Welcome to the first shoe review on trailflow! I’ve been wanting to get the Tarkine Bandicoot on my feet for a while. They are an Australian brand that genuinely cares about the environment and the trail running community, two things that matter a lot to me. Tarkine sent these shoes for testing, I’ve done my … Read more
This is a shorter post than usual. I haven’t had time to work on much writing despite now being unemployed. But I need to stay consistent and maintain my status as a prolific writer. The main announcement in this post is that I have been working on an improved Tassie Trail Race directory. It still … Read more
I set myself the goal of being prolific this year and it feels like it’s happening. Just when I thought my running calendar was winding down for the winter months, George decided to enter the UTA100 and wanted me up there as support crew. Who am I to say no to a weekend at Australia’s … Read more
Diverge is a brand new event on the Tassie race calendar and I couldn’t resist getting amongst it for the first iteration. I jumped in deep signing up for the 50k with little knowledge of what I was in for. I’d never ran any of the trails and went in completely blind. I had been … Read more
Buffalo Stampede was epic! Ziggy and I headed over and jumped in the deep end, both taking on the Ultra Grand Slam. It was a challenging three days of running. I somehow walked away with the win and Ziggy somehow finished after an epic battle. I’ve done a vlog of the weekend which you can … Read more
If you have followed this blog for a while, you know that one of my core values is keeping trail running cheap and accessible. While I love gear, I firmly believe that you shouldn’t need a massive bank account to get quality data and enjoy the trails. This mindset is what led me to look … Read more
Piotr and I headed off late in the day to fastpack into South Cape Rivulet to meet Lauren and her large cohort of hikers. She was completing the Port Davey and South Coast tracks. My job was to be her lift home so I decided to take the opportunity to test out my fast packing … Read more
I executed one of my best ever races at Gone Nuts. I went in with minimal pressure and it worked in my favour, somehow securing me the win! My goal was to test myself over the 100km distance in preparation for Buffalo Ultra Grand Slam. To test my fitness, pacing, nutrition, hydration and gear. I … Read more
It’s been a while since I did a general life update post. This one will fill in some gaps of things I have been up to in the last month since the Western Arthurs mission. I have been embracing the ‘yes man’ mentality and agreeing to do more things than I probably should. It has … Read more
I wake up violently shivering inside an emergency bivvy bag. It’s the middle of the night, I am drenched in condensation and dew, freezing cold and everything hurts. I look across to see Ziggy in a similar predicament. How did I end up in this depraved situation? I did it voluntarily of course, this is … Read more