Over the last few weeks, we’ve witnessed some great performances from Australian guys and gals on the world stage. With the growth and popularity of the sport booming down under, more races, more entrants and smarter training, we’re seeing all Read More …
Over the weekend a remarkable race unfolded in the principality of Andorra – the Ronda dels Cims 100 miler. As part of the 2013 Skrunner series it is total circumnavigation of the country by foot and all at altitude. Recent heavy snowfalls Read More …
While the Aussies have been running around in circles at the Centennial Park Ultra and others have been making sandcastles and drinking piccolos at the Surf Coast Century the big boys and girls of global trail running have been finalising Read More …
This past couple of months has seen a frenzy of big ultras attracting big names to some exotic locations. With a brief breather before it all starts again with UTMB I thought it quite timely to share an account of Read More …
Since we launched Ultra168 about a year ago we put up a number of other sites and blogs as links we thought our readers would find most interesting – and without a shadow of doubt since day 1 and to Read More …
When a company with a reputation for producing the highest quality mountain gear decides to turn its attention to trail running gear I was all ears. Especially as I have been on a long search for a quality running jacket Read More …
Whilst the International SkyRunning Federations 2012 Zegama Marathon is not strictly an ultra, we thought it worthy of some attention. Why ? Well, when World Mountain Running Champion and 2hr 14m marathoner American Max King takes 4 hours to run Read More …
One of the standout performances for me this weekend was the return to the podium for Nikki Kimball. Nikki has pretty much done it all at the major ultras around the world. Her 3 wins at Western States and course Read More …
As the previous weekend’s incredible display of mountain running is still fresh in our mind the world’s trail running community will soon turn their attention away from the volcanos of The Canary Islands towards the steep hills of the Pyrenees Read More …
We recently received some exciting news at Ultra168 – we have been invited to join the worlds best runners when they come together in May to compete over two whole weeks of extreme mountain running as part of the Skyrunner® Read More …
