About 2 years ago now I read a biography about Pat Farmer and his incredible ultrarunning achievements, and it was his attitude as an “everyday bloke” that inspired me to have a crack at my 33 Marath...
Ive a lot of friends who are running in the North Face 100 in Sydney next weekend, so I hope that this is in time for you all to benefit... Me in about 1985 When I started running, back in my school ...
As no doubt you’re coming down from your Easter Egg charged sugar rush, what better than a Chocolate inspired guest posting. It’s food for thought… Rehydrating after an intense run or workout should ...
Here is another great guest post to enlighten you as to what is out there in the world of Smartphone Apps to get you and keep you running. These Apps are far cheaper than a personal running coach, bu...
2011 was a big year for me in terms of my running, and it had some great highs and pitiful lows. Only now, a few months on have I managed to detach myself from the emotional involvement to get ...
Cancer can be one of the most challenging diseases for both patients and their families. While a diagnosis of cancer can be a life-changing event for many people, there are steps that patients can ta...
Two recent training runs have inspired this post, as I have run out of water after 21kms of running on each occasion. For one I only had another 5kms to get home without water, but the other was more...
When doing my training runs, particularly the longer sessions preparing for an Ultramarathon, I like to have the option of both sports drink and water. Typically this has meant either using a double ...
This weekend was the last event of the year for me, the Great North Walk 100 mile (nearly 108miles in reality). This is my third attempt at this ultramarathon, with a DNF in 2009 and a successf...
From now on I’m going to being doing more of my reviews on video, so that you can see the products in action, and I can describe their performance real time. So first up I’ve done a short video of a ...
I have been away from the blog for a good while, busy attempting to complete my 33 Marathons challenge. I am in the process of writing up the report, but before that I wanted to share a couple of exp...
I haven’t blogged for a while, and the reason will be clear to anyone who has been following my preparations for my 33 marathons run. Multiday Ultramarathon training is a big commitment, and this is ...
At the end of any ultramarathon race you look back and think how much better you could have done and what you’ll do differently for next time. Now the obvious way to improve your times is through&nbs...
I first heard of HOKA one one shoes when Karl Meltzer ran the Pony Express Trail last year, and they caught my eye as they went against everything in the minimalist/barefoot shoe ideals, which had be...
I’ve written previously about the benefits and techniques of training runs at night, but this is slightly different. Time pressures have been such on me of late that I have done 7 of my last 9 runs u...
For this year’s event was a little different to before having been there and done it a couple of times, and given my bigger picture training for my 33 Marathons event in August I had it in my mind to...
I’m less than a week out from my next ultramarathon, the North Face 100, so it’s time to start deciding what I’m going to wear and take with me. Being a tough 100km trail race, there is going t...
I was chatting with a neighbour discussing the troubles we’ve both had with Telstra, our phone company, and that I had managed to last 14 hours on the phone to them before I lost my calm (the issue h...
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