It is exactly five weeks before the 2012 Dragon’s Back Race™! During the last week of July, the event Race Director, Shane Ohly, has been busy in Wales making the final checks on the course before the event. This video was taken on the afternoon of Saturday 28th July at the final checkpoint before the finish at Carreg Cennen Castle a few miles away.

In addition to the individually numbered silicone wristbands, each competitor will also receive an individually number t-shirt (competitor 1, 2, 3 etc to 100). These will be totally unique and ONLY 100 will be printed and they will ONLY be given to competitors at registration.

This morning we signed off the Dragon’s Back Race trophies and production is beginning immediately. Each of the smaller trophies, which every finisher will receive, is hand cast in replica bronze and weighs nearly ½ kg.

With the approaching 2012 London Olympics Games we thought we’d have some fun and take the opportunity to make some interesting comparisons between the 2012 London Olympics and the Dragon’s Back Race™…

Fifteen More Places Available Now! We are very excited to announce that there are now 15 more places available on the Dragon’s Back Race™ this September!

Berghaus has announced that it will be sponsoring two high profile competitors in this year’s Dragon’s Back Race™. The company is supporting Helene Whitaker, who won the original race in 1992, and Stephen Birkinshaw, seven times winner of the KIMM/OMM. Helene and Stephen have been working with Berghaus during recent months, helping to test and refine a new range of products that they will use during the race, which will be held from 3 to 7 September.

Today, Ourea Ltd - who organise the Dragon's Back Race - have joined the 1% For The Planet movement.

Having carefully reviewed the accepted entries list and made a prediction on the number withdrawals we anticipate in the weeks prior to the event, today we have made the decision to offer everyone on the waiting list a place at the 2012 Dragon’s Back Race™.

Nutrition strategies and energy balance of ultra-endurance mountain runners. If you have a confirmed entry to the Dragon's Back Race, would you also like to participate in valuable sport nutrition research?