Nutrition Strategies – How the pros like Kilian Jornet do it at Western States
An excellent post by our friends at iRunFar highlighted the differing nutritional strategies by some of the US and European elites during recent 100 milers. A number of the US runners move swiftly through the aid stations grabbing a few food items that they can chew on on the first few yards when leaving, whereas … Read more
” GNW ” The Grand Final of OZ Ultra’s
These are only my thoughts.Running the GNW is like any game of sports where 2 people or 2 teams go up against each other,it is a battle of wills.8-9 hours yesterday with friends I actually spent most of the day running by myself.Cedar Brush Track Head to Congewai return it has 8 good climbs with … Read more
Hammer Nutrition discount for all Ultra168 readers
As you know (and can see on our website), Ultra168 is part of Team Hammer Nutrition Australia, and Hammer has very kindly offered to provide our readers with a 7% discount on all products on the Hammer Australia website. All you need to do is put the code ’168′ in the coupon code box when … Read more
How to get your nutrition right for a big ultra
This is a question a lot of us ask, and for the most part it’s a pretty hard one to answer too. Sometimes we have races where we get it right and everything goes brilliantly to plan. More often than not though, we’ll experience bad stomachs, have sugar highs (and lows), and sometimes even vomit … Read more
Review – Hammer Bars
Food for ultra running has now become quite big business for the companies that produce it, and not just any old food that we might have shoved into our mouths in days of old. I remember when I first started running, I used to take sausage rolls, pepperoni and maybe some cheese and ham sarnies … Read more
Review – Hammer Endurolytes
First things first, Ultra168 is part of Team Hammer Nutrition Australia, so I wanted to get that caveat out the way first so that if you’re reading this review, you’re aware of that. But you probably knew that already given the logo is on our homepage But the aim is to be as impartial about … Read more
