This weekend sees the showpiece of the UTMB week and the racing of the 100 miler. Along with Western States 100, UTMB probably ranks right up there globally as ‘the’ race for the elites of our sport to participate in Read More …
LOOKING BACK. MOVING FORWARD – a retrospective of the 2012 Skyrunner® World Series from their Press Release The season saw triumph and tragedy, great champions, bright young stars, new races and spectacular locations – ultra inspiring! November 22, 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 …
So this weekend sees the annual running of the Grand Daddy of Ultra’s – “The big dance” the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run. “States” as it is called is on the bucket list for all ultra runners – the Read More …
We all make sacrifices in life – and being an ultrarunner regardless of ability requires it in big doses. Whether it is spending time with loved ones and friends or late nights or favourite food and drink or even sleep Read More …
Watch out everyone, there is a new kid on the block and he wants everyone to know who he is. Welcome to the ISF Transvulcania la Palma Sky Ultra. It took close to 40 hours to get to this small 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 …
An excellent post by our friends at iRunFar highlighted the differing nutritional strategies by some of the US and European elites during recent 100 milers. A number of the US runners move swiftly through the aid stations grabbing a few Read More …
