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The Dragon Lives On... Ultra X Secures the Future of Dragon’s Back Race and Northern Traverse. Ultra X is proud to announce the acquisition of Dragon’s Back Race and Northern Traverse out of administration, securing the future of two of the UK’s most respected and demanding endurance events. Former Ourea Events Operations Director Greg Mickelborough has joined the Ultra X group and will be heading up the delivery of the two events. Shane Ohly, former CEO of Ourea Events, has been contracted by the group to ensure ongoing event continuity. “I’m very pleased that Ultra X has secured the future of Dragon’s Back Race and Northern Traverse, an organisation that shares a strong commitment to operational excellence, participant experience, and attention to detail. It is also very encouraging that Ultra X will be honouring existing entries. I’m confident this represents an exciting new chapter for both events.” said former Ourea Events CEO Shane Ohly. “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Dragon’s Back Race and Northern Traverse into the Ultra X family. Our priority now is to provide certainty for participants and to deliver these events in the way that people already love!,” said Ultra X co-founders Sam Heward and Jamie Sparks. As a gesture of goodwill: • The 2026 edition of Dragon’s Back Race will go ahead as planned in its existing format. All existing entries will be honoured. • All entrants for the 2026 Northern Traverse will have their places transferred to the 2027 edition. • All entrants to Cape Wrath Ultra 2026, which the Ultra X Group will not be organising, will be able to convert the fee they paid into Ultra X race credit. This credit will be redeemable against any races operated by the Ultra X group for a period of up to 3 years. That includes Dragon’s Back Race and Northern Traverse. Full press release and details for entering the 2026/7 editions of these legendary events can be found on the respective websites. Mae’r Ddraig yn Byw Ymlaen.

‼️ Important Statement from Shane Ohly at Ourea Events ✍️ “It is with deep regret that I must announce that Ourea Events has ceased trading and is currently in discussions with professional advisors. This is a deeply painful moment for everyone involved with the business, including our participants, staff, partners, suppliers, volunteers, and the wider trail running community that has supported our events for the last fifteen years. I am truly sorry that we have reached this point.   We are especially aware of participants who have already paid race entry fees for our events. By opting to cease trading at this stage, our goal is to maximise the likelihood that the events will continue under a different structure or ownership. We sincerely hope this approach will give the best opportunity to protect the events and, where possible, deliver value for participants and creditors. At this stage, although it was difficult, we decided that the only responsible action was to cease trading and allow the business to undergo a reorganisation. This decision impacts all Ourea Events races scheduled for 2026, including:   🔹Northern Traverse (including the Lakes Traverse, Dales Traverse, and Moors Traverse) 🔸Cape Wrath Ultra 🔹Dragon’s Back Race 🔸Skyline Scotland   These events will not go ahead in 2026 under Ourea Events. We understand that many participants will be deeply disappointed and frustrated. Participants will be contacted in due course. We must ask you not to contact Ourea Events, as no one will be able to respond. (continued in comments…) ⬇️

Happy International Women’s Day! 👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏾 A big shout out and thank you 🙏 to all the lovely women who have run, volunteered, worked and supported us here at Ourea Events over the years! 🙌🙌 This #IWD we encourage you to continue to spread the love of running 🏃🏻‍♀️and the outdoors 🌳 with all the women that you know out there! We look forward to seeing even more of you with us this year! 😍 A special thank you to the following women for everything you do with us (and also for your excellent filming skills 🎥 !) Jodie Gauld | Bridget Glaister | Charlie Williamson | Renee McGregor | Helen Newman | Holly Wootten | Trish Patterson | Heidi Rogers | Zoe Murphy | Sarah Ingram #internationalwomensday #iwd2026 #empoweringwomen #womensparticipation #hereforthewomensrace

💪 How Ourea Events are supporting Mountain Rescue Across the UK Mountains ⛰️ 📥 When participants enter any of our races, we invite them to make a voluntary donation 💰 to Mountain Rescue. This is then topped up by Ourea Events and distributed to each mountain rescue team either along the race route or the regional body. 📣 We are pleased to say that as of February 2026 we have raised £67,650.53 😍 📚 Read more about why we think it’s important to be supporting Mountain Rescue and which Mountain Rescue Teams we’ve supported ⬇️ 🔗 /mountain-rescue-donations #donations #mountainrescue #mountainrescueteams

📣THE DRAGON’S BACK RACE EVENT TEAM APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! 🎉 Want to get involved in the iconic Dragon’s Back Race? 💥 Then join the Volunteer Event Team who will be providing our runners with a great experience that they won’t forget! 🏃🏻‍♀️ 🏃🏽‍♂️ 🗓️Event Team Volunteers are needed Saturday 5 - Sunday 13 September 2026 Wide variety of roles including: ✅ Camp Team ✅ Technical Services Team ✅ Aid Station & Transport Team ✅ Catering Assistants ✅ Course Operations Enter via the 🔗/event.php?event_id=17085 #linkinbio (also shared to stories) 🔹Volunteers earn £1350 in event credit to spend on any of the Ourea Events races 🔸All meals provided and travel expenses reimbursed 🔹High quality event team clothing An event like Dragon’s Back Race would not be possible without our incredible volunteers 🙌🙌 - so could this be you or someone you know in September? 🤔 Sign up today ✍️ #dragonsbackrace #eventteam #worldstoughestmountainrace #mountainrace #ultrarunning

💥 NEW WEBINAR! The Three Dragon’s Back FKTs 🐉 🐉 🐉 🐉 🐉 🐉 Join our EXCLUSIVE webinar with the only three people (so far!) to have ever completed the Dragon’s Back Race Route in one continuous push 💪 - Bridget Glaister, Trish Patterson and Shane Ohly! In this webinar they will share how each tackled the mammoth 380km route 🗺️ through the mountainous spine of Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 in very different ways and conditions! 🔹Shane Ohly - the first person to complete the route in one go 🔸Bridget Glaister - the first person to complete the route solo and unsupported 🔹Trish Patterson - the first person to complete the route in winter 💬 Expect honest stories, hard-earned lessons and inspiration for those considering the Dragon’s Back Race or their own challenge in 2026! 🗓️Wednesday 28 January 19:00 BST 🎟️ Register for free via the #linkinbio /event/34ff69cd-f0d3-4dfa-bd74-a61fe9b93f85@e2aabc00 -56d1-4e99-9aee-aa9083943622  #dragonsbackrace #fkt #ultrarunning #mountainrunning #webinar

💥 WILL 2026 BE YOUR YEAR TO CHASE THE EXTRAORDINARY 🤩 Happy New Year! 🥳 Welcome to 2026! 🔥 New year, new me, or maybe it’s just old me and you will be continuing your adventures into 2026 🤔 Or perhaps this will be your year that you decide to bite the bullet and take on something legendary! Need some inspiration? 💭 Then why not check out our 2026 events ⬇️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The Northern Traverse/Lakes Traverse/Dales Traverse/Moors Traverse 🗓️ Dates - 28 March - 1 April 🏃🏽‍♂️ Distances - 300km/100km/55km/80km 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Cape Wrath Ultra/Cape Wrath Explorer/Cape Wrath 100 🗓️ Dates - 17 - 24 May 2026 🏃🏻‍♀️ Distance - 400km/100 miles 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Dragon’s Back Race/Dragon’s Fire/Dragon’s Tail 🗓️ Dates - 7 - 12 Sept 2026 🏃🏽‍♂️ Distance - 380km/110km/137km 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Skyline Scotland 🗓️ Dates - 18 - 20 Sept 2026 🏃🏻‍♀️ Distance - 100M/100K/50M/50K/30K/20K/4K 🎥 : @jhpvisuals @steveashworthmedia #oureaevents #happynewyear #2026 #2026goals #2026adventures

🎄 WISHING YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 🥳 A massive THANK YOU to everyone who has supported Ourea Events and each of our events in 2025 🙏 From you, our participants 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️to your friends and family, to all our amazing Event Team staff and volunteers, our sponsors, partners, suppliers and local businesses 🏣Events like these just do not happen without you 🤩 We hope that you have a well earned break and see you back in 2026 raring to go with your race goals and dreams! 🙌 🙌 🏢The Ourea office will be taking some time out during the festive period and will be closed from 🗓️ Thursday 25 December to Sunday 4 January. The team will be back in 2026 from Monday 5 January and will get back to your queries as soon as possible in the new year. #oureaevents #merrychristmas #christmas #happynewyear #festive

💥 NEW WEBINAR! Injury Prevention for Trail & Ultra Runners 🤩 Kick off the New Year with a stronger, more resilient body and future proof your running! Join our webinar featuring advice and tips from two of the physio team supporting Ourea Events on iconic races such as the Dragon’s Back Race and Cape Wrath Ultra! Our two highly experienced physios with extensive backgrounds in endurance sport, Morag Bowie and Robyn Cassidy will be covering: 🔸The physical demands of multi-day ultras 🔹Common injuries in trail and ultra runners 🔸The role of pre-hab in ultra running 🔹Prevention strategies that actually work including targeted strength and mobility exercises, smart use of taping, pole use and load management This webinar is ideal for trail and ultra runners of all levels who want to train smarter, arrive healthier and stay in the race for longer! 🗓️Thursday 8 January 19:00 BST 🎟️ Register for free via the #linkinbio /event/b6fa3511-66f3-436b-bd6e-fe1680d8b377@e2aabc00 -56d1-4e99-9aee-aa9083943622 #njuryprevention #ultrarunning #ultrarunners #mountainrunning #webinar

‼️ COMPETITION CLOSED ✨ Day 10 of the Ourea Christmas Giveaway 🎁 🎄The team at Ourea Events are getting into the festive spirit and have teamed up with our friends, brands and companies who have supported us throughout 2025 🙌 Today’s prize is an Ourea Events Bundle - Failure is an Option book, Survival Bag and a 10L Ortelib Dry Bag! 🎁 HOW TO ENTER ⬇️ 1️⃣ LIKE this post 2️⃣ FOLLOW @oureaevents @dragonsbackrace 3️⃣ REPOST this post 4️⃣ TAG two running friends 🗓️ Entries close at 23:59 on Monday 22 December with all 12 winners of our 12 day Christmas Giveaway announced on Tuesday 23 December! 💬 The winner will be contacted by us directly on this account ONLY (@oureaevents ) and will have 24 hours to respond before another winner is selected. RULES ⬇️ 🇬🇧 Open to UK residents aged 18+ only 🎁 Only 1 prize available 🚚 The prize will be posted after the once the team are back in the office on the 5 January. 🚫 One entry per person. No bots, no third-party entries, no purchase necessary. No cash alternative will be offered. ⚠️ Please be wary of spam accounts. This contest is not sponsored, endorsed, administrated by, or associated with Instagram. Good Luck 🤞 #oureaevents #christmas #christmasgiveaway #advent #festive

‼️ COMPETITION CLOSED ✨ Day 9 of the Ourea Christmas Giveaway 🎁 🎄The team at Ourea Events are getting into the festive spirit and have teamed up with our friends, brands and companies who have supported us throughout 2025 🙌 Today’s prize is a Race Entry to an Ourea Event of your choice! 🎁 HOW TO ENTER ⬇️ 1️⃣ LIKE this post 2️⃣ SIGN UP to the email mailing list #linkinbio on @oureaevents 3️⃣ REPOST this post 🗓️ Entries close at 23:59 on Monday 22 December with all 12 winners of our 12 day Christmas Giveaway announced on Tuesday 23 December! 💬 The winner will be contacted by us directly using the email address that you have provided. RULES ⬇️ 🇬🇧 Open to UK residents aged 18+ only 🎁 Only 1 prize available 🚚 The prize will be posted after the once the team are back in the office on the 5 January. 🚫 One entry per person. No bots, no third-party entries, no purchase necessary. No cash alternative will be offered. ⚠️ Please be wary of spam accounts. This contest is not sponsored, endorsed, administrated by, or associated with Instagram. Good Luck 🤞 #oureaevents #christmas #christmasgiveaway #advent #festive

🎄The Ourea Events Holiday Gift Guide 🎁 Just 21 more sleeps to the big day 🤩 Have you got your Christmas shopping 🛍️ sorted yet? Well if not ➡️ here are a few ideas that Charlie and the team at Ourea have put together for the Adventure Runner 🏃🏽‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️ in your life! 🔹Ourea Events Gift Card Kick start the adventure fund 🌎 and purchase a gift card that is valid for use on entry to any Ourea Events event 🔸Gifts under £20 ✨Salomon Soft Cup 150ml - £5 ✨Salomon Skyline Scotland Beanie - £10 ✨Failure is an Option: On the trail of the world’s toughest mountain race - £12.99 ✨Emergency Bivvy/Survival Bag - £17.99 ✨Blister Treatment Kit - £19.99 🔹Gifts under £25 ✨10L Ortleib PD 350 Dry Bag - £20.99 ✨Limited Edition Dragon’s Back Race Poster - £24.99 Head over to the Ourea Shop 🔗 /shop ‼️ PLEASE NOTE: Order before 🗓️ Thursday 18 December to get these in time for Christmas! 🎅 #oureaevents #christmas #christmastime #holidaygiftguide #festive