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I have lived in Stawell for coming up 13 years. Surprisingly, even though I have lived here for that length of time, I haven’t run every street. Scrolling through Strava one day I saw one of my friend’s posts. She had set a challenge to run every street in her suburb. I thought what I […]
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While I’m not new to trail running but new to the ultra running world, I asked my fellow squaddies if they had any questions they would like answered about what it takes to run an Ultra. Deciding to run an ultra is no easy task. It will take mental, physical and emotional strength. The thing
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Event: Surf Coast CenturyDate: 21-22 September 2019Type: Off-Road, TrailDistance: (Saturday)100km, 100km Relay, 50km, (Sunday)23km, 15km, 9kmWhere: Anglesea, Surf Coast, VictoriaEvent Partners/Sponsors: Clif Bar, Tailwind, Steigen, Surf Coast Shire, Great Ocean Road Real Estate, Bogong Equipment It took: Two years in the making, but on the 21st of September 2019, I became an ultra runner. Having
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It’s race week! I’m scared, nervous, anxious but excited all at the same time. This will be the biggest event I have ever done. A Goal is to finish B Goal is to finish under 6h30m. One thing I have learned from all the events that I have done is preparation is key. Here are
Where Are the World’s Most Epic Marathons? Guest Blog post by Jennifer Dawsons Marathons are experiencing a boom in popularity, up 49.43% between 2008 and 2018. There are tens of thousands around the world taking place every year, so why restrict yourself to your local race? 26.2 miles in a relatively flat city is one thing,
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Event: WonderlandDate: 24-25 August 2019Type: Off Road, TrailDistance: 2km, 8km, 20km, 36km, 60km-ishWhere: Halls Gap, Grampians, VictoriaEvent Partners/Sponsors: VFuel, Orange Mud, Footpro, Suunto I tend not to run local events because I can run them at any time. However, I figured with my ultra coming up this event would be a nice little training run
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I remember the first time I crossed the finish line of Run Melbourne back in 2012, I thought there is no way that I could run a full marathon. The half distance is challenging but it’s not time-consuming, which is why I stuck with it for so long. My fitness journey has taken me to
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Event: Peaks and TrailsDate: 3-4 August 2019Type: Off-Road, Trail, Single Track, FirelineDistance: 6.4km, 11km, 22km, 26km, 50km & Mt Abrupt ChallengeWhere: Dunkeld, Southern Grampians, VictoriaEvent Partners/Sponsors: Steigen, VFuel, AGL, The Running Company, Royal Mail Hotel When your husband designs the website and agrees to be one of the photographers you get a free entry. I mean hello free entry, of
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The turnaround of me doing my race recap after an event is usually pretty quick. However, the circumstances leading up to this event meant that it took me a lot longer to process, and thus meant a delay in my review. I will be honest, even now I still have no idea how I feel
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Events don’t work without the help of volunteers. When you volunteer, you become a part of the community, and you will see the real human aspect of a race in all shapes and forms. There is no doubt about it when you volunteer at an event like UTA, you will be inspired, you will get
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