Staying safe in the mountains was truly brought home to me this weekend as bushfire season kicked off with a bang here in Australia. It was only this time last year that we saw over 200 homes destroyed by fires Read More …
Last week we brought you the first part of our North Face 100/50 runner’s survey, which looked at more of the training and mental preparation you guys did. This week in the final part of the series we’re looking at Read More …
Last week we gave our run down of the main contenders for the 100km race, this week and just a few days ahead of race day, we give you the ‘the beef’ on the potential podium placings for the 50kms Read More …
Now in its sixth edition, The North Face 100 has become a well-recognised event in the world of ultra-running. The great thing about this race is that it started in the right place at the right time and over a Read More …
We love that we are bombarded with brands to review at Ultra168, and while we are forever grateful to the generosity of these companies in asking us to be involved we always have to think long and hard on whether 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 …
It would appear a new running shoe is being launched almost every week. And the world of trail shoes is no exception. There is so much hype written about running shoes these days. The marketers go out of their way Read More …
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 Read More …
Apparently 48 hours of video footage is uploaded to YouTube every minute ! Thats 8 years of content a day ! No Way ! I wish I had a dollar for every time I have shared on Facebook or Twitter Read More …
This might seem a funny question to pose given that we’re predominantly a trail runners website, but it’s something that pondered my mind this weekend as my plans had to change somewhat to allow for various things happening over the Read More …
