During the C2K 240km ultramarathon, the role of pacers and crew became very evident as the field stretched out across the wide expanse of the Kosciuszcko National Park. Nutrition, clothing, reworked splits, encouragement and all round support was called upon Read More …
Over the last couple of months those of us that know Blue Mountains athlete Mick Donges know that he has been living the dream based in the Alpine regions of Europe. He is one FaceBook runner’s status we look forward Read More …
Runners are typically awful when it comes to dealing with injury. It’s fair to say that for us, running is an addiction, thus we find it hard to admit to ourselves that we are actually injured and we can pretend Read More …
So this weekend sees the annual running of the Grand Daddy of Ultra’s – “The big dance” the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run. “States” as it is called is on the bucket list for all ultra runners – the Read More …
Have you ever been midway through a race and had to pinch yourself at just how easy it feels, how everything is falling into place exactly as you had imagined it? How about the moments in a race when you Read More …
Salomon Australia have today announced their Trail Running Team line-up, and Ultra168’s very own Andrew Vize has been included along with Matt Cooper, Mick Donges and Gretel Fortmann. Needless to say we’re all extremely excited and pleased for Andrew, and Read More …
Brendan Davies is one of the those runners who just can’t stop running. At the drop of a hat he will turn up for a training run, race at his local Running Wild Series, compete with his No Roads Trail Read More …
It’s been just over 6 weeks now since I completed the Coast to Kosciuszko 240km ultra marathon. The finish of this race marked over 415km of racing in the space of only 3.5 weeks with the race rolling off the Read More …
This year has been a pretty special year for us at Ultra168. Not only have we all witnessed some truly legendary ultra running performances both here and around the globe from the likes of Kilian Jornet, Anna Frost, Ryan Sandes Read More …
In last weeks interview with C2K 2011 Winner Ewan Horsburgh, he made reference to his support team and a specific mention of advice coming from coach Sean Williams that really enabled him to unlock his potential. So, on my usual early Read More …
