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
On Easter Sunday Ziggy, Bevo and I embarked on a mission to run from Stumpys Bay to Ansons Bay following the coastline. There is little to no trails on this route and it’s mostly beach running and rock hopping. I had been wanting to do this for quite some time and the stars aligned for … Read more
I had grand plans to be running the UTA 100 in May this year. I trained hard and was finally feeling ready to take on the distance. When the news of the postponement came out I was disappointed but not surprised. I still was eager to put all of the training to use. A few … Read more
It’s been over 3 months since I bought the domain and hosting for this site and I am yet to have made a single post or make the site live. So today I am setting myself the goal of publishing the first post (this one) and launching the site into the world. I’m stuck inside … Read more