There was plenty of racing happening this past weekend, with three big ultras across three different States. Over in Western Australia, the WTF 100 & 50 milers took place with some big runs in both female and male races. Here Read More …
This weekend, one of Australia’s toughest ultras takes place, the Hounslow Classic. There are two races, the 68km ultra and the 21km ‘half’. Our attention today focuses on the big Daddy of the two races, the ultra. The ladies Hounslow Read More …
A few years ago I did a post highlighting what I thought were the five toughest ultras in Australia and following some further discussion, it’s probably high time that list was updated to consider a few new races to hit Read More …
When you turn up to a race like Hounslow, one that’s only 68kms long (short in ultra terms) and has nearly 4,500m of elevation, the conversations with other runners inevitably turn to the toughest races in Australia. It got me thinking, Read More …
After a week of mooching around in Mount Beauty and considering moving to Victoria (did I just say that?!?!?!), we focus our attentions to one of the most brutally beautiful races going around, the Hounslow Classic Skyrace. It’s a case Read More …
With the Hounslow Classic almost upon us, it’s time to look at how to make the most of your hard earned fitness on race day. Ben Duffus, the winner of last year’s race knows a thing or two about this Read More …
If you reside in West London, you’re probably wondering why you’ve clicked onto an ultramarathon website, when instead you were looking for West London rap music. If you’re Australian and an ultra runner, you’re probably wondering what the hell I’m Read More …
This coming weekend, we turn our attention to the latest race in the ANZ Skyrunning series, the Hounslow Classic. This race is exciting for a number of reasons, in that while it might be the first SkyRace in NSW, it’s Read More …
So the guys and girls at Skyrunning ANZ have been ‘teasing’ us with some course profiles over the last few weeks, so in some respects it should come as no surprise that there’s a brand new Skyrunning series to announce Read More …
