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Becky Nixon, Europe, Ultra Running, UTMB, Velocity Vest -

UltrAspire ambassador Becky Nixon recaps her European adventure and UTMB race- Stoked! After missing out last year, I got pulled out of the draw for the 2016 Ultra Trail Mt Blanc. I decided to make the most of it, and went over to Europe a month early to get some serious training in. A friend of mine Adam Keen, who I’d done a fair bit of training around Queenstown, decided to join me for a European Alps running mission over the 6 weeks and to crew me for during UTMB. We hit the trails in Grindelwald Switzerland first. Running various sections of the...

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Becky Nixon, Ultra Running, UTMB -

This weekend, our UltrAspire ambassador Becky Nixon is tackling the granddaddy of  100mile races- The Ultra Trail Mount Blanc (UTMB), in France.  Becky training on Sefinenfurgge Pass. Photo- Adam Keen If you are like me, you will be beyond excited to follow UTMB and Becky on this epic journey. To get in the mode, I have been watching one or two UTMB movies on youtube this week. Below are my UTMB movie picks to feed the stoke ahead of this weekend- The UTMB course in 3D- a great way to get your head around this amazing course! 170km, 10,000mD+ MONT...

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Matt Rayment, Run Wellington, Trail Running, Ultra Running, UltrAspire -

UltrAspire NZ team member Matt Rayment shares his experience at the inaugural WUU2K held in Wellington- I like my running events like my music:  DIY, Grassroots and gnarly. With these three things in mind I was instantly drawn to the inaugural WUU2k, which was held three weeks ago in Wellington. With a busy life, planning to attend a race outside of Auckland doesn’t always pan out, but in this case the stars aligned. I found myself excitedly waiting at Auckland airport on Saturday july 16th, headphones full of the Turned Out A Punk podcast and one eye constantly updating the...

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Glenn Kelly, Ultra Running, UTA -

 Our Alexandra based athlete Glenn Kelly headed over to the Ultra Trail Australia in May, for another crack at the UTA (formally TNF100). Glenn shares his experiences below- The Ultra Trail Australia (UTA100) is an Ultra running event held in mid May in Katoomba, which is an hour out of Sydney. They have 3 races on offer-22k on Friday and 50k and 100k on the Saturday/Sunday. This was my 3rd time having a crack at the 100k race, so I thought I'd post some thoughts on it. Well-I begrudgingly have to admit it- the Aussies have got a really great trail running...

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Kepler Challenge, Mountain Running, Ultra Running, UltrAspire -

UltrAspire New Zealand is excited announce its official partnership with the iconic Kepler Challenge, New Zealand's premier Mountain-Ultra race.   The Fresh Choice Kepler Challenge Mountain Run is described as "the jewel in NZ's mountain running calendar", while it's sister event the Fresh Choice Luxmore Grunt is justifiably respected. Both events are organized by a voluntary committee with the support, on race day, of approximately 200 Te Anau residents. This gives the event a truly "community" feel. The Kepler event has been held annually on the first Saturday in December since 1988, and follows the 60km Kepler Track. Starting at the Control Gates of Lake Te Anau the route...

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