wild Trail goodies! + Lovely bag of ground Poblado Coffi!
I'll pick a lucky winner next week! Good luck! 🤗
SILVA Global | Joe Brown's Shops | www.utsrace.co.uk
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The second UTS 50/100, presented by SILVA Global + Joe Brown's Shops
50/100-miles | 5000/10.000M+ | 10th-12th May 2019 | The Heights, Llanberis
Entry fee: £100/£140, including:
... + 50 or 100 miles of pure, unbridled alpine style ultra-trail running on rugged mountain trails. + Stunning, fully marked routes taking in the most scenic areas of Northern Snowdonia. + 8/15 well stocked and sheltered aid stations & finishers meal inluding pint of local real ale. + Custom 3D-printed trophies for top 5 Male & Female overall & age group prizes. + Race HQ with parking, toilets, showers, rest area & drop bag zone for 100 runners. + Generous swag bag: Event tech-tee, ‘Buff’, postcard, stickers & more... + Official event photographers to beautifully capture you at your lowest ebb(s). + Live timing and GPS tracking so your friends and family can follow your progress. + Hand signed & timed, illustrated certificate for UTS-100 finishers. + Event gift for all race finishers (TBC). + Medical support and physio team at Race HQ. + 5/6 UTMB points respectively. + A head full of memories you won’t forget in a hurry!
UTS: Beautiful Beyond Belief, Savage Beyond Reason.
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F R E E COFFEE! ☕😋
Entries to the second UTS 50/100 race go LIVE next Saturday morning on the 30th (race weekend is 10-12th May 2019). To celebrate, I'm giving away four bags of fresh ground Poblado Coffi worth nearly £24!
Simply like and share this post to be in with a chance of winning! 🍀🤗
... COMPETITION NOW CLOSED!
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Want to get a feel for what went on behind the scenes leading up to UTS? Check out Great Owl Running's video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPcI42IDx ow
12 hours sleep in one week. That's how we roll. Lessons were learnt. Thank you to all the amazing volunteers who supported the event this year!
#APEXARMY | www.utsrace.co.uk

Presenting the 13 finishers of the inaugural SILVA Global + Joe Brown's Shops UTS-100.
With a winning time of 34 hours and a 71% DNF rate, plus some spicy course changes for next year, only the strongest mountain ultrarunners need apply.
Arguably the toughest 100-miler in the world, who will join the sophomore class of 2019?...
... UTS-100: Beautiful beyond belief. Savage beyond reason.
#APEXARMY | www.utsrace.co.uk
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Official inaugural SILVA Global | Joe Brown's Shops UTS-50 images captured by the talented John Shedwick Photography.
For a selection of hi-res, optimised/edited images, suitable for print and with watermark added/removed please contact me directly: michaeljamesjones@outlook.com
£8/each, £20 for 3, £30 for 5. Thank you!
... Mike :)
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A few more pictures from last weekends amazing race, get tagging!
#APEXARMY | www.utsrace.co.uk

Hold on to your hats - Race photos coming very soon.
Meanwhile... Do you remember how fresh you were at the start of the 50...?
Michael Jones / APEXRUNNING.CO ~ Joe Brown's Shops ~ SILVA Global ~ John Shedwick Photography

A huge thank you to all who took on the inaugural SILVA UTS 50/100, hope you are all recovering well! Here is a little reminder of the race as it unfolded over the weekend and the stunning scenery along the way.
This is UTS: Beautiful beyond belief. Savage beyond reason.
SILVA Global | Joe Brown's Shops
... Production: No Limits Photography
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The official event photography captured by the talented John Shedwick Photography will be online by the weekend, but until then here's a few pics of the 100 start: https://www.sportpictures.cymru/…/Ultra -Trail-Snowdonia-10…/
SILVA Global | Joe Brown's Shops | #APEXARMY | www.utsrace.co.uk

And it's a wrap!! Congratulations to all who stepped onto the start line of the inaugural UTS 50/100 it was one epic weekend of UK alpine racing ... see you next year?!?
SILVA Global | Joe Brown's Shops | Michael Jones / APEXRUNNING.CO | No Limits Photography

Official inaugural SILVA Global | Joe Brown's Shops UTS Prize Giving/Registration images captured by the talented John Shedwick Photography
For a selection of hi-res, optimised/edited images, suitable for print and with watermark added/removed please contact me directly: michaeljamesjones@outlook.com
£8/each, £20 for 3, £30 for 5. Thank you!
... Mike :)
www.utsrace.co.uk
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Official inaugural SILVA Global | Joe Brown's Shops UTS-50 images captured by the talented John Shedwick Photography.
For a selection of hi-res, optimised/edited images, suitable for print and with watermark added/removed please contact me directly: michaeljamesjones@outlook.com
£8/each, £20 for 3, £30 for 5. Thank you!
... Mike :)
www.utsrace.co.uk
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