I wanted to try a thing, to change things up and see if the story I had been telling myself was true. For the longest time, I thought I can only do “flat” races, that I was just “bad a climbing”. I wanted to see if I could change that narrative with changes in training. … Continue reading Race recap: Ultra Trail Australia 2026
How big is too big of a swing? Where is the line between shooting your shot and optimistically delulu? The past few days Rachel Entrekin has become the talk of the trail and ultra running world for her record smashing performance at the Cocodona 250. Her mantra “why not me?” got me thinking. Where is … Continue reading Pre Game: Ultra Trail Australia 100km 2026
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
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….
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
Last week I was standing in the queue at Aldi, doomscrolling on socials whilst I waited to pay for dog ice creams when, amongst the spamming of special offers and booking confirmations, an email popped up, "2025 Asics Gold Coast Marathon Ballot". "Ballot entry successful". What? Oh crap! Earlier in the year whilst planning my … Continue reading A return to the roads- a big pivot!
All you need is a pair of shoes right? It’s now the end of January 2025. The past eight weeks or so have all about consumption and dare I say it, over consumption. From Black Friday to Christmas to Boxing Day, it’s been all about all the things. And if you weren’t exhausted by that, … Continue reading How much money did I spent on running this year? 2024 edition
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