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 đł- The Trail Running Series Race 5
Iâm still here. I find myself saying that a lot lately. Iâm still here. Maybe itâs the nostalgia of the internet, maybe itâs lockdown, maybe itâs a completely unoriginal midlife crisis, but Iâve been doing a lot of reflection and a lot of looking back lately, in order to work out what I want going … Continue reading Iâm still here
Iâve heard of these unicorns they call a âgood day outâ but I never really understood what exactly people were talking about. Iâve heard comments like âit all just clickedâ and felt my head titling to the side like a confused Labrador. You mean, it didnât hurt, feel like torture, make you question every single … Continue reading Race review: Surf Coast Trail Marathon 2021
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 itâs because I couldnât 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 âtrainingâ. I say half successful because Iâm not entirely stoked with my week but Iâve 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: Sharpyâs 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
Itâs the first week of January 2021 and the week I usually spend planning my year by writing out my goals and the steps to help make each happen. Last week, as 2020 came to a close, I set about taking an inventory of the year that had passed and pulling out that list from … Continue reading 2020- a running year in review
Motherâs Day, Easter, Anzac Day, Gold Coast Marathon, all cancelled due to COVID-19. It might seem a little strange for some to include Gold Coast Marathon into this list of yearly events but for 41 years, the Gold Coast marathon has been on the calendar of almost 10,000 people. For the past 6 years, Iâve … Continue reading A different Gold Coast marathon
I came away from the 2019 Old Ghost Ultra feeling like I had let myself down. Finish line with Phil Rossiter -2019 Strange, since I had no expectations and it had been a long time since I had any desire or drive to go fast or faster in my case. But nonetheless I was not … Continue reading The (Old Ghost) road to improvement- Lessons from 2020
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