20 05, 2021

ULTRA TRAIL AUSTRALIA RETURNS FOR 2021. What a party!

By |2021-05-20T19:58:54+10:00May 20th, 2021|trail running, Trail/Ultra Running, trailrunning, Uncategorised|0 Comments

The crisp cold air heralded the return to the 2021 Ultra Trail Australian landscape as runners from near and far gathered nervously on the start line. No longer a race to the start as is sometimes the case, many needed to plan a little 'extra time' for the mandatory COVID-19 check in's and parking, and [...]

20 08, 2019

Teaching my sons about grit – my UTA story by Mindy Window

By |2021-02-16T11:18:16+11:00August 20th, 2019|trail run, trail running, Uncategorised|0 Comments

Travelling for an event had been on my radar and UTA has been my dream race for a while. As a dyed-in-the wool road runner I had been building my trail legs over the last 12 months in preparation for taking on the UTA22.For the last three years I have watched the gorgeous photos and [...]

24 05, 2017

The final UTA instalment of 2017 by Nicole Bunyon

By |2021-02-16T11:18:35+11:00May 24th, 2017|running, Trail/Ultra Running, Uncategorised|0 Comments

WOW! What a ride I have been on for this years ULTRA TRAIL AUSTRALIA 2017 prep! Talk about an emotional rollercoaster! I have a lot of people that I want to thank, so this is the best place to do it. Firstly thank you to the team at AROC Sport / Ultra Trail Australia who took [...]

18 05, 2017

Road to 100k part 5 – We are here. Finally.

By |2017-05-18T11:44:56+10:00May 18th, 2017|Trail/Ultra Running, ultra marathon|0 Comments

Well everyone, we made it. Ultra Trail Australia  starts today! We kick off the festivities with a cocktail party, and I am more nervous about that than the actual race! For those that have been following along my journey, it certainly has been a rough one.. . The road to 100k....didn't quite happen, but  sometimes that [...]

18 04, 2017

Road to 100k part 4 – The unexpected road.

By |2021-02-16T11:18:35+11:00April 18th, 2017|Trail/Ultra Running, Ultrarunning|2 Comments

My goal of running 100km has been a long time coming. Ever since I started running ultra's my ultimate goal was to hit the magical number 100. I don't know why. It seems so ludicrous to the average human, and yet, to me, it seems relatively achievable. I remember when 16km was hard, then in [...]

24 05, 2016

Ultra Trail Australia 100km race report by Tova Gallagher

By |2021-02-16T11:18:46+11:00May 24th, 2016|Trail/Ultra Running, trailrunning, ultra marathon|0 Comments

UTA100km, what an experience! Although I recovered within a couple of days, I am still being congratulated by friends and family wondrous that I have achieved such a feat! I guess it is all relative. We hang out with trail runners who do these kinds of events all the time and look at them in [...]