Escape Trails Ultramarathon Coaching

29/05/2026

Who's joining us for our next guided trail run at Hoveton 🚂

📍Hoveton
📆 Friday 12th June
🏃‍♀️‍➡️ 10k

As with all of our events we cater for all paces, so it doesn't matter how slow or quick you are. We take care of the route, so you just need to turn up and run.

Head to https://escapetrails.co.uk/guidedtrailruns/ for more info

28/05/2026

Trail runners - this one is worth a look.

Trail expert Neil Staveley from Escape Trails has been checking out the VJ Ultra 3 in-store at Sportlink.

Built for long days off-road, the Ultra 3 is designed to give you comfort, protection and grip when the terrain gets more demanding.

Neil’s take?

“I’d race an ultra in it.”

That probably tells you plenty.

The Ultra 3 has a softer, bouncier midsole than the previous version, a smoother rolling feel, protection underfoot from rocks and roots, and VJ’s famous grip - the thing the brand has built its reputation on.

If you’re heading onto trails this summer, building towards an ultra, or just want a shoe that can handle tougher ground, pop into Sportlink and try the VJ Ultra 3 for yourself.

27/05/2026

No Limits

Ultra-running history maker Ioana Barbu comes to Norfolk.

Here’s an invitation to a special evening of ultra-running chat as history-maker Ioana Barbu comes to Norfolk to share her extraordinary story of endurance, adventure and resilience.

In 2025, Ioana became the first person ever to complete the Beyond the Ultimate Global Race Series in one calendar year - Swedish Lapland (Ice Ultra), Namib Desert (Desert Ultra) Peru’s Manu National (Jungle Ultra) and the Tian Shan Mountains in Kyrgyzstan (Mountain Ultra)

Before she takes on the Tahoe 200 join Ioana in conversation with Neil Oxbury (Braydeston Milers and former Radio Broadland Sports Editor) on Friday 29th May at Lingwood Village Hall at 7.30pm.
Tickets are £5. To book, contact [email protected].

25/05/2026

There is something mildly bonkers about preparing for mountainous ultras while living in Norfolk.

You lace up your trail shoes, step outside, and are greeted not by towering ridge lines or endless climbs, but by sugar beet fields, quiet lanes, and horizons so flat they seem drawn with a ruler. The highest point of your run might genuinely be a railway bridge.

Yet every year, large numbers of us runners from flat counties across the UK stand on start lines in the Lake District, Snowdonia, the Alps, or the Highlands — and finish strong

https://escapetrails.co.uk/2026/05/25/training-for-mountainous-ultras-in-flat-norfolk/

18/05/2026

Well done to everyone that joined us for our Iceni Ultra yesterday, with several people running their first ultra 🥳

We had such a great day too, and it felt like a perfect way to celebrate ahead of our 7th Birthday tomorrow!

18/05/2026

06/05/2026

No Limits

Ultra-running history maker Ioana Barbu comes to Norfolk.

Here’s an invitation to a special evening of ultra-running chat as history-maker Ioana Barbu comes to Norfolk to share her extraordinary story of endurance, adventure and resilience.
In 2025, Ioana became the first person ever to complete the Beyond the Ultimate Global Race Series in one calendar year - Swedish Lapland (Ice Ultra), Namib Desert (Desert Ultra) Peru’s Manu National (Jungle Ultra) and the Tian Shan Mountains in Kyrgyzstan (Mountain Ultra)

Before she takes on the Tahoe 200 join Ioana in conversation with Neil Oxbury (Braydeston Milers and former Radio Broadland Sports Editor) on Friday 29th May at Lingwood Village Hall at 7.30pm.

Tickets are £5. To book, contact [email protected].

05/05/2026

Starting this Friday we return with our Friday evening 10k guided trail runs.

Each one is set in a different location, each one offering a different experience.

Head to our website for more information https://escapetrails.co.uk/guidedtrailruns/

05/05/2026

28/04/2026

High Lodge will always be one of our favourite places to run 🤩