When I first heard about this run – an out and back along the GNW, covering 550kms in just six days, my initial reaction was. “Awesome, but that’s damn ambitious!” But, it sometimes takes a little bit of crazy for Read More …
Earlier this year, Steve Domonkos became the member of an exclusive club as he ran the Great North Walk 250km trail. With the GNW ultras coming up this weekend (yikes!), we thought it timely to publish Steve’s gigantic effort to Read More …
As the weather heats up and we’re slap bang in the middle of the season of the long stuff here in Australia, we thought we’d pen a few words here at Ultra168 to run through a bit of a strategy Read More …
“The secret is the same as for anything else, you have to get out there everyday and train and train. And when you train, anything is possible” – Kilian Jornet Teralba to Watagans – Leg 1 – 28.6km On the Read More …
Today’s run with Darrel was a good test for these new addition’s to the Bleakman household. The Mooney Mooney to Patonga leg has it all in terms of trail running; uphills, downhills, fire-trail and technical all thrown into one lovely Read More …
I’ve been wearing these shoes for nearly six months on and off, taking them over a number of different terrains, so feel pretty qualified to pass a few judgements as to what this shoe is like and the type of 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 …
It’s a bugger when you get a cold that straddles two training weeks as such, which was what happened to me the other week, which meant two relatively ‘low’ weeks of training with just 80kms in each. Having not done Read More …
Seeing as little Terry has done an update, thought I’d whack a little one up from me too. Everything was going swimmingly until last week when the dreaded illness crept upon me. It thoroughly annoys me when people come into Read More …
M- off T- 15km W-21km Th-off F-13km S-50km Su-12km My first week back and a reasonable 111km. I am happy with the weeks training especially Saturday’s 50k, Dan and I were up on the GNW course again knocking out another solid Read More …
