2018 WTF 100miler Ultra #12 Saturday, 22 September 2018 TL;DR Started with no idea and a plan, everything went to shit from there… Longer version Having already run the WTF 50 mile (82km) edition twice, I decided it was time to give the 100 mile (“miler”) event a try. I wanted to attempt the distance […]
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War and Peace
2018 Runningworks Lark Hill 50km Ultra Marathon Ultra #9 Saturday, 03 March 2018 To understand my place in this year’s Lark Hill 50km, we need to re-visit the 2017 event (for which I didn’t write a report, sorry). First, a little about the event. Just behind the Lark Hill Sporting Complex in Port Kennedy, south […]
run into the darkness
2017 Six Inch Trail Marathon Marathon #19 Sunday, 17 December 2017 People had been speculating about the weather for a couple of weeks before this edition of the 6 Inch Trail Marathon. Normally, it’s hot and dry at this time of year but the BOM had been forecasting showers then rain and storms later in […]
Fun in the sun
2017 Australia Day Ultra Marathon Ultra #6 Saturday, 21 January 2017 It’s been about ten months since this event and I’m just writing the run report now. Why? Because I have just signed up for the 2018 edition and realise that I never wrote about the first time I ever ran 100km. Time has dulled […]
Only quitters quit
2016 Six Inch Trail Marathon Marathon #17 Sunday, 18 December 2016 I don’t know exactly what it was about this year’s event but there seemed to be less intensity or excitement in the build up to the day. In previous years, runners have been training hard for this event, it’s the culmination of a running-year. […]
Damn the torpedoes!
Waterous Trail on Foot WTF 50mile 2016 Ultra #5 Sunday 24 September 2016 One year ago, I completed this event and swore (and cursed) that’d never do it again. A year later, I’m on the starting line in the dawn light preparing to do it for the second time. The 2015 event was tough; I […]
What’s in a name?
“An ultramarathon, also called ultra distance, is any sporting event involving running and walking longer than the traditional marathon length of 42.195 kilometres (26.219 mi).”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultramarathon In theory, if I ran just a millimetre further than 42.195km then I would have run an ultra. This idea doesn’t sit well with me, nor a lot of “true” […]
Hottest things is my shorts
2014 Bunbury Three Waters Running Festival 50km Ultra-marathon #1 Sunday, 13 April 2014 Hey, uh, hi. Can you help me? What’s your name? “My name’s Roosevelt E. Roosevelt.” Roosevelt, what town are you stationed in?. “I’m stationed in Poontang.” Well, thank you, Roosevelt. What’s the weather like out there? “It’s hot. Damn hot! Real hot! […]