Nutrition is the key to ultramarathon race day success. Gastrointestinal distress accounts for 35% of DNFs and up to 50% of all runners experience it during prolonged exercise. Therefore it is important to place a high emphasis on getting it right. As part of my training for my 100 mile race I have been focusing … Read more
Frenchmans Cap is an iconic Tasmanian bushwalk. It’s even more epic running it in a single day. I think it should be on everyone’s epic Tassie trail running mission checklist. I ran it a couple of weeks ago for the second time and for my fourth time to the summit. Even after four trips the … Read more
Earlier this year I attended my first ever trail running training camp. I went along with a friend and fellow runner Justin. We travelled from Hobart to attend the inaugural training camp for the GPT100. We spent 4 days running through the epic trails of Gariwerd / Grampians. The experience has fuelled my motivation and … Read more
For too long the race calendar page of this site suffered from neglect. To rectify this I searched for all of the latest event information to update the calendar and add upcoming events for the following year. I added some new features that give the table improved functionality. The calendar now has the ability to … Read more
I didn’t know running 100 miles was possible when I first started running. As I got myself deeper into the sport of trail and ultra running I learned about 100 mile plus events. I considered going that far to be a silly thing to do. Evenutally I progressed up to running 100km events and I … Read more
Ever since I embarked on my trail running journey I had the goal of running the Overland track. After years of training and many aborted attempts I was finally able to run the track as part of the Cradle Mountain Run in February this year. Another opportunity arose when a mate Dan messaged me proposing … Read more
I enjoy the planning element of running an ultra. As I was working on my planning spreadsheet for the upcoming kMR Ultra I thought that others might find it helpful. So I’ve decided to quickly type out this post that outlines my plans for race day for the kunanyi Mountain Run Ultra which is taking … Read more
The kunanyi Mountain Run is a brand new running event and mountain festival that was held for the first time in April 2022 in nipaluna/Hobart. It comprises of a 27km mountain run, a 68.5km ultra and Australia’s first vertical kilometre race. All events are on and around kunanyi. I ended up entering this years event … Read more
Triple Top is one of my favourite trail races in the Tasmanian race calendar. Despite running the South Coast Track two days before the event I was still keen to give it a run. My mate Bevan had entered this year for the first time. I felt like I should come along as moral support … Read more
The Porch to Pinnacle challenge is a fulfilling personal challenge for people based in the Hobart area. The difficulty of the challenge varies for every person depending upon where they live relative to the mountain. The challenge is to run from the front porch of your house to the summit of kunanyi / Mt Wellington. … Read more