Hounslow Classic- Kiwi Preview.
This weekend the inaugural running of the Hounslow Classic will take place in the Grose Valley of the Blue Mountains of Australia. The Hounslow is part of the 2015 ANZ Skyrunning Series and like…
Skyrunning ANZ Series Points- 5 Races Down.
Below is, our guesstimate, of the top 15 males and females in the Skyrunning Australia New Zealand Oceania Series after 5 of the 7 races. Hounslow Classic and Sky Rock ‘n’ Run both…
Mt Difficulty Ascent Report
The Mt Difficulty Ascent on Saturday delivered on its promise of a brutally steep, demanding course. While the races namesake, Mt Difficulty its self, lacked any significant snow cover, the wind picked up…
2015 Buffalo Stampede Report
A small but strong kiwi contingent traveled to Bright, Victoria for this past weekend’s Buffalo Stampede Skyrunning event. The Buffalo was the Oceania Skyrunnng Championships in the 42km and 75km distances and as such attracted a…
Jo Johansen pre Buffalo Ultra
Jo Johnasen is fired up and ready to go for the Buffalo Ultra this Saturday! In the last 13 months Jo has gone from unknown, to winning the Tarawera Ultra, dropping out of…
Jo Johansen Hillary Ultra Report
Jo Johansen gives us her race report from race 2 in the Australia/New Zealand Sky Running Series- The Hillary Ultra. Its not just the toughness factor and the out of this world scenery…
Kaimai Killer – Preview
Come 5am this Saturday the Karangahake Gorge and Kaimai Ranges will fill up with trail runners in the Blackmore’s XTERRA Trail Challenge Waihi. The event has Trail Tigers, 7.3, 13, 19, 42.2 and 60km options…
My first DNF- Jo Johansen
Jo Johansen, winner of this years Tarawera Ultra, talks about DNF’ing at TNF100 and what contributed to her ending up in Katoomba Hospital. DNF…… Those three letters sound haunting and look so disappointing. I…
Jo Johansen Tarawera Race Report
Last weekend at the shortened Tarawera Ultra Jo Johansen was, for many (including myself), an unknown name, that stormed to victory in the woman’s race. Below is Jo’s account of her race. It was…
December 3, 2014
Marty — Go the Dark Horse !!
October 9, 2014
Mouth of the South — Don't worry, I did my research ;-)
October 9, 2014
David — So Josh ran a 6.19 50 miler last weekend with a few hills and plenty of water on the track....
October 9, 2014
Josh — A dead bird told me Matt Battley was planning on coming back for the 19k. Also Jono Jackson let...
