GNW 100s Race Preview – The ‘Old Skool’ Part 1

It might be two months earlier than normal, but the GNW 100s forms part of what I would regard as the old skool community style of racing here in Australia. Run by the legendary Dave Byrnes the explorer/Terrigal Trotter one, Read More …

How to Train for UTMB – a tale of Soup, Summits, Snow and Seb – Sebastien Chaigneau Interview with Ultra168

  This week, a bunch of athletes will be toeing the line in Chamonix, and right now, will be putting the finishing touches to the taper this week. One such person is North Face athlete and accomplished ultra runner and Read More …

Riding the Line Between the Impossible and the Possible – Exclusive Barkley Marathons Winner Interview – Nick Hollan

It was Aussie ultra stalwart, Phil ‘Spud’ Murphy that first opened my eyes to the world of the Barkley Marathons. This mental race, deep in the Tennessee countryside contains nearly 20,000m of vertical (and down don’t forget), with no actual Read More …

Win a Suunto Ambit 2!

It’s not often that we run competitions on our main website, but in this instance we thought that we’d make an exception, given how cool this prize is. We’re sure that most of our readers would like to get their Read More …

To Plank or not to Plank? – Why Runners Shouldn’t Do It

Once again we welcome back the very talented Mr. Andy DuBois for some more ultra training goodness. The reception to Andy’s articles has been fantastic, so we thought we’d share this little gem with you about the ‘plank’. I’m sure Read More …

Unfinished Business – Stu Gibson reflects on running, records and returning from injury.

Quite a few of us would consider Scottish born, Melbourne resident Stu Gibson, as one of our finest athletic imports over the last few years. A dual international at both distance running and mountain biking with appearances at the Commonwealth Read More …