Tag: environment
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Appreciation, Reflection & Adaption
Blog Update #21 A forced break…… something I didn’t know I needed. My last post I wondered what’s next and where my passions lie, I’d come off a pretty crazy and hectic 6 months both in my athletic life, work life and personal life. Finishing over 10 long distance (42-220km) running events and finishing my…
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Whats Next?
Blog Update #20 It’s been a little while since I’ve done one of these, a little over 2 months which doesn’t sound long but always feels like an eternity. I’ve got a new job at a petrol station since then and the list of ultramarathons I’ve completed keeps getting longer, just like the amount of…
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Mount Kilimanjaro
A QUICK OVERVIEW Found in Tanzania, Africa Mount Kilimanjaro is perhaps one of the most renowned mountains in the world and is often referred to as the average Joe’s Mount Everest. Tens of thousands of keen adventurers, trekkers, hikers and fitness enthusiasts visit Tanzania each year to reach the summit. Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest…
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Warburton Trail Festival – 50km Lumberjack Run 2020 Report
Location: Powelltown, Victoria, Australia Time: 5:02:22 Overall Place: 9/98 Full Results Two weeks post a successful summit attempt on South Americas highest mountain Aconcagua I was hyped to get back to the ultra/trail running scene. The Two Bays 56 km Trail Run back in January was my last outing and at the same time my…
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Why We Run
So I’ve just run my first 100 miler, the GSER100. A gruelling 173 km with 11,000m+ of accumulative ascent and 10,000m+ accumulative descent across the rugged Victorian Alps. Upon finishing in 45:41:12 I was hospitalised with rhabdomyolysis, a condition that occurs when your muscles break down quickly, enters your bloodstream and then has the potential…
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My Second 100km Ultramarathon: The GOW 100s
Blog Update #4 October the 16th, 2019. Only 3 more nights to go before my second 100km, excited is an understatement. Nostalgia is a funny thing, it makes me laugh to think about how fondly I look back at running my first 100km ultramarathon only 4 weeks ago. At the time I thought of it…
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Post Successful Mount Kilimanjaro Summit
Summit number 2, Mount Kilimanjaro. I walked into this one with mixed feelings, obviously I was excited to get a crack to get to the top of Africa’s highest peak also the worlds highest free-standing mountain. But on the other hand, time and money was a concern. I need to build a strong base of…
Thomas "The Tank" Dade 