Not only is it Western States this weekend, but there’s some big racing to be done in Italy with the TNF Lavaredo Ultra Trail. This race really is a precursor to one of the two biggest 100 mile races in Read More …
In a little over a week, the World’s most famous 100 mile run takes place over on the West Coast of the US – The Western States 100. So why’s some little Aussie backwater website featuring a preview on this Read More …
Welcome back form the weekend people – we’ve been cruising a 3-day weekend here in some parts of Australia… for now here’s a daily dose of the weird and wonderful… Olson, mountains, France – check it. Running Tarawera? Want to 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 …
I distinctly remember the moment that I witnessed the hold the Hardrock 100 race can have over people – we were sitting down to dinner at this years Transvulcania Ultra on the island of La Palma and Anton Krupicka was 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 …
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 …
“A glimpse of heaven, a taste of hell” – Tahoe Rim Trail 100 mile motto An Ultra168 interview with New Balance ultra runner, Jacob Rydman of Rocklin California ahead of his 100 mile debut this weekend at the Tahoe Rim Read More …
A day or two after the race has finished, we thought it rather apt to give a quick run down of what happened, to whom and when. From the sounds of it, this year’s race was an absolute beast of Read More …
After the ‘track meet’ at Western States a few weeks ago, attention in the US now turns to the ‘mountain men’ and the Hardrock 100 miler. After Barkley, this one is pretty much regarded at the hardest 100 miler around, Read More …
