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I get goosebumps every time I go to Bright. Bright is home of the Buffalo Stampede, Bright 4 Peaks and Spartan Bright Trifecta weekend, and not far from the start of the Great Southern Endurance Run and the Wandi Cross. My favourite Australian mountain, Mt …
Finally I got to race at Mt Buller! I entered the 22km race in 2020 but that was cancelled. I also visited Mt Buller for training and van life in December 2019. So I was pretty excited to do this race which would make it …
What: True Grit 24 Hour Enduro Aussie Titles – complete as many laps of the 11km 30 obstacle course as possible in 24 hours When: 2pm 6 March 2021 to 2pm 7 March 2021. Note this is a much warmer time of the year than …
The Australian Alpine Ascent (AAA) is Australia’s highest race. Starting at Charlotte Pass and completing a loop of Main Range and Mt Kosciusko Summit, the race offers altitude (1,700-2,200m above sea level), alpine scenery and an unmatched opportunity to race through 25.7km of Kosciusko National …
*Photo is from True Grit 10km 2019. I have never competed in the Enduro and so this is the most relevant photo I have. With three sleeps to go until the 24hr Enduro Aussie Titles (Enduro) kick off in Lower Portland NSW, it is …
This is a difficult ‘year in review’ to write. 2020 was so different to normal. Throughout the year I started writing about issues I was facing (injury, moving interstate, mental health issues) and not coming back to finish. Instead, I wrote about the easy things …
6 December 2020 Just a fortnight ago Adelaide was in lockdown. The Queensland borders closed so I could not attend the Spartan trifecta weekend on the Gold Coast, an event I had been preparing for since September. My back up event, True Grit in Adelaide …
Finally this was my return to racing the longer distance in the Trail Running SA Series. I can now run downhill at race pace without my plantar fasciitis making it excruciating. I injured my right foot on the 13 June 2020 so this has been …
Henrietta Creek Campground Carpark, Wooroonooran NP, Queensland I am standing next to my hire van having just finished a run to Nandroya Falls. A car pulls up and a lady steps out. She has long curly black hair and unusual tattoos visible on her arms …
I have registered for the trifecta weekend but there is no guarantee I will get to go. I do not know if I will be in SA or the ACT at the time. Borders can rapidly close even if they are currently open. I do …