As race day approaches I've found a few interesting snippets of information ...
American ultra runner (and fellow ex-cancer patient) has written a fantastic preview of the race on his blog. Unfortunately he won't be in Katowice this year but I had the pleasure of spending some time with him at the last World Championships in Brive.
The start list has now been confirmed and is available on the IAU website. The most interesting name on the list is one Yiannis Kouros. I don't think he's in the kind of form to win the race but one thought stuck me ... will it be the first time he's not finished first in a 24 hr race ?
Also missing this year will be Amy Palmiero-Winters. An amazing woman who runs with a prosthetic leg after being involved in a motorcycle accident back in the mid 1990s. Very close to 200 km (124 miles) in Brive but still about 15 km (9 miles) below her best ... truly inspirational. If she can run 24 hrs there's nothing to stop you ...
The official race website is http://www.run24.eu/en,news.html and it looks as if there may be live coverage. The IAU website will also have regular updates, interviews and other information.
I'm sure many press releases have gone out over the past few days from runners, associations, sponsors and others. One source of internet news local to Yorkshire which I've recently found is The Yorkshire Times. An excellent site for anyone born and bred in God's own county.
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Yiannis Kouros just won a 48 hours race last weekend. It seems unbelievable that he would run a 24 hours championship race only 2 weeks later!
Anyway, good luck! And thanks for the Dan Rose link - very inspiring!
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