Event: Run MelbourneDate: 24th July 2022Type: RoadDistance: 21.1km/ 10km/ 5kmWhere: Melbourne, VictoriaEvent Partners/Sponsors: Gatorade, Sole Motive, Asics, Runners World, Fisiocrem, City of Melbourne Ten years ago, I ran my very first half marathon at Run Melbourne. It seemed fitting ten years on, to go back to where it all started. Melbourne was my home for 16 …
The first half marathon I ran at Run Melbourne, I knew by the 18km mark that I wasn’t going to get a sub 2 hour time. It would be close, and yes, it would have been awesome to get sub 2 hours, but it was my first half marathon, I was just so grateful to …
It’s been strange not having any events to participate in 2020. This is why when Clothing the Gap decided to do another virtual run I was all in for connect to country. There were multiply distances to choose from 5k up the full marathon. Since the half marathon distance is my jam, I went with …
Relief Run (organised by the awe-inspiring Samantha Gash), was a 21 or 5km virtual run to support those affected by the devastating Australian Bushfires. 100% of the registration fee went to the Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund. The devastation of these fires was (and still is) worldwide news. It is going to be …
Event: Australian Running Festival Distance: 5km, 10km, Half Marathon, Marathon, Ultra Marathon Type: Loop, with there and backs Where: Canberra, ACT Start: Old Parliment House Finish: West Lawns, Parkes Way Event Partners / Supporters: TATA, Rebel, Gu, NUUN, Visit Canberra The Australian Running Festival, is set in our nation’s capital of Canberra. This year the …
Event: Surf Coast Trail Marathon Distance: Full Marathon, Half Marathon or Team Marathon Type: Point to Point Where: Torquay Victoria, utilising the Surf Coast Walk Start: Torquay / Point Addis Finish: Fairhaven SLSC Event Partners / Supportors: Saucony, i/o Merino, The Happy Runner, Rouge Wave. It was my first ever trail run. I had high expectations, but …
Event: Afterglow – Twilight Night Trail RunDate: 28th November 2015Distance: 21km or 12kmType: Trail, Point to PointWhere: Point Addis to Torquay, VictoriaEvent Partners: Black Diamond, Tailwind, The Happy Runner, Surf Coast Trail Runners Afterglow is the sister event to the Surf Coast Trail Marathon and is currently the only Half Trail Marathon that runs at twilight in Australia. If bad …
Event: Mosaic to Mountain Distance: 4.7km, 10km, 21km & 26km Type: Loop Where: Dunkeld, Victoria Start: Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld Finish: Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld Sponsors / Supporters : Dunkeld Kindergarten, Royal Mail Hotel, AGL Oaklands Hill Wind Farm, Souther Grampians Cottages, Cafe 109 In 2013 & 2014 I did their 10km events. Which were lovely. Besides a hill, at the start, …
Early in the year, I set a goal for myself to run a half marathon. After the success of Run for the kids in April, with the 5.2km dash, and then the success of running 11km at Run the Gap in Halls Gap, it feels like a given, then next step in my running journey …
