Tag: Ultramarathon
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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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Motivational Think-piece #5
RE-TRAIN YOUR BRAIN & REALISE YOUR POTENTIAL It’s sad 99% of us will never get the opportunity to consider what their potential is. We hope and wish as we watch the 1% realise their dreams but never stop and think we can be part of that. We forget that these people aren’t gods, they’re people…
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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…
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New Year’s Eve Rock Around the Clock – 50km 2019 Report
Location: Flinders Peak, You Yangs, Victoria, Australia TIme: 04:57:03 Overall Place: 1/9 Full Results When it comes to New Years celebrations some like to party, some like to have a BBQ, some like the beach, me however I like to run. To celebrate the end of 2019 and the start to 2020 I along with…
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10 of Australia’s Must Do Ultramarathons
Around the world the sport of ultra running is gaining in popularity and participation, and Australia is following suit. More and more races are being created across Australia’s diverse climates and environments. From the sand dunes in Australia’s central outback, to the cliffs and surf on Victorias coast, on the tracks through Queensland’s rainforests and…
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Getting Over Depression
Blog Update #5 November the 24th, 2019. Well that escalated quickly, last blog update I was writing about running my second 100km ultramarathon and now only a month later I’ve run my first 50km, my first 100 miler and I’ve been hospitalised with Rhabdomyolysis. Even crazier is how close my third second summit attempt Aconcagua…
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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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Great Southern Endurance Run – 100 Mile 2019 Report
Location: Harrietville, Victoria, Australia Time: 45:41:12 Overall Place: 25/61 Full Results To finish off my first year of ultramarathon running I thought it’d be a good idea to take on one of the worlds toughest 100 milers, the GSER100, let’s just say it probably wasn’t the smartest idea. The GSER100 takes you across the Victorian…
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