Can’t believe I missed out on this video. If you have missed this video, do watch it! Even more so if you understand japanese.
May
21
Kaburaki Tsuyoshi at The North Face Endurance Challenge 50 mile.
May
19
Ultra Trail du Mount Fuji from A2 to A3.
This short video is taken between A2 and A3.. what a pretty sight!
Currently, it seems like Salomon athletes are packing up on the front with Adam Campbell on the 1st and Julien Chorier on the second. The third runner is Hiroki Ishikawa from Montrail. Hal Koerner from the North Face was initially strong in the race, has since dropped out.
Can’t wait to see the results!
May
14
Erik Weihenmayer is blind, but still trail runs.
This man here is pretty interesting as he trains his guide dog to lead him through his runs on the trails. While the way he runs with his dog looks pretty awkward, that doesn’t seems to bother him much!
By the way, he lives in a real pretty town!
May
12
mGzm 2012: The definitive mountain runners guide.
mGzm is the definitive guide for all aspiring and professional trail runners around the globe. Well, for first, it’s produced by the Skyrunners Federation!
Do check it out here and drop a comment if you find a race that you will want to run at least once in your lifetime.
For me, it’s Zegama Aizkorri.
What’s yours?
May
04
Jogging increase your life span by 5 years, get your friends running!
You ultra marathoners are probably aware of the good effects of running.
Now, studies are showing that 20minutes thrice weekly moderate sessions can increase lifespan by about 5 years. Now, get people around you to start running too, even just for the tiny bit of 20 minutes.
I have seen some interesting comments on the article itself and will attempt to address it here.
May
02
A short but interesting film on trailrunning.
Basically, a short but emotive film on trail running that sums up the feelings involved.
Wish it was a little longer though.
Apr
19
The benefits of trailrunning.
I just chanced upon this interesting image that aptly summed up the benefits of trailrunning. Check out the article for a mildly hilarious writeup on the individual points indicated on the diagram.
I hope #8 motivates you as much as it motivated me. Haha, have fun running!
Apr
10
Anton Kupricka running in Singapore!
If you hav been in the running scene, you will have know that Anton was in Singapore recently to promote the minimus line from New Balance. I am not sure how much of the trails he covered in MacRitche, but it is nice to see him running over here in humid Singapore.
I was taken aback as I only knew that he was here from the photos after he left.
Would have been nice to be able to talk to him live.
Mar
14
Mountain Hardware Fluid™ Race Vest.
The next hydration race vest to hit the market comes from an unknown outdoor brand in the trail running market. However, this only shows that hydration vest is the future as more brands break into this market and is set to replace hydration packs as the norm.
Anyway, this race vest looks really awesome. The only bad thing is that it comes in one size. I am awaiting more specs on this and see how this race vest can potentially be adapted for ultra racing.
