Tag: trails
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Oscars 100 Hut 2 Hut – 100km* 2021 Report
*DUE TO A SNAP COVID-19 LOCKDOWN THE 100KM COURSE WAS CHANGED TO A MULTI-DAY 53KM COURSE – IT BECAME THE ARCHIES 53KM COURSE IN REVERSE ON THE 19TH THEN THE TRADITIONAL ARCHES COURSE DIRECTION ON THE 20TH* Location: Mount Buller, Victoria, Australia Time: 12:45:47 (Combined Days) Date: 19-20/02/21 Overall Place: 1/147 Full Results Before I…
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Winging It
Blog Update #18 So my last update I was talking about walking the fine line, referring to taking on a large ultramarathon schedule and still keeping the body healthy, well….. I think I may be starting to fall off that line! A week and a half ago I competed in my first backyard ultra and…
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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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Walking the Fine Line
Blog Update #17 It’s been over 4 months since my last blog update, and a lot’s happened since. We’ve properly come out of the CovId-19 lockdown, K2 has been summited during winter by Nimsdai Purja (congratulations!) Christmas happened, 2021 happened, Trump lost the election, I pulled out of my police application and I’ve been lucky…
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Two Bays Trail Run – 56km 2021 Report
Location: Cape Schanck, Victoria, Australia Time: 04:37:22 Date: 17/01/21 Overall Place: 4/269 Full Results First ultramarathon for 2021! And what a great one it was. Rohan, Kate and crew has once again pulled off another spectacular Two Bays, even amongst the COVID-19 craziness. The Two Bays Trail Run community spirit was alive and well, from…
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New Year’s Eve Rock Around the Clock – 50km 2020 Report
Location: Flinders Peak, You Yangs, Victoria, Australia Time: 04:24:00 Date: 31/12/20 Overall Place: 1/12 (9 Finishers) Full Results What a better way to end the year than with another ultramarathon? Even better an ultramarathon with Trails+! The Brimbank Park Running Festival back in March 2020 was the last Trails+ event run before the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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Post Successful Mount Kosciuszko Summit
Four summits in one year and one month, pretty damn lucky I know. Mount Elbrus Russia, Europe’s highest peak in June 2019, Mount Kilimanjaro Tanzania, Africa’s highest peak in July 2019, Aconcagua Argentina, South America’s highest peak in February 2020 and now Mount Kosciuszko Australia, Australia’s highest peak in July 2020. Getting to the top…
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Planning & Moving Forward
Blog Update #11 It’s been a hectic 4-6 weeks, you’d think the COVID-19 pandemic would’ve slown me down due to gyms closing and work drying up, however as a labourer and as someone who’s had access to weights I’ve been very fortunate. My work and training routine has been anything but slow, it’s been crazy.…
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Warburton Trail Festival – 50km Lumberjack Run 2020 Report
Location: Powelltown, Victoria, Australia Time: 5:02:22 Overall Place: 9/98 Full Results Two weeks post a successful summit attempt on South Americas highest mountain Aconcagua I was hyped to get back to the ultra/trail running scene. The Two Bays 56 km Trail Run back in January was my last outing and at the same time my…
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Two Bays Trail Run – 56km 2020 Report
Location: Two Bays Walking Track, Victoria, Australia Time: 05:09:36 Overall Place: 28/393 Full Results After my best ever performance for an ultra at the New Year’s Eve Rock Around the Clock 50 km with a time of 04:57:03 I was psyched to see what I could do next. Next being the Two bays 56 km…