With only a few weeks left before the North Face 100, many people will start to turn their attention to the gear they have to carry – or in some cases panic mildly about what they haven’t got yet! It’s Read More …
Training up and down stairs is maybe not one of the first things you think about as part of your training repertoire, but it’s something that’s gaining popularity in the training stakes, particularly if you’re nowhere near any large hills. Read More …
After the plethora of racing that’s been going on recently, we thought we’d get back down to business with a good old-fashioned gear review. First up in this slightly quieter season of ultras is the new kid on the block Read More …
Now in its sixth edition, The North Face 100 has become a well-recognised event in the world of ultra-running. The great thing about this race is that it started in the right place at the right time and over a Read More …
We love that we are bombarded with brands to review at Ultra168, and while we are forever grateful to the generosity of these companies in asking us to be involved we always have to think long and hard on whether Read More …
We decided to run a poll to get a sense as to the type of gear that people were using in what is probably the biggest individual ultra of the year in Australia. What’s interesting here for us at Ultra168, Read More …
If you know your running in the Blue Mountains, then you know who Andy Lee is. The phrase ‘tough as boots’ gets used a lot, as does ‘have you seen the size of his thighs’ as he runs through checkpoints Read More …
With all the advice on gear in the lead-up to North Face, we thought we’d run a quick survey of all those guys and gals who ran the damn thing to find out what you actually went with during the Read More …
Now in its fifth year, the North Face 100 is arguably the premier 100km and leading ultra-marathon event in Australia. For this edition, conditions were near perfect and a record 1,100 entrants lined the starting area at the Fairmont Resort, Read More …
Or man of muscle Andy Lee? It’s the biggest ultra of the year and we’re bringing you the live coverage as it unfolds. Our very own Andrew Vize will be out and about on the course, and we have hooked Read More …
