Tag: race
-
Mentone Open Water Marathon – 10km 2021 Report
Location: Mentone Lifesaving Club, Victoria, Australia Date: 13/03/21 Distance: 10km Time: 03:27:30 Overall Place: 30/61 (Wetsuit & Non-Wetsuit) Full Results Return of the open water swimming marathon, last time I attempted to tick this goal off the list I DNF’d. Pre COVID-19 I attempted to finish the 10km marathon distance at the WOW Challenge Open…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Two Bays Trail Run – 56km 2021 Report
Location: Cape Schanck, Victoria, Australia Time: 04:37:22 Date: 17/01/21 Overall Place: 4/269 Full Results First ultramarathon for 2021! And what a great one it was. Rohan, Kate and crew has once again pulled off another spectacular Two Bays, even amongst the COVID-19 craziness. The Two Bays Trail Run community spirit was alive and well, from…
-
New Year’s Eve Rock Around the Clock – 50km 2020 Report
Location: Flinders Peak, You Yangs, Victoria, Australia Time: 04:24:00 Date: 31/12/20 Overall Place: 1/12 (9 Finishers) Full Results What a better way to end the year than with another ultramarathon? Even better an ultramarathon with Trails+! The Brimbank Park Running Festival back in March 2020 was the last Trails+ event run before the COVID-19 pandemic.…
-
Wilsons Prom 100 – 100km 2020 Report
Location: Wilsons Promotory, Victoria, Australia Time: 11:00:30 Date: 12/12/20 Overall Place: 1/22 (13 Finishers) Full Results Last but not least, the Wilsons Prom 100 marked the end of a 3 week back to back ultramarathon training block/challenge. On November the 28th 2020 I completed Summit Shoalhven, a 55km ultramarathon in Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales,…
-
Surf Coast Century – 100km 2020 Report
Location: Australian Surf Coast, Victoria, Australia Time: 10:07:17 Overall Place: 8/182 (168 Finishers) Full Results It happened, it actually happened! After months and months of lockdown and uncertainty on December the 5th 2020 Victoria finally held their first ultramarathon since the COVID-19 outbreak. Although the race was originally supposed to take place in September Rapid…
-
Summit Shoalhaven – 55km 2020 Report
Location: Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales, Australia Time: 05:07:24 Overall Place: 2/138 (55 finishers) Full Results Finally, a real race! No more virtual races! Don’t get me wrong virtual races such as The Great Ocean Road Running Festival were great but nothing beats a real event. Located in Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales I’d be…
-
Great Ocean Road Virtual Running Festival – Multi-Day 2020 Report
Location: Mount Martha, Victoria, Australia Time(s): 1.5km – 00:05:49 6km – 00:29:37 14km – 01:08:13 23km – 01:55:55 (25km 02:05:55) 44km – 05:06:06 (42.2km 04:52:06) 60km – 05:36:36 Overall Place: 1.5km – 2/36 (Virtual Run) 6km – 10/120 (Virtual Run) 14km – 14/163 (Virtual Run) 23km – 41/256 (Virtual Run) 44km – 107/140 (Virtual Run)…
-
Two Bays Trail Run – 56km 2020 Report
Location: Two Bays Walking Track, Victoria, Australia Time: 05:09:36 Overall Place: 28/393 Full Results After my best ever performance for an ultra at the New Year’s Eve Rock Around the Clock 50 km with a time of 04:57:03 I was psyched to see what I could do next. Next being the Two bays 56 km…
Thomas "The Tank" Dade 