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How to Train for UTMB – a tale of Soup, Summits, Snow and Seb – Sebastien...
Back in January when a bunch of Australian names were pulled out of the hat to go race the 2012 North Face Ultra-Trail Du Mont-Blanc the excitement was palpable. Never before have so many athletes from...
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Living the Dream – What can Europe teach Mick Donges
Over the last couple of months those of us that know Blue Mountains athlete Mick Donges know that he has been living the dream based in the Alpine regions of Europe. He is one FaceBook runner’s status...
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Margaretha Fortmann – Running all over the world
Margaretha Fortmann or Gretel as she’s known to her friends in the trail running world is one of the rising stars of Australian ladies trail running. Recently joining the Salomon Australia team, she’s...
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GNW 100s Preview
It’s that time of year again when our attention turns to the cauldron that is GNW. There’s already been talk of searing heat and potential bushfires as the weather pattern for 2012 promises to dish up...
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The Long Run – How Long is Long Enough?
This week, we welcome back Andy DuBois for some more insights into how ultra runners should train for those big races. The long run is a very personal thing, and as ultra runners, we tend to be of the...
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Gear Review – North Face Ultra Guide Trail Shoe
In the past 12 months it would appear that outdoor company The North Face have made a concerted effort to claw back some ground on the runaway trail running freight train that is the all conquering...
View ArticleDaily News: Ultra-mad! The law; CCC from the sky
I think everyone in ultra-land has been on the funny pi […]
View ArticleDaily News: Kilian + Red Bull = mental; The art of nothing
It’s almost the end of the week, and that means w […]
View ArticleDaily News: Dakota’s back; Sage Vs. Kilian; Vive la montagne
It’s almost the weekend and that means long run t […]
View ArticleThe ‘Flash-in-the Pan’ Guide to UTMB
OK, we’re a little late on this one due to international jet-setting travel for real work 🙂 But here’s the ‘brief’ guide to what’s going on at UTMB, which starts at 5:30pm French time today, so the...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Ultra Running Predictions for 2015
As we draw 2014 to a close, we thought it would be remiss after our year in review to not add some thoughts as to what we think might happen in 2015 in the ultra running scene, both at home Read More ...
View ArticleUTMB Men’s Race Preview
It's the turn of the men now for UTMB - Find out who you need to keep an eye on in our men's preview.
View ArticleWhat’s with the DNF?
This year's UTMB saw a high DNF rate among the elite field, particular the men. So what's causing it? We offer some insights and thoughts as to why.
View ArticleUltra Trail My Birthday (UTMB) – Majell Backhausen
We don’t often feature race articles, but when Majell approached Ultra168, we liked what we read about this one as it’s not a ‘race report’ as such. Majell is also a bit of a rising star among the...
View ArticleUTMB Points and the Search for the Golden Three
Confused about UTMB points? Well, fear ye not, Majell Backhausen is here to help explain it all to you in a form that is clear as mud! Having spent a lot of time studying French and just as much time...
View ArticleUTMB Preview – Les Hommes
After our preview of some of the top five ladies you might expect to see on the podium at UTMB this coming weekend, this time it’s the turn of the men where the line-up is just as tasty as a Read More ...
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