In 15 years of running, I’ve never been to the Mothers Day Classic. The event has been running for 29 years all across Australia and raises money for breast and ovarian cancer research. Historically, there was an 8km and a 4km option and the event welcomed entire families to walk or run the course, raise … Continue reading Race Recap: Inaugural Mothers Day Classic Half Marathon 2026 Melbourne
Oh wow that hurt! Run the Rock, has been around for nine years, with its first running in 2017. It’s part of the event collective responsible for Run Melbourne. I thought I had run most events in Melbourne at least once, but I had never run Run the Rock. I can’t even say why, I … Continue reading Race Recap: Run the Rock 2026
I’m a runner. I used to say I was a trail runner, a long distance trail runner, to reduce the odds of someone asking my 5k time (it’s 21:57 from 2024 FYI 🤣). I spent a lot of years trying, mostly in vain, to get faster at the half marathon and marathon. I didn’t know … Continue reading A pivot is as good as a holiday- to the mountains!
I have a long history with Tarawera. My nemesis. This entire blog is basically a chronology of our relationship. If Tarawera were a person, the internet would condemn my toxic relationship with it. I have a tattoo of a unicorn on my ribs. It’s blue like the colour of Tikitapu with tall bright green pine … Continue reading I think I hate this race – Another Tarawera DNF
Oh 2025, you two faced bitch. This blog is about running, so running is where we will stay. But even my relationship with running wasn't immune from the push and pull, ups and downs and often relentless stress of 2025. I'm proud to say that despite everything, I was consistent. According to my Strava Year … Continue reading 2025- A year in running
It's been a while. I didn't start at Surf Coast Century. I deleted my YouTube, made my Instagram private and went Strava dark. I made running my business, and my business alone. It was up to me how far I ran, how fast I ran and who knew about it. I wasn’t coached or told … Continue reading Still here….
It's usually at this time of the training block that things start to go a little a rye. Unnecessary items get purchased, hair gets cut and spread sheets get altered. It's the taper, that annoying necessity that tricks your body into recovery before you ultimate smash the crap out of it. It's officially less than … Continue reading 1 weeks to go: Let the taper tantrums begin
Don’t get cocky, there are plenty of new mistakes to be made!
Where to start. The history, the preparation, the panic, the post mortem? I’ve seen a few posts lately claiming that race recaps are boring, others appreciating the peek behind the curtain. For me, I find the dissection helps to find the problem areas, repair and improve what you can and cut out the parts that … Continue reading Race Recap: Gold Coast Marathon 2025- SUB 4 BABY!
I had high hopes for this one. After Tarawera, I only really added two goals to the list, I wanted to PR at Surf Coast Trail Marathon in June and get the big stein (sub 13:30) at Surf Coast Century 100k in September. I figured with the Western States qualifier secured for the year, I … Continue reading Race Recap: Surf Coast Trail Marathon 2025
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