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
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 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
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!
When my name was drawn from the ballot for Gold Coast marathon, it had a strange cosmic feel to it. It was luck, fate, written in the stars. I’ve never believed in luck. I was about 22 years old when I got a four leave clover tattooed on my wrist as a reminder to work … Continue reading Training recap: 7 weeks til Gold Coast Marathon
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!
My current never miss podcast is the Boulder Boys show. Last week, inspired by Adam Merry’s corporate job, they decided to do a first quarter review of each of their performances both in the running space and in their podcast side hustle. The performance review required each member of the team to rate their performance … Continue reading Q1 2025
Tarawera is that race for me. The race that despite all my efforts, never goes quite right. For those new here, I’ve started the miler three times after running my first 100k race there in 2017. I entered in 2018 only to be diagnosed with pelvic stress fractures two weeks before. I gave the 100 … Continue reading Race Recap: Tarawera 100 Miler 2025
This time next week, I’ll be sitting with my feet up, drinking my morning coffee, with a stunning view over Lake Rotorua, proudly wearing my new pounamu toki after completing the Tarawera 100 mile. Manifesting? Sure. Praying? Maybe a little. With a little over 4 days to go until the metaphorical gun goes off, it’s … Continue reading Tarawera diaries: Trying something different
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