I have been a member of Sydney Striders for going on 30yrs. Many newer members would have no idea who I am but there was a time I was a very active member. Alongside brother Pete, we attended every STaR and we were both on the committee for a while. My role was the social stuff and the awards dinners. At these awards nights, we would invite a guest speaker to attend and one year, some founding members suggested they…
Coast to Kosci 2022 – race summary (yes it’s long but it’s a 242km race so it’s still just a summary of what went on !! I enjoyed the event so much last year but was disappointed that we couldn’t summit due to inclement weather so had some unfinished business. To say I was excited to get the invite to race again this year is an understatement ! My running year wasn’t great due to broken ribs in…
Wow- that was epic. I should probably feel tired but instead I feel lucky and exhilarated ! After 25 years of marathon running and 10 yrs of ultra running, covering distances up to 100km, I’ve often wondered what the body and mind go through when you run 240km in one go. That’s the distance legend tells us that Greek messenger Pheidippides ran sometime before his widely known 42km run from Marathon to Athens. So when I first heard about the…
I starting planning for the race back in December having fully recovered from my 50km in late October. I was in good ultra form and thought the best options were another 50km, to find the extra minute for the age group world record or try to better my 100km PB. I wasn’t confident that the Canberra running festival would go ahead given the size of the field and covid restrictions so I opted for the Aus 100km champs knowing it…
25 October 2020 – TRT ‘All In’ 50km Back in April after my local virtual marathon PB, I set my sights on my next goal -my 50km PB and the Australian over 45s record. I had a crack in June (huge thanks to Paulie Hannell for certifying the course for me) but it was too soon after the marathon and whilst I ran a small PB (3:15) I was someway short of the 3:06:29 record. I re-grouped and…
Back in October 2019 we decided to arrange a family holiday to London to coincide with Easter and the London marathon, giving me a chance to finally return to my favourite race after 14 yrs and get my 10th finishers medal. For the first time in 10 years I decided to ‘put all my eggs in one basket’ and just train for this one race, marathon specific, with no other races in between and therefore no missing of long runs,…
I had never competed in this race before but having shuffled along at the back of the Hurts pack for a while now I gathered it was a big Hurts event, I just didn’t expect it to be such a big event for 10,000 others. The evening started with a dash out of the office to meet the group and catch the train. A leisurely walk, from a train station conveniently located only 1km from everywhere you would actually want to go…
JP Morgan is a funny old race, it is essentially a glorified parkrun albeit a weird distance yet has the feel of a school sports day. The day got off to a great start with a text from Barts at 7am reminding me that should I fail to beat him I owe him $100 after doubling or nothing our bet from last year. Race Plan Stick behind Barts (turns out everyone else in the pack had this same plan) Pre-Race…
Being a 91kg, 6’3 marathon runner is almost an oxymoron. At least it feels that way training with Hurts these last 10 years. Having run the Homebush 10k in May and the Gold Coast Half in July, falling just short of a PB in both, I was still chasing a 2019 victory! Enter Melbourne Marathon… I decided to only enter this race 3-weeks prior, as I knew how much needs to be in place for a marathon PB. …
Melbourne Marathon 2019 After f#@king up Adelaide Marathon earlier in the year by running a double on the Sunday 3 weeks before (with a LR and then a faster MLR in the evening making 59.5km for the day) it was great that another 18 week Pfitzinger program wasn’t put to waste and I ran sub2:45 in Melbourne. Now Melbourne Marathon has become a favourite race again with this achievement although there were many demons to overcome from the last race…