I used to only sign up for races with medals. But that was in the before. As we start to move, hopefully, tentatively and kindly, into the after, now I run because I want to and because I can. Returning to races has been a bit of a struggle for me to say the least. … Continue reading I ran a race without a medal š³- The Trail Running Series Race 5
āNot all crazy idea are great, but all great ideas are crazyā Iām not sure where I heard that, maybe the Free Trail podcast, I know Elon Musk has said something similar, but it really applies to ultra running. The Tarawera 100 mile race has been my A race for two years now, but a … Continue reading My 2022 (and 23) running goals
Hello folks! I feel like I have been completely awhol from this blog for a while. I could come up with a bunch of excuses but frankly my incomplete race reviews are either hanging out in draft or on a USB stick at work so they will be up eventually! With the new year now … Continue reading All the gear, no idea: My top gear wins of 2021
Iām still here. I find myself saying that a lot lately. Iām still here. Maybe itās the nostalgia of the internet, maybe itās lockdown, maybe itās a completely unoriginal midlife crisis, but Iāve been doing a lot of reflection and a lot of looking back lately, in order to work out what I want going … Continue reading Iām still here
Iāve heard of these unicorns they call a āgood day outā but I never really understood what exactly people were talking about. Iāve heard comments like āit all just clickedā and felt my head titling to the side like a confused Labrador. You mean, it didnāt hurt, feel like torture, make you question every single … Continue reading Race review: Surf Coast Trail Marathon 2021
Note: This post was written pre-Melb Lockdown 4.0 Races are back. Ok they have been back for a little while, but I havenāt been. After bailing on my last 2 race entries (Warby trail fest and Brimbank park), I was nervous when I signed up for Maroondah Trail Run. I thought I was probably just … Continue reading Race recap: Maroondah Dam 50k
Control. How much control can you have in 2021? A lot in some areas, not a lot in others. It seems crazy to be planning races and adventures and travel. It feels more exciting than it has in the past, more risky, more privileged. Maybe itās because I couldnāt travel 5km last year, or because … Continue reading Training update
Well well well. After saying I was going to do it for at least three weeks, here we are at the end of a half successful week of ātrainingā. I say half successful because Iām not entirely stoked with my week but Iāve come to realise that training is a bit of a work in … Continue reading Actually training: not just running, week 1
Race reviews are back! I can hardly believe it. I was lucky enough to race the Gold Rush COVID edition course in December but my race review disappeared into the interwebs so this is my first post COVID race review. After tip toeing around the edges of Two Bays and Warby trail fest earlier in … Continue reading Race review: Sharpyās Beer Run 21k
A few years ago, after an overly dramatic and just as lengthy storm off a course, I swore that I would only run a race if my heart was in it. That day I ran 20k of a 50k course only to crack the shits, question my why and turn around and storm back to … Continue reading Why I pulled out of a race the night before the run
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