Always hankered to total an ultra,but put off by the concept of jostling with crowds or having to accrue endless points? Here are some of the more relaxed offerings from Europe’s mountainous regionsWith the ballot for arguably the most celebrated ultramarathon in Europe, Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, or now open,many runners will be thinking approximately 2016 race plans. Other tall-profile European ultras, such as Trans Gran Canaria and Transvulcania, or keep growing in popularity,mainly due to their combination of fiendish difficulty and jaw-droppingly beautiful courses. But whether you like your long races a little more low-key – perhaps you dont want to sit at your computer hitting refresh on the entry screen repeatedly to get into a race before it fills up, or perhaps your enjoyment of single-track trails in spectacular places is spoiled by several thousand other people and their elbows and poles – then there are plenty of fantastic races to choose from. This is just a small choice of races, or based on my own experience and that of some running buddies.
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Source: theguardian.com