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The Beginners Guide to Barefoot Running

May 20, 2013, 8:58 pm

Here at Ultra168, we’re big fans of Andy DuBois and the work he’s doing with ultra-runners in Australia as a coach. Andy had 15 athletes running in The North Face 100 this weekend just past and he...

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The Ultra168 TNF100/50 Survey

May 22, 2013, 7:00 pm

The North Face 100 is done and dusted for another year and the ultra-circus has left the Blue Mountains to recover. Last year we did a very simple Gear Survey to understand what you our readers wore in...

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Gear Review: Altra Superior Running Shoe

May 28, 2013, 2:00 pm

Choosing the right shoe is for many of us a bit of science, but also a bit of an art too. I look at my own shoe collection and still feel that I’m learning about what my feet want and how I choose to...

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The North Face 100 Survey Results Part 1 – The Brand Insights

June 6, 2013, 2:00 pm

Welcome to the second year of our North Face 100 survey. In a change from last year, we’ve branched the survey out somewhat to give us some deeper thoughts and analysis not just about the brands you...

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The Glow Worm Tunnel Preview

June 10, 2013, 2:00 pm

Is it a marathon, is it an ultra? The race director tells us that it’s around 43kms in distance, but unlike our road counterparts who measure the millimetres of their nether regions, as ultra runners...

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Gear Review – Soleus Ultra Sole Watch

June 19, 2013, 8:47 pm

It’s a been a busy few weeks here at Ultra168, what with work, life and training for running. However we welcome back one of our resident reviewers, Queensland-based ultrarunner and coach Caine...

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The Beginners Guide to Strava

June 24, 2013, 5:57 pm

If you’re a cyclist / sociopath, you’ll know all about Strava Joking aside, we’re sure also that many runners have come across it and are using it too. In fact I know there are, but there’s more to it...

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Training Advice: Is running with a hand-held bottle slowing you down?

July 1, 2013, 12:36 am

One of the aspects you’ll notice about the Western States 100 just gone and indeed running in the US in general compared to say Australia and Europe is that those guys seem to use hand-helds far more...

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Gear Review – Ultimate Direction AK Race Vest

July 10, 2013, 12:37 am

This week we welcome another guest reviewer, Mark Lee who has very kindly put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard to tell us all about the new Ultimate Direction AK running vest. As Mark mentions...

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Calories in Vs. Calories out – Is it really that simple?

August 5, 2013, 5:37 pm

As you know we’re currently doing a bit of a revamp on our website, so have kept the updates light of late. But in the meantime and to keep things ticking over, we’ve invited the ever-present...

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