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 …
Happy Friday Everyone. Can we have a high five, cause it’s been a smashing week in this household? This is starting to get crazy here, I can feel it, and it’s only going to get crazier! Just this weekend went we had the Melbourne Marathon, with loads of my running friends competing and getting personal …
August is over, so let’s sit down and check in with the Ultimate Coffee Date! If we were sitting down for coffee, I would tell you that I’m so glad that winter is over. It has been a very cold winter here. Sure we don’t get snow, but we do get Southerly Antarctic winds. Brr, just …
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 …
Hydration is important for anyone regardless if you are a runner or not. However the last few weeks I have had one hydration disaster after another, and all I can do about it is laugh. And of course blog about my misfortune. So here is what not to do. Four Running Hydration Misfortunes 1. Consume your Hydration …
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, …
Earlier on in the week, I received an email from Run Down Under giving me the stats for week 30. I was like what! No that can’t be right. Alas, it is. Seriously! We are currently in week 31 of 2015. Seriously. So we must catch up, so grab a drink & seat and let’s …
It seriously does not feel like 2 weeks have past. School holidays have been and gone. I swear days keep merging into one another. It has been one seriously cold winter here for us. Hasn’t been this cold in ages. I’m not going to complain about it because we have been getting a lot more …
I remember as a kid that time used to drag. Please tell me I wasn’t the only one. Oh to be a kid again, man I had a good childhood. Now the time I swear goes at warp speed. It’s June! Like Seriously! So go grab a drink, sit down, and let’s catch up, as …
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, …
