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I remember the first time I crossed the finish line of Run Melbourne back in 2012, I thought there is no way that I could run a full marathon. The half distance is challenging but it’s not time-consuming, which is why I stuck with it for so long. My fitness journey has taken me a […]
Event: Peaks and Trails Date: 3-4 August 2019 Type: Off Road Distance: 6.4km, 11km, 22km, 26km, 50km & Mt Abrupt Challenge Where: Dunkeld, Southern Grampians, Victoria Event Partners/Sponsors: Steigen, VFuel, AGL, The Running Company, Royal Mail Hotel When your husband designs the website and agrees to be one of the photographers you get a free entry. I mean hello free […]
The turn around of me doing my race recap after an event is usually pretty quick. However, the circumstances leading up to this event meant that it took me a lot longer to process, and thus meant a delay in my review. I will be honest, even now I still have no idea how I […]
Events don’t work without the help of volunteers. When you volunteer, you become apart of the community, and you will see the real human aspect of a race in all shapes and forms. There is no doubt about it when you volunteer at an event like UTA, you will be inspired, you will get into […]
Event: Ultra Trail Australia aka UTA Distance: 11km, 22km, 50km, 100km Type: Point to Point (11 & 22), Loop (50 & 100) Where: Katoomba, Blue Mountains, NSW Start: 22km – Old Queen Victoria Hospital, Wentworth Falls Finish: Scenic World, Katoomba Event Partners / Supporters: Ultra-Trail World Tour, Aussie Grit, La Sportiva, Camelbak, Petzl, Buff, Injinji, […]
Go grab a drink, maybe something to eat, pull up a chair get comfy, cause this one is going to be a long one. The story of my travels to UTA needs it’s own post because I’m sure you’ll laugh at how ridiculous it is. It all began a week prior when I dropped Kayla […]
Claim your $27.30 Learn to Run discount here Discount code at the end of the article. When I decided to start running I never had any structured program or plan to follow. It was pretty much, run to that tree/bin/pole/car, walk and try again. I had no idea there were programs that you could follow […]
The day the seed was planted on running an Ultra was the day I ran Surf Coast Century (Leg 3), back in September 2017. I never wanted to run a marathon, yet a 50km trail event sounded highly appealing. Trail running and road running are very different, and I enjoy both for very different reasons. […]
With Christmas fast approaching, I thought I would do something a little different for High Five Friday. Stuck on what to get your running mum, dad, sister, brother, friend? Don’t worry friend, I’ve got you covered with these 5 suggestions for not only the roadrunner but for the trail runner out there too. Road Runner’s […]
Event: Goldfields Trail Run Distance: 5km, 10km, Half Marathon Type: Loop Where: Crusoe Reserve, Bendigo, Vic Start/Finish: Crusoe Reserve Event Partners / Supporters: Trail Run Australia, In2Adventure, BareNaked Bars It was June when I first came across an event being held in Bendigo, hosted by Trail Run Australia. With entry to the event at the […]