Beer Bet – DJBLEAKMAN

Faaaaark!!! Trying to finish priority task but getting bombarded by running quality this a.m. Check out this obnoxiously funny instalment from the Swear Bears. Thanks Dan, your running is ass.

New Zealand’s kids are tougher than you.

So I’ve just been reading quite a bit of good insightful stuff about what makes New Zealand trailrunning such a distinct experience and culture, as well as how it fits in with the global trail running explosion that seems to be so very on right now. Than I saw this video, just posted here at […]

First Look at Upcoming Trail Shoe Releases

Bryon Powell, host/convenor/kickass-runner of iRunFar.com and author of Relentless Forward Progress just posted pictures of upcoming shoe releases from the Outdoor Retailer Gear Show on his Twitter feed – @iRunFar – with promise of a detailed write-up at iRunFar on Monday (Tuesday Sydney time). Anybody not knowing what the Outdoor Retailer show is – it’s […]

Running: Are Brands The New Countries?

O no, a thinkpiece. What about reviewing expensive waterporous socks you hate again just to make a point? Running the half-marathon today, sandwiched between questions of “how much faster can I run without throwing up before the changeover zone?” and “would I be faster at this distance in less couchy shoes?” was this much more […]

Hill Sets

Awesome running tune. When I was tweeting for AROC from the North Face 100 a couple of months ago, this came on at just the right time and got me up the much-loved Kedumba Pass. I asked my crew to thank Iron Maiden for it in the 89km tweet but either they’re music-illiterate or I […]

Aussie UltraBeast Stu Gibson talks to Ultra168

Ultra168 is a site you should be following or subscribing too. Check out their website and/or their Tweetage. It’s 5 dudes who all bring something different to the table, but the things they all have in common are a deep love of ultrarunning and trails, enthusiasm for a good argument, and skills. So they’ve finally […]

Hi Carb H2O Beating Runner’s Gut

Go halves with a buddy, order it from here, and punch in the discount code ROGER2011 for 25% off. That works out around $52 for 1200g, which is the equivalent carb content of 50 gels or 30 highly portable cans of Coke. I’m madly keen on this product because it would have totally saved my […]

Hoka’s Now in Australia – Bondi B road shoe review

I’ve been getting a lot of questions from Sydney runners about the Hoka Bondi B’s. So, instead of feeling like a dirty stalker and asking for everybody’s emails (I have a pair in the van, come and have a look, heh heh heeeeeeeh….) here’s the review. Short version: they take a little time to get […]

Previewing North Face 100, Sydney Blue Mountains 2011

Absolutely great article by Pat Kinsella in the latest issue of Outer Edge Magazine. Read all about the hot international and local talent that will be fighting it out up Kedumba Walls this May in what will likely be the fastest, hardest, most throwdown, drag-out, ass-kicking North Face 100 ever. Such a good read (apart […]

How to make a trailrunning video

Actually, this is just a good excuse to show one of the sweetest bits of trail video I’ve seen – steady camera work, great location, good running, and no soggy acoustic guitar trying to capture the beauty of the moment. Why? because it’s already obvious, that shit just cheapens it. I reckon. Originally posted by […]