Preamble: I will be running my second 50 this year. I am a back of pack runner and I run for enlightenment, mostly. I have not really shared my story in full. Today seemed to be the best time to remind myself why I run! My first ultra story, UTA50 2018. It was an incredibly [...]
First, let me say this is a run you should put on your wish-list. It was so much fun! Starting at dusk, & running into the night, and the theme is 80's flu\ro dress-up. The brighter & crazier the better! It is held along the Surf Coast trail in Victoria, and offers a 21km, 15km, [...]
This time a year ago I never would have thought that I'd be remotely interested in trail running, let alone participating in a trail race! But here I am, having just completed my first ever trail event!! My running buddy, and all round awesome friend, Sophie Sky and I decided to give trail running a [...]
On Saturday the 19th August I was all set for my 4th ever "race", however I had succumbed to the dreaded virus that's been going around for the whole week leading up. Saturday morning came and I hadn't run all week. Convinced I had enough energy I lined up with coaching teammates and some beautiful [...]
UTA22 – where do I start? This was our first ever trail race. We all felt nervous and a little under trained, but were willing to give it our best. My lead up that week hadn't been great – I was on antibiotics for tonsillitis and had a terrible cough. The diff on my car [...]
I love trail running. I used to be a road runner before I transferred over to the dark side, and I must say I love it much better over here. There is something about a trail that makes me feel at peace. I think the art of running a marathon on a trail is so [...]
On Sunday 11th October 2015 my running buddy Kath White and myself, found ourselves at 6am at Govetts Leap in Blackheath, on the edge of a cliff, watching a magnificent sunrise over the gorgeous Grose Valley below us. It was with excitement and a bit of trepidation we awaited the 6:30 am start gun for [...]
I first saw the inaugural Coastal High 50 advertised in about April this year. I have never run that far, at that time I was still training for my first marathon at the Gold Coast. The lead up to my marathon training had been marred by many injuries – 3x bulging discs, a disc protrusion, [...]
8:30 am Saturday 5th September 2015, a bunch of crazy RMA ladies were in place at the start line outside Otford Primary School for the annual 29km Coastal Classic. It was a gorgeous morning, and we had fun chatting and taking selfies as we inched our way towards the starts line. The organisers original plan [...]
This time last year I had just upgraded from what was to be my fourth half marathon at the Sydney Blackmores running festival to my first full marathon in Sydney with only 3 weeks lead in. My then, amazing coach was crazily adapting my program to accomodate my very random and last minute race decisions. [...]
The Shoalhaven King of the Mountain was to be held at Kangaroo Valley. It sure sounded good: a 25k road/trail race with scenic views, cold but sunny weather, and two passes over Mount Scanzi, this race had it all. Except time to train - I found it while browsing Run Calendar and entered shortly before [...]
Well, I guess I should start with why I entered the North Face 50k having never run more than 22km. I had done a few trail races including the Glow worm Tunnel half marathon and loved them and had experienced true moments of utter peace, so who doesn’t want more of that right? When one [...]
My introduction to trail running and the half marathon. "Are you doing the Sri Chinmoy half next weekend?" A casual message from my new friend and fellow RMA Faye. I had not even heard of this race, so my mind automatically threw up all the reasons why I couldn't: Never run a trail before, never [...]
