Marcus Escott completes his first 120km mountain ultra

Some of you may already know about the recent achievements of Marcus Escott, but in case you haven’t, here are a few words and a picture below to summarise his incredible endeavours: “Extremely happy to have finished my first proper Mountain Ultra, the 120km Lavaredo Ultra Trail with 5800m climbing through the stunning Dolomites in…

Arena women – SEAA Road relays at Crystal Palace on Sunday 22nd September

Post from our women’s captain – Dani Tarleton Women of Arena….would you like to take part in the SEAA Road relays at Crystal Palace on Sunday 22nd September? The race consists of teams of 4 each running 4.5k. The standard is high – but don’t let that put you off; the top end is competitive…

Vicki Balfour breaks her first sub 6 hour Half Ironman

We congratulate Vicki Balfour who is a recent member to Arena 80, on a fantastic half ironman achievement up in Staffordshire. IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire consists of a 1.2-mile swim in Chasewater reservoir and a 56-mile bike course through the stunning countryside outside Lichfield, Burton-upon-Trent, and across Cannock Chase area of outstanding natural beauty. The 13.1-mile…