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The Stage Race Handbook
A Comprehensive Guide On How To Train, Prepare For and Complete Multi-day Races Including 4 Deserts series and Marathon Des Sables.
Includes contributions from Dion Leonard, Dean Karnazes, and more!
Click here to get your copy: over 200 pages of stage racing expertise!
Stage Race (definition):
A Stage Race is a foot race that takes place over more than one day – or stage.
They typically cover between two and six stages, and often involve the runner carrying all required food, clothing and equipment with them while they run. Some stage races provide food and shelter at the end of each day, while others have a higher degree of self-sufficiency.
Given there are so many stage races with different formats and elements, it’s a wide field to try and categorise. Stage races are sometimes referred to as multi-stage races.
Resources from the Stage Race Handbook:
STAGE RACE BLOGS – TIPS, ADVICE AND RACE REPORTS
Preparing for Racing The Planet Georgia – Update
With 10 months before Racing The Planet: Georgia kicks off, I spent a bit of time this week reviewing my gear and mapping out how I’m planning to train for the event. (to date I’ve done essentially no specific training, and haven’t done a stage race in > 3...
The Road to Georgia – Racing The Planet 2020
My Path To Racing The Planet: Georgia Reflecting on my stage race experiences and how I signed up for Racing The Planet Georgia. *** It’s been almost three years since I ran a full stage race. After running several in quick succession from 2014 to 2016, it felt...
Meet Dion Leonard – Extreme Runner and Gobi’s Master
Dion Leonard is an extreme runner and stage race veteran. He has tackled the Marathon des Sables several times, along with 3 x KAEM (Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon - which he won in 2017), MdS Peru, Gobi March 250km and Global Limits Cambodia (where I first met...
Filippo Rossi: the Globetrotting Ultrarunner
Filippo Rossi is a globetrotting journalist originally from the Swiss-Italian town of Lugano. In the last few years, Filippo has thrown himself around the world, running some of the most prestigious and challenging ultras and stage races in far-flung locales. His...
Meet Cynthia Fish – The Turtle That Completed The 4 Deserts Grand Slam Plus
Cynthia Fish became one of the first women to complete the '4 Deserts Grand Slam Plus' in 2016, completing five 250km races in a calendar year. She has also completed several other stage races, such as the Global Limits races. Cynthia walks her stage races - she is...
Runner Profile – Sarah Sawyer, Stage Race Extraordinaire
Sarah Sawyer makes no secret of the fact that she loves multi-day races, primarily because they combine two of her favourite pastimes - running and travel. She has completed a number of multi-day stage races around the world, including the Racing the Planet 250km...
Meet Tony Brammer, Stage Race Guru and 4 Deserts Checkpoint Captain
Tony Brammer is one of the best-known figures in the world of stage races, particularly the 4 Deserts series, organised by RacingThePlanet. Tony set out to complete a single 4 Deserts race back in 2005, then went on to complete each of the races in the series. He...
Dean Karnazes on Stage Races and Running Far
Hey guys, I recently published the Stage Race Handbook - a full-on, 200-page guide to every part of preparation, training and running multi-day stage races such as the 4 Deserts series and Marathon des Sables. I was lucky enough to convince several well-known stage...
Interview with Stefan Betzelt, founder of the GlobalLimits Race Series
The GlobalLimits race series is a collection of boutique stage races set in far-flung and culturally rich countries; Cambodia, Bhutan, and Albania. The series was founded by Stefan Betzelt, an experienced ultra-runner in his own right who realized no-one was...
Stage Race Equipment Lists
Having a good equipment list is a key part of stage race preparation, whether you are running a self-supported race like MdS or one of the 4 Deserts races, or a supported one such as the Global Limits races. I find that by far the best way to track my equipment when...
