Author: Tom Dade
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Down Under 135 – 135mi 2021 Report
Location: Lederderg State Park, Victoria, Australia Time: 53:11:38 Date: 14-16/05/21 Overall Place: 2/35 Full Results Down Under 135, this ultramarathon is like no other, I’m not sure you can even call it an ultramarathon. As the website suggests it’s more like a foot race, much of the course in NOT runnable. Off trail sections has […]
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Where Am I Going?
Blog Update #19 We’re nearly through one third of the year! What the hell! It’s been a hectic start, a lot of highs and a lot of lows. I’ve participated in 8 ultramarathons, finishing 7, winning 2, finishing top 10 in all of them with the exception of 1 and DNF’ing 1, and I’ve also […]
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Alpine Challenge – 100mi 2021 Report
Location: Falls Creek, Victoria, Australia Time: 26:53:01 Date: 17-18/04/21 Overall Place: Equal 8/38 Full Results Considered one of Australia’s hardest 100 milers and a qualifier for the infamous Hardrock 100, The Alpine Challenge created by Running Wild’s race director Paul Ashton has runners accumulating over 7000m/22,965ft of elevation over the 100 miles. The course takes […]
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Weekly Training: 19-25/04/21
19/04/21 – 25/04/21 FOCUS: STRENGTH + Race Week (Maroondah Dam Trail Run 50km + Jawbone challenge 12km)*WITHDRAWN DUE TO SICKNESS AM PM STEP COUNT MONDAY – – Strength: Push #1 18,066 TUESDAY – 10km: Run @ 60% (Recovery) – Strength: Pull #1– 20km: Ride @ 60% (Stationary Bike) 19,224 WEDNESDAY – – Strength: Legs #1– […]
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Weekly Training: 12-18/04/21
12/04/21 – 18/04/21 FOCUS: Strength + Race Week (alpine Challenge – 100Mi) AM PM STEP COUNT MONDAY – Strength: Pull #1 33,729 TUESDAY – Strength: Legs #1 – Strength: Push #1 13,590 WEDNESDAY – Strength: Pull #2 – Conditioning: Tabata x6 on Rowing Machine & Stationary Bike– Strength: Arms & Abs 18,545 THURSDAY – – […]
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Weekly Training: 05-11/04/21
05/04/21 – 11/04/21 FOCUS: Strength + Race Week (Buffalo Stampede – Grand Slam) AM PM STEP COUNT MONDAY – Strength: Pull #1 – 20km – Indoor Cycle (Tabata x5 + Spin) TUESDAY – – 1 hour – Treadmill @75% (13.3km) WEDNESDAY – 1 hour – Cardio Boxing – Strength: Legs #1 THURSDAY – 1 hour […]
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Duncans Run – 100km 2021 Report
Location: Tarra-Bulga National Park, Victoria, Australia Time: 12:00:13 Date: 20/03/21 Overall Place: 1/27 Full Results Another one, do I have too? Those were my thoughts going into this one, no disrespect to the event organisers and race directors, it wasn’t Duncans Run itself I wasn’t looking forward too. It was the idea of running another […]
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Weekly Training: 29/03/21 – 04/04/21
29/03/21 – 04/04/21 FOCUS: Strength AM PM STEP COUNT MONDAY – – Strength: Legs #1– Conditioning: Rowing Machine, Tabata x5 16,844 TUESDAY – – Strength: Push #1– 10km – Run @ 75% 19,900 WEDNESDAY – – 8km – Run (Hill Repeats) 29,016 THURSDAY – 1 hour: Cardio Boxing – Strength: Pull #1 15,666 FRIDAY – […]
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Weekly Training: 22-28/03/21
22/03/21 – 28/03/21 FOCUS: Strength AM PM STEP COUNT MONDAY – – Strength: Push #1– Conditioning: Tabata x4 (Rower) 16,732 TUESDAY – – Strength: Legs + Core– Swimming – 2km Open Water (No Wetsuit) 28,280 WEDNESDAY – 1 hour – Cardio Boxing/Strength & Conditioning – 10km – Run @ 85% 31,624 THURSDAY – – Strength: […]
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Weekly Training: 15-21/03/21
15/03/21 – 21/03/21 FOCUS: Recovery/RACE WEEK (Duncan’s Run (100km)) AM PM STEP COUNT MONDAY – – 1 hour – Stairmaster @ 80%– 30 mins – Stationary Bike (3x Tabata + 15 mins spin @ 75%) 30,759 TUESDAY – – Strength: Push & Pull 28,100 WEDNESDAY – 1 hour – Cardio Boxing/Strength & Conditioning – Strength: […]