Huts
Four nights in huts, and what each one smelled like
A week above the tree line with a notebook, a stove and a lot of damp wool.
October 25, 2026 · 6 min
Why every ultra suddenly has a cut-off nobody can explain
Cut-offs spread from one race to the next. A short history of a very copied rule.
Next issue: Sunday 15 November
Get the letter on Sunday morning
One long read from the mountains, a few short notes and your letters. Free, and it always will be.
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The long read
Ten editions of one race, and the volunteers who never missed one
I met nine of them. One has marked the same course every September since the start.