Win A Free Lakeland 50 Entry!

We told you all about the exciting new Lakeland 100 and Lakeland 50 events last week and now you could win one of three free 50-mile places in the first ever 'Ultra Tour of the Lake District' with OUTDOORSmagic.

The event takes place on 8-10 August, 2008 and uses footpaths and bridleways throughout. The 100-miler is intended for serious athletes, but the Lakeland 50 is designed to be very doable by keen weekend walkers and runners and to be challenging without being impossible.

Win A OUTDOORSmagic Team Place

The good news is that we have a free team place for three lucky OUTDOORSmagic members for the Lakeland 50 event. The aim is to complete the 50-mile course, which starts in the northern Lakes and finishes in Coniston, within 24 hours and, just as importantly, have some fun along the way.

You'll obviously need a good level of general outdoors fitness and navigation skills, though the organisers also recomend that you carry a GPS unit.

We reckon it's going to be a fantastic challenge, with a really epic feel in outstanding scenery.

To win a place, all you have to do is send an e-mail to editor@outdoorsmagic.com with the subject line 'Lakeland 50' telling us in no more than 50 words, which qualities you think you'd need to complete the event.

Closing date for entries is Thursday 10 July and we'll notify the winners shortly afterwards. The winning team will also have the chance of a free fitness assessment and advice from race director and fitness coach Marc Laithwaite of www.theendurancecoach.com.

More Information

You can find full information about the Lakeland 100 and Lakeland 50 events together with online entry at www.lakeland100.com.