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The season planning guide: which race, which month, which order?
It is early January and the year is wide open. You have your eye on a trail race, you are thinking about the marathon your club is going to,…
How to use the GPX Explorer: a step-by-step guide
Say you signed up for a 50K mountain ultra two weeks ago — the organizer sent you the course GPX, but all you actually see is a line that sa…
How our running tools work — and how to actually use them
We recently added a "Tools" link to the top navigation: a hydration calculator, a fuelling calculator, a pace converter, a km-effort calcula…
Turkey's Race Calendar: A Look at Three Years of Data
While compiling the autumn calendar, something stood out: October has 49 races. December has 13. My first thought was that this might be a q…
The History of Trail Running: Around the World and in Turkey
When you stand at the start line of a trail race today, there's a long story behind you. You pin your number, start your GPS watch, your man…
What Is UTMB? What Does the UTMB Score (Index) Mean?
Anyone who spends enough time around trail running eventually runs into the same four letters: UTMB. Is it a race? A scoring system? A brand…
Trail Race Prep Guide for Amateur Runners
Signing up for your first trail race stirs up two feelings at once: excitement, and a little "am I really ready for this" worry. The good ne…
Welcome to the RaceTurkiye Blog
At RaceTurkiye, we bring together running, trail, ultra marathon, triathlon, cycling, and open-water swimming events from across Turkey in o…