Tag: 100 miles
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Down Under 135 – 135mi 2021 Report
Location: Lederderg State Park, Victoria, Australia Time: 53:11:38 Date: 14-16/05/21 Overall Place: 2/35 Full Results Down Under 135, this ultramarathon is like no other, I’m not sure you can even call it an ultramarathon. As the website suggests it’s more like a foot race, much of the course in NOT runnable. Off trail sections has…
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Alpine Challenge – 100mi 2021 Report
Location: Falls Creek, Victoria, Australia Time: 26:53:01 Date: 17-18/04/21 Overall Place: Equal 8/38 Full Results Considered one of Australia’s hardest 100 milers and a qualifier for the infamous Hardrock 100, The Alpine Challenge created by Running Wild’s race director Paul Ashton has runners accumulating over 7000m/22,965ft of elevation over the 100 miles. The course takes…
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MVP Backyard Ultra – Last Man Standing 2021 Report
Location: Brimbank Park, Victoria, Australia Distance/Time: 201.18km/30 hours Date: 5-7/02/21 Overall Place: 4/56 Full Results Well, that was something different. When I first heard about the concept of a backyard ultra I told myself it was stupid and I’d never do it. I told myself the concept of running 6.7km (4.1mi) every hour on the…
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Motivational Think-piece #4
EMBRACE FAILURE One of the most empowering feelings is losing that fear of failure. Once that’s gone it feels like anything is possible, you feel free to dream whilst your awake. I believe most of us has this fear of failure however we don’t realise it because it’s disguised as negative feelings and emotions. Creating…
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Great Southern Endurance Run – 100 Mile 2019 Report
Location: Harrietville, Victoria, Australia Time: 45:41:12 Overall Place: 25/61 Full Results To finish off my first year of ultramarathon running I thought it’d be a good idea to take on one of the worlds toughest 100 milers, the GSER100, let’s just say it probably wasn’t the smartest idea. The GSER100 takes you across the Victorian…