Editor’s note (Joe): I’m excited to share a guest post from Angus Tolson recounting his incredible performance at this year’s Cradle Mountain Run. His result was a surprise to everyone, including himself! There’s nothing quite like an underdog story, and Angus’s run is one for the history books. He ran a super fast time to … Read more
Cradle Mountain Run 2025 was a hot one, both in temperature and competition. The track was incredibly dry and runnable but the sun was out blazing. Those who could survive the heat ran amazing times whilst many suffered and ran slower than usual. I went into this years race determined to smash my long standing … Read more
Backyard ultramarathons are a weird type of last man standing competition. It’s a battle of never-ending endurance. The strategies required to succeed defy all traditional “racing” ideologies. I ran my first backyard ultra recently and failed to get anywhere near my planned goals. I had a difficult time trying to grasp the format and still … Read more
Training for the Grampians Peaks 100 Miler has been my primary running goal for the past 20 or so months. It all started with a message from Joseph Nunn on 26 March 2023. We’d just finished running kunanyi Mountain Run and somewhere in the post-race slump, strewn out on a bean bag in the sun, … Read more
The GPT100 miler stage race is arguably the best way to run the entire Grampians Peaks Trail over 4 days. After running the full GPT100 last year I was keen to return but not ready to take on the full miler. The stage race appealed to me having never done one. My friend and housemate … Read more
The Ross 5K was a race I’d been anxiously anticipating for weeks. After setting a challenging goal in my last post, I was determined to see if I could push my limits. With each training session, I felt my fitness improving, but there was always the lingering doubt of whether I could actually achieve my … Read more
I ran the Endorfun Freycinet trail race a few weeks ago for the first time. It was one of the few Tassie races I had never done so I was excited to give it a go. I felt quite fit heading into it and decided to push myself hard and see what I was capable … Read more
The Organ Pipes Classic is an all time classic kunanyi mountain race. The course links together some of my favourite trails on the mountain to create an awesome loop. I took part a couple of weeks ago and surprised myself by coming second and having a great run. In this post I’ll talk a bit … Read more
Last year while preparing for the GPT100 I headed to the Grampians for a 3 day training camp. After attending the official training camp Justin and I were eager to see more of the course. We planned the trip together but soon amassed a crew of other helpful and eager participants. We had an epic … Read more
Gone Nuts Adventure Run is Tassie’s only 100km + trail running event. I have participated in the event many times over the years but never tackled the full 101km distance. This year I decided to finally take it on. Myself and my friends Ziggy and Kev all had an epic weekend on the trails with … Read more