Now in its fifth year, the North Face 100 is arguably the premier 100km and leading ultra-marathon event in Australia. For this edition, conditions were near perfect and a record 1,100 entrants lined the starting area at the Fairmont Resort, 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 …
Ultra-running, while viewed a little as the domain of the ‘older’ generation has seen a fair influx of younger runners in the last two to three years. Indeed, it could be argued that quite a bit of Ultra168’s focus has Read More …
My successful journey down the hallowed strip of sand at Patonga Beach started 5 months earlier with a chance meeting with US ultra-running legend Andy Jones-Wilkins at the 2011 Western states 100 miler. A number of you will have seen Read More …
It’s all about the 500 metres of sand at Patonga – that’s why we do this run. GNW throws 174.5kms of the toughest bush terrain at you and then if you reach Patonga Beach, it gives in to you gracefully, Read More …
As the aching in the muscles subsides it is nice to look back on the weekends efforts through the eyes of those crewing, pacing and spectating. In the first of a few videos and photo galleries from this years GNW100’s Read More …
5 weeks out from the big dance at GNW100 and training runs are now becoming a contest of who can think up the toughest and longest training run, throw some logistics around it and then ask the most important question Read More …
You know that trail running is popular when 13 people turn up for a training run ahead of this year’s biggest trail ultra, the Great North Walk 100 miler. What’s even more staggering about this is that it three times Read More …
I was trying to hang off running until 1st August but I am not doing a good job at the moment. Managed to get through Dan’s little adventure yesterday with a fall, and was given a 7 out of 10 Read More …
To mix things up a little this week, Darrel, Gordi and I headed up to Brooklyn for an out and back to Berowra over a lower part of the GNW course, and what is also the start and first two Read More …
