Ricky Lightfoot made the long journey to South Africa to take part in the ‘Otter Trail Run’. Marathon Distance. Four river crossings. Over 2600 meters of elevation gain and 11 significant climbs. The record for this race was 4 hours 23 minutes, Ricky won it in 4:15:15.  

Ellenborough AC have a world champion! Ricky Lightfoot won the 77k world trail running championships in Wales. 4th IAU Trail World Championships – July 7, 2013 In sweltering conditions Great Britain and France dominated this weekend at the 4th IAU Trail World Championships in Llanrwst. There was home delight as Britain’s Ricky Lightfoot won the men’s individual race by almost 10 minutes, and in doing so led the GB and NI team to a superb team gold. Interview: © www.mudsweatandtears.co.uk Thumbs-up for Ricky! Given a few days to download exactly what he achieved, Ricky Lightfoot has put in words his IAU world title winning run at the weekend. Humble and relaxed as ever, the Cumbrian-based Salomon athlete explains to MST how the day panned out… […]