Well they say trail ultra running is a team sport but they are usually referring to all the friends and family that spend all day and night following your sweaty, whingy bum around the course feeding you snacks and stopping you from making decisions you will regret later. I have so many mixed feelings about … Continue reading Race Recap: Surf Coast Century 2024- Relay edition
I have an awesome coach, but it hasn’t always been this way and I’ve always created my own training plans based on a hodge podge of information. I would pay for a subscription coaching service, pick out the parts of that I liked and then add in bits and pieces I’d collected along the way … Continue reading I created my own “trail camp”
It’s not a secret that Peaks and Trails is one of, if not my favourite race. It’s not perfect (there could be more toilets on course and there is no traditional medal) but it’s my favourite. The people, the trails, the atmosphere, the community, all of it. There is no official race photographers on course, … Continue reading Race recap: Peaks and Trails 50k 2024
It’s not a secret that I’ve been looking for a running coach for a while now. Even when I technically had one, I was looking. I find myself really triggered by conversations on podcasts about coaching, whether or not you need a coach and when, how etc to get one. They make it sound like … Continue reading I just want someone who cares about this stupid thing as much as I do
I have a Nike t-shirt with saying on the front "running fast ain't easy". It's a super old shirt, at least 7 years old, and whilst I hate to agree with anything Nike have to say (or do), they ain't wrong! I decided last week that I was going to try to get faster. I've … Continue reading Running fast ain’t easy
I spent about 30 out of 33 hours out on the Tarawera course saying never again. “One and done, get it done”. I crossed the finished line more relieved that it was over than proud or happy with what I had achieved after so long dreaming and trying. I saw my friend Ali at the … Continue reading I achieved the big goal, now what?
“I think I’ve seen this film before, and I didn’t like the ending” Taylor Swift, ‘Exile’ Running ultras is hard. It breaks your body and it punishes your mind. It will pummel your feet, shred your quads and rub your skin raw. It will make you vomit, poop your pants and question every decision you … Continue reading Lessons from the Tarawera 100 miler
In two weeks time, instead of sitting in my bean bag drinking coffee with my ball obsessed kelpie getting increasingly frustrated with my lack of interest in her ball, I’ll hopefully be about 30k into my journey to cover 100 miles (160km) in one go. I would have travelled from the start line in Kawerau … Continue reading Tarawera diaries- the hay is in the barn
Most of the time, I love training for a race. I love the daily run, the easy shuffles, the occasionally interval session, I’m grateful for it and it’s part of my daily routine. I don’t question it or complain about it. It’s not even a chore. I never understood people who would say “I just … Continue reading Tarawera training log- just over 3 weeks to go
With only a month to go, It is starting to get to the pointy end of training for the Tarawera 100 Mile Endurance Run. It's safe to say that I've never nailed the training for this race. The first time I signed up in 2017 for the 2018 running of the race, I broke myself, … Continue reading Tarawera Training Log: one month to go
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