Over the last few years, FKT, or Fast Known Times have risen in popularity. Or rather, let me rephrase that, it’s simply that the Interwebz has given this genre of running more of an audience. FKTs, if we’re honest have always Read More …
While it’s been a week or so since the Alpine Challenge, a combination of waiting on the results and myself being away a lot recently has meant for a slight delay in the report back, which I also thought would Read More …
The Ultra Pirineu takes place in the last week of September and is a big race on the European sky running circuit. And while the race is done and dusted, we thought we’d provide a round-up for any Aussies keen on Read More …
Get the 3/4 length pants out, add some fluro and bust me out a rustic loaf with camembert… if it isn’t the latest edition of UTMB ready to hit our computer screens in just over a week’s time. The ‘olympics’ Read More …
A couple of big races dominated proceedings this weekend, with one, Hardrock being the highlight of the running calendar. If you haven’t heard already, Kilian Jornet aka Superman won Hardrock with his left arm in a makeshift sling (see below), Read More …
Focus this week moves over to the US once again for another of the big ones in our world, the Hardrock 100. There have been plenty of hand grenades thrown across the Atlantic in recent weeks between the US and Read More …
It was a massive weekend of running just gone with three world-class races featuring some of the best runners around. It was a particularly strong weekend for the ladies of Australia and New Zealand. In short, they nailed their races Read More …
The attention all seems to be on the Ultra Trail World Tour races this weekend, however the Marathon du Mont-Blanc is also on and the 42 and 80 kilometre events have both attracted deep fields in what is often one Read More …
Here at Ultra168, we’re big fans of some of the gnarliest, toughest racing around and Hardrock 100 fits slap bang into that category. The race has a certain allure this year as returning champ from last year, Kilian Jornet is Read More …
As we draw 2014 to a close, we thought it would be remiss after our year in review to not add some thoughts as to what we think might happen in 2015 in the ultra running scene, both at home Read More …
