Is Taper Over-Rated?

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In Australia, it’s fair to say we look across the pond at two US massive races. Western States and this one, Hardrock. My own love affair with this race is lived vicariously through the likes of Andy Hewat (going for Read More …
We welcome back Pol Puig Collderram to the pages of Ultra168, our man for all things Spanish and for today, Andorra too. Pol spent some time in New Zealand a few years ago and occasionally writes for us to keep us abreast Read More …
For those of us who read yesterday’s instalment, we’re following the journey of Andy Hewat, long time ultra runner here on Aussie shores and one of the most experienced over at Hardrock as far as the Aussie contingent is concerned. Read More …
If you’ve been around on the Ultra scene for long enough, many of you will know Andy Hewat, one of Australia’s most experienced ultrarunners. I think in conversation once, he told me that he ran his first ultra back in Read More …
It might be two months earlier than normal, but the GNW 100s forms part of what I would regard as the old skool community style of racing here in Australia. Run by the legendary Dave Byrnes the explorer/Terrigal Trotter one, Read More …
The 2015 ultra season kicks off with two races next weekend, this one (64km and 35km options) and the Two Bays ultra (56km and 28km options), both down in Victoria. The latter we’ll preview in the coming days, but for Read More …
It appears we’re a glutton for punishment here at Ultra168. After the uproar that our global most influential list caused in the land of the free, we thought we’d tone things down somewhat by offering up our opinion of the Read More …
This weekend we see some ultra action back again on the South coast on what is probably some of the most stunning trail in Australia, the Great Ocean Walk. Regardless of its name, this race isn’t a walk (unless you Read More …
As we welcome 2014, it comes with it perhaps one of Australia’s best known mountain runs and also one of its most hotly contested too. This race has had its fair share of misfortune in the last few years, namely Read More …