The Ego has landed – The Transvulcania Hype Machine kicks into gear
Watch out everyone, there is a new kid on the block and he wants everyone to know who he is. Welcome to the ISF Transvulcania la Palma Sky Ultra. It took close to 40 hours to get to this small island off the West Saharan coast, and the last 48 hours has been filled with … Read more
Ultra168 is off to Europe to mix with the greats at Transvulcania and Zegama
We recently received some exciting news at Ultra168 – we have been invited to join the worlds best runners when they come together in May to compete over two whole weeks of extreme mountain running as part of the Skyrunner® World Series in Europe. The first of these races is the Transvulcania on the Spanish Island … Read more
TNF50 Race wrap up – The End of Year Showdown doesn’t Disappoint
Well, what a weekend of racing! The worlds best descended on the Marin Headlands to go toe to toe in the final battle of what has been a very competitive ultra racing season. In near perfect conditions the racing lived up to its expectation, that this is one stacked field with Wardian, Roes, Meltzer, Bragg, … Read more
Ultra Running Weekend Wrap-Up
This weekend has seen huge activity on the ultra and trail running scene all over the world with some amazing results by our very own Aussie athletes (see the Commonwealth Post by Dan) and some comebacks by some of the worlds elite runners. We have also seen the cancellation of yet another remote outback run … Read more
Jacob Rydman – Track, Trails and the Tahoe Rim 100 Miler
“A glimpse of heaven, a taste of hell” – Tahoe Rim Trail 100 mile motto An Ultra168 interview with New Balance ultra runner, Jacob Rydman of Rocklin California ahead of his 100 mile debut this weekend at the Tahoe Rim Trail. A few weeks ago, late in the afternoon, Marcus Warner and I were out … Read more
The final few days
For those hardened ultra runners who enjoy reading as much material as possible, good old Bryon Powell over at irunfar.com has compiled all of the blogs and interviews of the leading runners into one great resource for us to mull over. It’s fair to say that this really will be one of the most hotly … Read more
The Australians are coming part 2 – The Calm Before The Storm!
After leaving the delights of the Auburn trails and after a solid training block, Andrew, Laura and I headed to race central in Squaw Valley. The drive finally whetted the appetite for what is to come in the early stages of the race as we climbed through stunning alpine scenery with majestic snow topped peaks. … Read more
Excellent Geoff Roes Video – Running Times
While we’ve taken a slightly biased tone on Ultra168 towards the non-US runners, it’s about time we gave some airtime to perhaps the leading 100 mile runner in the World right now, Geoff Roes. We do like to bang on about Kilian, however Geoff’s stats speak for themselves – he’s never lost a 100 mile … Read more
