Spain’s Paul Capell, UTMB champion and 2019 Ultra Trail World Tour Winner, is an ambassador for Spartan Trail. Photo: Jordi Saragossa
Spain’s Paul Capell, UTMB champion and 2019 Ultra Trail World Tour Winner, is an ambassador for Spartan Trail. Photo: Jordi Saragossa
Mark Agnew
Opinion

Opinion

View From The Edge by Mark Agnew

Spartan Trail World Championship snubs the UTMB and UTWT – both can no longer hide behind the sport’s ‘amateur values’

  • Spartan Trail World Championship’s challenge to the status quo will snowball ultra runners away from amateurism

Mark Agnew
Mark Agnew

Updated: 11:07am, 13 Mar, 2020

Why you can trust SCMP
Spain’s Paul Capell, UTMB champion and 2019 Ultra Trail World Tour Winner, is an ambassador for Spartan Trail. Photo: Jordi Saragossa
Spain’s Paul Capell, UTMB champion and 2019 Ultra Trail World Tour Winner, is an ambassador for Spartan Trail. Photo: Jordi Saragossa
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