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
Gear Review – Salomon Sense “First Impressions”
We are a creative bunch at Ultra168 in the way we try to find ways to bring news, views and reviews to you as quickly as possible. This is one of those occasions where we had to pull out all the stops to get our eager little hands on the most talked about shoe in … Read more
Shoe Review: Adidas Adizero Adios 2
Today we welcome another guest reviewer, Caine Warburton to the Ultra168 ranks as he very generously pulled together some words for us on the Adidas Adizero Adios 2 running shoe. Caine, who’s a regular on the Queensland running scene, has put in some quality performances of late on the trails, and features on the podium … Read more
Gear Review: Inov8 X-Talon 212
The shoe I’ve been waiting for! Its been around for sometime, but it’s finally made its way down under ‘officially’ and here at Ultra168 yours truly has put this shoe through its paces over the last month. Anyone who knows me, knows that I love Inov8 trail shoes, and while most of my trail running … Read more
Gear Review – Skora Form Shoes – If Apple made minimalist running shoes !
For the second day running we feature another evolution in running shoes. This time at the very limit of minimalism. The Skora Form was recently launched more like the latest Nike Air Jordan – with a giant billboard in Time Square, New York City. The reaction of the guys at Ultra168 was along the lines … Read more
Gear Review – North Face Single Track Hayasa
The search for the perfect shoe is a long running and probably impossible mission that drives us nuts most days at Ultra168. To be honest, a shoe that can be fast, low profile, lightweight, with great grip on any surface with awesome durability that suits all styles of runner will probably never be made in … Read more
Shoe Review Bonanza – The Altra Lone Peak Initial Thoughts
Here at Ultra168 Towers there has been an influx of shoes in the last few weeks, with a number of brands pushing their wares as the season slowly begins to wind up. Perhaps the one that raised the most eyebrows is the new Altra range, which includes the Lone Peak that came along courtesy of … 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
