And the winner is… Round one of the Ultra168 Big Aussie Competition
What a race. You heard it here first We called the dark horse, and he came through and snuck a win. But more importantly for you the readers, who won the first leg of our big Aussie Ultra168 Tipping competition? Well, this guy not only got the right man, he also picked the fastest time, … Read more
Mike Le Roux wins Glasshouse 100 miler in record time
Current Ultraman world champion, Mike Le Roux from Cairns has taken out the 2011 Glasshouse 100 miler to become the first Ultraman to win a 100 mile ultra marathon. In the process, Mike has also smashed the previous course record with a time of 15:38 beating the old course record held by previous four-time winner, … Read more
Glasshouse Update #4 – Mike Le Roux takes the lead #GH100
After nearly 100kms, the rip-roaring pace might be taking its toll on Dave Waugh as Mike Le Roux has taken a five-minute lead at the 98.5kms point. Mike was through the checkpoint in 9hrs 20mins, still on course record pace. Dave Waugh is five minutes behind him, with Dave Coombs and Dave Eadie another 20 … Read more
Glasshouse Update #3 – Course record pace #GH100
So we’re up to halfway now and the front-runners are all through, and the exciting thing is that if I’ve got my calculations right, the font guys are on or around 15 hour pace for the 100 miler. That’s a huge 1hr 30mins inside the current course record held by Dave Waugh. For the record, … Read more
Update #2 – Leaving the Loops at CP8 – Scores on the doors #GH100
So here’s where we stand now that the front runners have left the loops at CP 8, which is 68kms into the race: 1st Dave Waugh leading – 6hrs25mins 2nd Mike le Roux – 6hrs 32mins 3rd Dave Eadie and Dave Coombs – 6hrs 34mins 5th Zac BS – 7hrs 9mins 6th Mal Gamble – … Read more
Glasshouse 100s – Update #1 – Dave Waugh leading
So the news on the ground up in beautiful Queensland is as follows: – Dave Waugh in the lead and has just left the loops at 8 after 60-odd kms and a few minutes ahead of Mike le Roux – Dave Eadie is about 5-6 mins behind Mike, with Dave Coombs in hot pursuit - … Read more
Ultra168 Competition – Readers Glasshouse predictions
There’s still a little bit of time to get your entry in, so if you’re still thinking about it, don’t spend too much time thinking With this in mind, we thought we’d give you a bit of a run-down as to whom you guys and gals have picked for the win, and a bit of … Read more
Last day to get your entries in for the Ultra168 competition
It’s the last day to get your entries in for the first leg of our competition. We’ve had a great number of responses from people within the ultra running community, so thank-you for your support. This hopefully means we’re doing the right thing! We will accept entries up until midnight tonight for those that want … Read more
