Tag: Backyard Ultra
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Surf Coast Trail Marathon – 42km 2021 Report
Location: Torquay, Victoria, Australia Time: 03:34:51 Date: 26/06/21 Overall Place: 9/238 Full Results I don’t usually do race reports for marathons but I felt compelled to highlight the awesomeness of this event. Brought to you by Tour de Trails The Surf Coast Trail Marathon is run on a beautiful course and brought to you by…
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Buffalo Stampede – Grand Slam 2021 Report
Location: Bright, Victoria, Australia Time: SkySprint (10km): 1:09:40 Ultra-SkyMarathon (75km): 11:14:36 SkyMarathon (42km): DNS (Medically Withdrawn) Grand Slam (10km+75km+42km): DNF Date: 9-11/04/21 Overall Place: SkySprint (10km): 4/154 Ultra-SkyMarathon (75km): Equal 6/60 SkyMarathon (42km): DNS (Medically Withdrawn) Grand Slam (10km+75km+42km): DNF Full Results Back to the mountains! It’d only been 2 months since my last mountain…
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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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Run the Lighthouse – 115km (DNF) 2021 Report
Location: Wilson’s Promontory, Victoria, Australia Time: DNF Date: 27/02/21 Overall Place: DNF Full Results My first DNF, this one hurt, it made me question why I run, it shattered my confidence, it made me ask deeper questions about myself and my motivations, it made me want to quit running. I’m not trying to be dramatic…
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Oscars 100 Hut 2 Hut – 100km* 2021 Report
*DUE TO A SNAP COVID-19 LOCKDOWN THE 100KM COURSE WAS CHANGED TO A MULTI-DAY 53KM COURSE – IT BECAME THE ARCHIES 53KM COURSE IN REVERSE ON THE 19TH THEN THE TRADITIONAL ARCHES COURSE DIRECTION ON THE 20TH* Location: Mount Buller, Victoria, Australia Time: 12:45:47 (Combined Days) Date: 19-20/02/21 Overall Place: 1/147 Full Results Before I…
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Winging It
Blog Update #18 So my last update I was talking about walking the fine line, referring to taking on a large ultramarathon schedule and still keeping the body healthy, well….. I think I may be starting to fall off that line! A week and a half ago I competed in my first backyard ultra and…
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MVP Backyard Ultra – Last Man Standing 2021 Report
Location: Brimbank Park, Victoria, Australia Distance/Time: 201.18km/30 hours Date: 5-7/02/21 Overall Place: 4/56 Full Results Well, that was something different. When I first heard about the concept of a backyard ultra I told myself it was stupid and I’d never do it. I told myself the concept of running 6.7km (4.1mi) every hour on the…
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