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The Art and Science of Running Around in Circles – Stromlo 12 hour
Running around a 1km circuit sounds simple on paper – the reality is hugely different and very much the sentiment from many of the competitors after the inaugural Injinji Stromlo 12 hour track event held this weekend just gone. Dan and Marcus signed up for this run a few months ago, thinking that it would … Read more
Vibram Hong Kong 100km Race Report – Ryan Sandes wins again
Ryan Sandes takes Vibram Hong Kong 100 title in new course record despite fierce Nepalese assault- Andre Blumberg reports. The second edition of the Vibram Hong Kong 100 took place 18 – 19 February 2012 and has already established itself as one of the region’s premier ultra events. The HK100 entered the scene only last … Read more
The Art of Downhill Running – Updated Video
OK… hands up, who honestly and regularly does downhill running training? I mean, what’s the point? Surely any monkey can run downhill and you don’t exactly need to train to do it, do you? More often than not, you can find ultra-runners practicing our uphill running. But as we’re doing our hill repeats with Six … Read more
Track and Trails – The Tale of Three Races
This weekend sees three very different races being held, one over in Hong Kong, where the might of the Salomon team will be in full force once again, one on the track down in Canberra and the inaugural Stromlo Injinji 12 hour track race run by Ultra168 board member Martin Fryer. Finally, there’s the exquisitely … Read more
Gear Review – Minimalist Trail Shoe Showdown – New Balance MT110 v’s Brooks Pure Grit
Guest reviewers Chris Wight* and Phil “Spud” Murphy** have teamed up to give us their thoughts on two of the hottest minimalist trail shoes out in the market at the moment. Over the last month both reviewers have been doing the majority of their running in either the New Balance MT110 or the Brooks Pure Grit. iRunFar has … Read more
Toe Be or Not Toe Be?
A rather bizarre name for a title, but when it comes down to it this feature is about socks, which after your choice of shoe could be argued to be one of the most important pieces of gear you use. The reason this topic sparked my imagination is that one morning as I pulled on … Read more
Running the Bicentennial
You may have come across this little trek already via Facebook, but Richard Bowles is undertaking something that all of us here at Ultra168 are extremely jealous of, running everyday for the next five and a half months along the bicentennial track from Healesville in Victoria, to Cooktown in far north Queensland – that’s a … Read more
Who won the Salomon Sense?
After three days of intense competition and some excellent pictures sent in by our rather loyal and dedicated readers, we have a winner. To ensure fairness all round, we filmed the draw for the nine lucky people who managed to make it through to the final round. It was a case of last ball standing. … Read more
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