ULTRA TRAIL SNOWDONIA UTS50 - Vlog, kit & race recap!

[@BenParkes]

Look who’s back! 😁

[@DublinDapper]

I love how chill Sarah's videos are compared to Ben's 🤣 Well done

[@BensDemise]

I went from "I'd love to try this" to "theres no way I'm doing this" in about 10 minutes. Massive congrats on completing it!

[@SarahPlace]

haha yeah i won't be doing it again 😂

[@RodrigoBernardoPimentel]

@@SarahPlace Oh no! I just told my wife I really want to try it, and was hoping I'd meet you there one day! 😂

[@neilsyard]

'ok that's enough' said everything that needed to be said about how tough that looked...well done on the finish and well done for filming it along the way too!

[@prod1gy305]

I can’t be the only one who finds Sarah’s smile do damn infectious? 😍

[@richenglish4576]

Brutal .. brutal... brutal 😫 Congratulations for completing it Sarah 🤩

[@nacho-4917]

Amazing views! What a beautiful race! Thanks for the virtual trip to Wales!! 🏃🏼🏃‍♀️

[@judescott658]

Great video. I like the chill, not yelling at the camera, way you shared your experience. Thank you

[@michaelterryjensen149]

That was VERY tough, well done Sarah! 💪🏼 Twas nice seeing you on the course.

[@SarahPlace]

thanks and well done you!! hope you are recovering nicely!

[@SiriusScientist]

So glad to see a new video! Lovely views but those scrambles looked tough. Great job Sarah!

[@tonyjames6049]

Was a great race! Enjoyed this video a lot re-living the day! Thanks

[@chosenscv]

Well done! So glad to see this race finally happened!

[@Kelly_Ben]

That looks absolutely incredible! Congrats on finishing such a challenging course in less than ideal training!!

[@MrRennieFrumpkin]

That’s next level Sarah- super impressed!! Well done for getting around!

[@joaoguerreiro7375]

Yeeeeeeyyyy!!! Another Sarah’s video!!!! Love your content! Well done and keep them coming!

[@jamiexavier6654]

An epic performance again Sarah - the mist as you were up on the summits was quite mythical and eerie. Well done again!

[@btwellz]

Well done Sarah. Not an easy route. I know the route well as I live here. Top effort.

[@Aloneinhills]

Superb running & well done on a toughie...

[@sophieblockgame6878]

Well done Sarah. It sounds just like me. Loving the scenery but hating the downhill scary bits. Slippery stones, mud,… But you can be so proud for getting to that finish line. 🥰 🇨🇭

[@markg99]

I love those pain au chocolat but had no idea they counted as running fuel. This is the best news ever! 😁👍🏻🏃‍♂️

[@SarahPlace]

anything can be running fuel! the sky is the limit!

[@DanRuns]

A great looking course, but what a wild one!

[@chrisvanbuggenum871]

It's sad you don't do content anymore. I discovered you once you had already stopped. I've watched this before, i just went on this after doing your core workout to send you this message.

[@runningwithmarc]

I did the UTS 50mile a few years back and loved it so much, we had a little different weather mind you! Great one Sarah

[@RunDaddyO]

Great video! Thank you! Gorgeous trails. Really hope to get over there and explore the area some day. Thanks for taking us along and for the breakdown and tips at the end.

[@michaeleaton6249]

Well done Sarah, that was amazing. Glad to see you posting videos again! :)

[@shaunnicholson5389]

So good to see the start line to this packed full of eager runners in these Covid times. Something we have enjoyed until recent times in NZ. Fingers crossed we get Delta under control and vaccine rates up so we can get back into events here in NZ.

[@SarahPlace]

yeah it has been nice to have some normality back, hoping things go back that way for you in nz soon!

[@shaunnicholson5389]

@@SarahPlace BTW, sorry I should have started that all off by saying 'congrats' as that was epic! Nice work Sarah. P.S. Loving Ben's kit (I think I have 3 shirts and about 5 caps!). Excellent kit. Look forward to following more of your adventures. Congrats again!

[@tonyreeves5083]

Great video, Sarah - thanks for sharing your experience on this amazing run (and your kit list)!

[@clairhardywynn5620]

Congratulations Sarah massive achievement - after following ur adventure Iv decided that kinda terrain is not for me - or at least not for my knees !! hope ur recovering well xx

[@peterseager6970]

Thanks Sarah. Excellent vid and well done on completing what looks like a really tough course 👍

[@jackom11]

I was running it also, however it became a craw and i was timed out at check point 3 with my little brother chris. Goodness , compared with UTMB and other races i have completed, it had some brutal ascents. Well done Sarah. More training for me though!!

[@SarahPlace]

ah sorry to hear that mark, there's always next year! but it has definitely made me feel a lot better about utmb which i always used to consider as one of the toughest races out there but it really isn't is it!

[@eugenecaasi5776]

UR AWESOME MADAME. CONGRATS. I LIKE WATCHING ALSO BEN'S VLOG UR BOTH AMAZING

[@adityaroy7616]

So glad I found your channel. I just started preparing for a 10k. Been running for 9 months.

[@Q8Patriot]

Very well done, thanks for sharing your experience 😅

[@emilyrunsultras]

Brilliant video, thanks Sarah. Taking on UTS as my first Ultra this year 😅

[@notjustamumfromcumbria2563]

Great inspirational video Sarah. So good to see you back on KZbin x

[@spencem875]

Salomon “pulse” belt is great for poles when not using them. You don’t even know they’re there when tucked away.

[@lou36heron87]

good job in a tough race, some of those rocky paths were a challenge to the feet, you shared good footage too

[@heggybhoy82]

Well done Sarah , that's a beautiful route 👍

[@pmn8081]

Lovely! 50km run and still beautiful

[@gitaerram5116]

I attempted the 165 km. My first DNF at 61 miles. It was a humbling experience. I sustained an injury at around mile 40 and tried to persevere but there was zero leeway on that course and I eventually 'retired' crushed. I'm still limping around feeling sorry for myself, whilst spending far too long analysing what went wrong. Congratulations on your finish Sarah. The 100km version next year perhaps?!

[@Baby75xx]

well done finishing that race, the scrambling looked scary

[@Siimaging]

Well done Sarah! I'm running the Ben Nevis Ultra this weekend off the back of some poor training weeks, this was just the positive reassurance I needed. Thank you. I hope I can muscle through as well you did.

[@SarahPlace]

ooh that sounds fun! hope you get some nice weather and good views off the top! don't worry about the lack of training, it matters a lot less for things like this, it's 90% mental anyway. best of luck and enjoy!!

[@briantwigley]

It looks absolutely brutal, massive kudos for getting it done

[@susanwiggins6309]

Congratulations on finishing it Sarah!

[@potnoodledad9990]

I love your videos you have such a pleasant nature.

[@sophiecowman5938]

Thanks for posting this. I’m doing the UTS 50k this year and it was good to get a little insight :)

[@hfg4880]

Love your videos Sarah! You've totally got me into trail running. Keep um coming!!

[@dannygrays]

Wonderful vid. Well done Sarah. Good to see Ben filming you this time! I hope to do do a 50k one day but probably not that one! I have a half at Brecon Beacons next month and looks like it will be much much more runnable than UTS. Huge congrats again! Love the phrase, "Complete not Compete"!

[@SarahPlace]

ah that will be lovely, the brecon beacons are amazing! and yes should be a bit more runnable too! enjoy!

[@uras1]

looked like a wild race, great effort on the finishing it!

[@johnackroyd236]

Well done I have done the Snowdon marathon on two occasions which I thought was tough but nothing compared to this ❤️❤️

[@stephenhuman8082]

Admiration and inspiration in equal measure, maybe next year!? Can I also give a nod to the Injinji socks and Altra (Olympus) shoes combo, foot heaven.

[@Dave-kq9cv]

Amazing. Congratulations! You make it look so easy.

[@ThatRunningGuy]

Inspirational Sarah💪👏👏👏👏 Great to see you back

[@maxinesmith8167]

Well done Sarah! We went across to support my father in law in the 100 and as we were driving past the start we saw Ben walking along the road and so we guessed you must have been running it! Really well done. We're sort of tempted to enter in the future but those scrambles looked a bit grim :-)

[@travelexx]

Really useful, thank you. Just signed up for 2023. Not sure it's a good idea as I'm training for the road marathon and just figured this will be as fit as I'll be this year 😂 Worth a try even though it looks brutal!

[@Micky1884]

Merry Christmas Sarah and Ben, hoping you make some new videos in the new year Sarah. All the best 👍

[@jps5871]

Enjoyed, watching old videos has helped encourage me to run. Been running every day for the last 15 day.

[@SarahPlace]

great to hear! keep up the good work!

[@GregChand]

WAY better than UTMB!!! Such a great race, well done Sarah!

[@PTSuperSte]

You guys sacrifice alot to make these blogs I love it and keeping up good running ❤

[@simonbrown5464]

Honestly Sarah, as a fellow trail runner these videos are brilliant 👏 you're a natural at them too so keep them up its really useful! Hopefully see you and Ben at the London marathon 👍

[@SarahPlace]

aw thanks simon, yes see you in london!

[@kONEzzer]

I found your video about a sub 20 5k yesterday and was looking into the UTS today and this popped up, timely coincidence. Congratulations on your finish!

[@TheDangerousKid]

Great video Sarah, as a flat road Londoner I took to the Tenerife hills after watching yours and Ben’s videos, never got the Strava climbing badge before 😁 hoping some of the hills training helps for London tomorrow!

[@amilton1015]

Thank you Sarah -

[@johnjames9602]

I did the uts 50k recce weekend with Mike back in July in beautiful weather, that last big climb is brutal even in good weather, well done on getting it done! Hope to take that or the 100k on next year!

[@efishient]

I’m really considering doing this next year as a finish off to the years racing, following The Wall in June. Didn’t get into the LL50. Really well done, it’s a beast just doing the 50. The 100 peeps are different breed.

[@TurneyUK]

Such a beautiful place tho. That looks like a really challenging course, but so rewarding. Keep thinking I should go one day. Well done 👍

[@reieli87]

Congrats, that was amazing. Inspiring LetZ Go Sarah! 🤙💪 Those climbs and that surroundings wow

[@ChrisBranch]

Amazing video! I'm going to be signing up for next year's 50 when they release tickets this weekend. It's definitely a race that scares me, but your video got me very excited too 😊🙏 I better start training... 🤦‍♂️

[@tpg500]

You are proper awesome Sarah, amazing!

[@kevinhughes8765]

That looks absolutely brutal. Well done on finishing it. Not a chance in hell I’d do it.

[@grantwallace1882]

Great video. I wish to do a 50 km, but when you said that this one was not well marked, I took this one off my list. Fortunately I live in France. Congratulations!!!

[@TheGutlessRunner]

Congrats on the run. Just makes me want to get out and explore.

[@megantalifero15]

I absolutely love your channel .

[@AlexG-wk3nh]

Great run in the clouds!

[@aramis.sasinka]

Nice video Sarah! I was watching some of the videos about the race these days and it looks pretty amazing. Tough and muddy sections like here in Sweden but with amazing views included into the "package" and some alpine scenes on the tops! I'm seriously considering this race! I will subscribe to your channel as well - great content! Well done racing and great job filming the race! Kudos! :)

[@jeffreycapper9385]

Well done. I ran it too and agree it was a tough race. The navigation is always tough on top of the Glyders when the visibility is poor. It all looks the same boulder field with no defined path. Well done, great race 👍

[@SarahPlace]

yes agreed! and well done you! hope you are recovering well!

[@derrunn3r613]

Those race Vlogs are always really cool, and motivating to watch - although this time I didn't really thought "hey, I want to run this" ;-) Wow, what a course!

[@ManuelMartinez-wj3cb]

Merry Christmas to you and your family

[@uncledicksgarage4150]

Hi Sarah, great videos, I am progressing from road running to 24 hours races and ultras so finding your content really helpful. What camera and editing software do you use as it is great quality! Richard

[@mikehewison787]

I take it I'll be seeing you (and John James!) on the start line of the 100 next June?

[@BernardoAmorim]

Uau! amazing views and great experience for sure!

[@davidcallan7844]

Congratulations 🏃‍♂️🥳

[@gorantoljamo204]

wow that course!! Great job !!

[@mtlewis973]

sarah, you’re the “glider!” the mountains are the glyderau (said glidder-eye). absolutely incredible effort, my favourite place in the world hosting a welsh UTMB? i’d better get training!!

[@susannahdalton1556]

Oh my word Sarah! That looked absolutely brutal! Well done for finishing!! I’ll cross that one off my bucket list! 😂

[@runningoneddie]

Cool video. I never would've thought the UK would have territory like that. Not much of a trail runner, but I do a lot of hiking here in Utah and so I know the type of terrain you were going through. Well done and enjoyed the video!

[@SarahPlace]

thanks eddie, it was news to me a few weeks ago too!

[@dalamar6228]

Brilliant video! I’ve now found the Billy Yang of the UK. You’ve inspired me to give that race a go. Is it part of the Dragon Back routes?

[@chapel64]

i just see ben's video he mentioned The Arc of Attrition, hope the training's going well for that. im hoping there's going to be a live feed this year

[@Adam-xx2tz]

Well done Sarah!

[@SuperCookiemonster69]

Well done on getting through it! Some of those scrambles looked horrible!

[@Rebecca236]

Well done, Sarah! Amazing video. Thanks for sharing. (I’m loving that you survived on pain au chocolate! 😂)

[@gmbodily1924]

Not watched the video yet but I’m doing a half marathon next year up the ranger path and down llanberis path into the quarry. Bit nervous

[@Arkel20001]

I’ve come here from Ben’s UTMB video. Did it this year and I also dnf’d, at La Fouly with nausea. I’m looking at doing the 100k UTS next year maybe for the running stones and inspired from this weekend scrambling and climbing. The check point food sounds a bit basic compared to say the Lakeland 100. Great effort Sarah and where do you get the mesh hats?

[@danielsimeonov9319]

Well done! An amazing route that it takes me 3 days to complete hah

[@jamesmarsden1505]

Tailwind is the best, I can only stomach lemon though, that green tea one is like pool water 🤢 great review Sarah

[@KelpandFern]

Great video and race report! To pronounce Llanfairfechan just pronounce the double Ll at the beginning as cchl (Not church, but more like clan with silent h): "cchlan fair fechan". Keep up the great content and all the best through winter! See you out there.

[@ActualAmateur]

Was deciding between 50k and 100k for next year. Thanks for helping me settle on the 50k 😅

[@russamehta]

Great to see this latest video. That looked tough. Congratulations on successfully completing the course. And without falling over once, if I heard correctly. I was thinking at one point, how I would have come back battered and bruised from something like this 😂.

[@rockerune]

Yay! New video! Great job!

[@JoeStaehle]

You absolutely crushed it. Lol if I do just a third of the climbing in a day every muscle in my legs will cramp up 😂.

[@pablosearth]

Amazing work Sarah! Just did my first mountain half yesterday. I totally agree with the Altra Lone Peak! Is there any better shoe out there for the mountains? Zero drop and that wide toe box just works for me. Interested to know if anyone's found a better shoe? Well done again!