This is the story of the time I ran the South Coast track with Piotr Babis. It was in November 2022 on an uncharacteristically warm day for the Tassie south west. We always knew it would be a hard day but didn’t anticipate the scale of the adventure that eventuated. It’s nearly three years later … Read more
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Kylie Garratt about her project to run the Overland Track with all the side trips. I watched the journey unfold on Strava over multiple years and feel inspired to replicate it myself. I hope you enjoy this guest post about a truly epic Tassie mission. The Overland … Read more
When there’s an ideal weather window in the Tassie South West, a trail running adventure becomes irresistible. Renae proposed running the Mt Anne circuit and with such a glorious forecast I couldn’t say no. Plus I had never ran the full circuit so it was the perfect opportunity to tick off a classic Tassie route. … Read more
Have you ever heard of Wilder Trails (link)? It’s a gamified directory of great Tasmanian trail running routes, where you earn badges for completing runs. Justin and I independently stumbled upon the same idea: to identify Tasmania’s wildest trails, compile them into a list, and maybe, just maybe, conquer them all someday. This post is … Read more
A year after battling COVID on the Western Arthurs, I was determined to return. I’d always vowed to come back, and the Christmas break offered the perfect chance to seize favorable weather. This time, I had Ziggy and Justin joining me, and we were blessed with incredible conditions. In a change from the usual format, … Read more
I never expected to be running the Overland Track in torrential rain and high winds, but that’s where I found myself. Accompanied by Ziggy and Kev running what many would consider a fools errand. Our mission, to drop a car at Lake St Clair, run the full length of the track and retrieve another car … Read more
The Western Arthurs are one of Tasmania’s iconic, epic and challenging multi-day hikes. Over the New Year period Justin and I decided to run the full K-A traverse from the carpark in one push. Little did we know, what started as an ambitious day trip would morph into the most grueling test of my physical … 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
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
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