Ultra Running Movies

In May 2016, Contours Contributing Editor, outdoor journalist and GB Ultrarunner Damian Hall took on the mammoth challenge of running the 630 mile...

Beth Pascall and Damian Hall attempt to break the self-supported FKT (Fastest Known Time) on the Cape Wrath Trail, the notoriously tough 230-mile...

Steps follows Ugandan-born ultra-runner Deo Kato as he attempts to tell the story of human migration with his feet, running almost 13,500km from Cape...

The legendary Dragon’s Back Race follows the mountainous spine of Wales from north to south. This incredible 5-day journey is 315 kilometres...

The Spine Race is one of the world’s toughest ultra marathons: 268 miles along the backbone of England, through some of the country’s...

The Steve Parr Round. 115 miles. 61 peaks. Over 2500ft. A brutal loop through the heart of the Lake District, linking every summit above 2500ft into...

In a breathtaking journey spanning 800 km across the rugged spine of the Pyrenees, elite ultrarunner Fernanda Maciel takes on the legendary GR11...

Follow James Gibson's attempt to be the first person to run all 214 Wainright Fells in winter. Faced with extreme winter conditions, James sets out...

Few hikers start the PCT and finish. Even fewer clock a time faster than five months. Professional dentist, dedicated dad, and casual ultrarunner...

A father and ultra runner takes on a 120 km trail race in Chianti, Italy, while creating a record of the experience he hopes to one day share with...

Dreama Team is a film about a mom and amateur runner named Dreama Walton, as she competes in America's biggest ultra-marathon: The Western States...

The Winter Paddy Buckley is a 100km mountain running round, climbing over 47 of Snowdonia's highest summits. Mountain runner Russell Bentley is going...

Set in the Lake District, Jack Jarvis - ex-Royal Marine, two-time Atlantic record breaker and survivor of a near-fatal parachute accident - takes on...

The story of the 2017 Barkley Marathons is told through black-and-white photos and interviews with Gary Cantrell, John Kelly and Gary Robbins.

An Australian ultramarathon runner and pain scientist, Donna Urquhart, sets out to break the world record for the longest run in a polar region. With...

Follows Minneapolis ultra winter athlete Kari Gibbons on her journey toward the legendary 1,000 mile Iditarod Trail Invitational on foot. Driven by...

Five barely-prepared New Zealanders have a crack at running the Lake District's infamous Bob Graham Round. They know the odds are stacked against...

In a time of uncertain politics and a crescendo of differences, American Ultra-Runner Rickey Gates sets off on foot across America. In the midst of...

Dutch ultrarunner Noor van der Veen sets out to achieve a Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the Pyrenean Haute Route.

Follow Jim Walmsley's journey from military service to becoming the first American man to win the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc.