Recaps and Reviews on events I have participated in.
Event: Wings for Life World RunDate: 8th May 2016Type: Continous one wayWhere: World WideMelbourne Start: Patterson’s Reserve, Hawthorn 9 pmEvent Partners: Spinal Cord Research, Red Bull, Garmin, Puma, LED Lenser When registrations for the 2016 Wings for Life World Run opened up, I of course had to sign up to do it again. It’s such a unique event, …
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Event: Werribee Mansion Fun RunDate: 24th April 2016Distance: 21km / 10km / 5.5km / 3.5km / Kids DashType: Loop, with There & BacksTrack Type: Mixed. Gravel, footpath, grass, granitic sand.Where: Werribee Mansion, WerribeeEvent Partners/Sponsors: My Physio, Wyndham City Council, Steigen The Werribee Mansion run was my fallback event after I was unable to run Run the Rock, due to …
Event: Lindsey Kent Memorial Fun RunDate: 27th March 2016Distance: 5km or 3kmType: There & back loop.Where: Stawell Racecourse, StawellEvent Partners/Sponsors: Stawell & Ararat Cross Country Club The sister club to SAAC is SACCC, which holds the Stawell Easter Fun Run, which is also known as the Lindsey Kent Memorial Fun Run. While the town is full of tourists for …
My first official race for the year was the Bellarine Sunset Run.
I first discovered this run when I was picking up my race kit for Afterglow.
It was a new event for the 2016 running calendar, with two distance options a 21km or 10km.
Event: Spartan StadiumDate: 5th December 2015Distance: Approx 5kmType: Obstacle RaceWhere: Simonds Stadium, Geelong, Victoria.Event Partners/Sponsors: Reebok, IronEdge, Concept2 I’m no stranger to Spartan Race, we all know that. When Spartan announced that they were going to a stadium series, I knew that I wanted to do it. On the 5th of December, I completed my 1st Spartan Stadium and my last Spartan …
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 …
2015 saw the inaugural Wonderland Run on my home turf, The Gariwerd/Grampians National Park. Now because I’m a local I decided to volunteer for the event, as I can run the tracks at any time. Sure I might not get a medal, but that’s ok with me. The Wonderland Run has 3 events on offer, which ran …
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, …
This year’s race review for Run The Gap is going to be slightly different. In the past, I have given this race review from the perspective of a runner. This year it’s going to be from the perspective of a race director. Last year (2014), I was the race director for the 21km trail event, …
Event: Wings for Life World RunDate: 3rd May 2015Type: Point to PointWhere: World WideMelbourne Start: Elwood Park 9 pmEvent Partners: Spinal Cord Research, Red Bull, Garmin, Puma, LED Lense, Lime Light Sports, BSC Wings for life is an event that is not like any other event out there. Why and how do I hear you ask? Well, …
