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Mount Macedon Preview


No sooner has North Face been completed, than do we have another big trail race of goodness to keep us going this weekend. The Mount Macedon trail races are being run south of the border, incorporating 10km, 30km and 50km events. The one we’re interested in is the 50km race given its new standing this … Read more

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Kilian Jornet’s new project – “Summits of My Life”


So the world of ultrarunning was greeted with a live announcement overnight by the leading pioneers in the modern era – Kilian Jornet. It appears Kilian is going to have a crack at the speed ascents on some of the biggest peaks on all continents. Between 2012 and 2015 he aims to demolish the travers … Read more

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The Great North Face Gear Debate – Salomon Dominates Survey Results


We decided to run a poll to get a sense as to the type of gear that people were using  in what is probably the biggest individual ultra of the year in Australia. What’s interesting here for us at Ultra168, is that we provide advice on gear and let you know what we think about … Read more

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Want to get your nutrition right for racing? Read on…


As a sponsor of Ultra168, Hammer Nutrition has teamed up with us to offer our readers one of the biggest and best opportunities to listen to one of the most respected and sought after endurance nutrition experts in the world. The number of athletes undertaking Endurance sports, and in particular running has grown tremendously over the … Read more

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The Great North Face 100 Gear Debate


With all the advice on gear in the lead-up to North Face, we thought we’d run a quick survey of all those guys and gals who ran the damn thing to find out what you actually went with during the race. While we’re not going to cover off all equipment, we thought we’d cover off … Read more

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Ryan Sandes and Beth Cardelli take the honours at the North Face 100


Now in its fifth year, the North Face 100 is arguably the premier 100km and leading ultra-marathon event in Australia. For this edition, conditions were near perfect and a record 1,100 entrants lined the starting area at the Fairmont Resort, Leura to run through some of the most stunning scenery in the world. This year … Read more

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When the going gets tough the tough get going – Zegama 2012


Whilst the International SkyRunning Federations 2012 Zegama Marathon is not strictly an ultra, we thought it worthy of some attention. Why ? Well, when World Mountain Running Champion and 2hr 14m marathoner American Max King takes 4 hours to run this course flat chat – its hardcore in our books. This years conditions were the … Read more

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North Face 100 Live Coverage


Or man of muscle Andy Lee? It’s the biggest ultra of the year and we’re bringing you the live coverage as it unfolds. Our very own Andrew Vize will be out and about on the course, and we have hooked up all the feeds of people that we think will be tweeting away so that … Read more

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