Competition and Sports

Competitions and Sports

I have very fond memories of competing in athletics carnivals back in school. From ~2018 I signed up for my first trail running race in Tamworth and kicked off a real competition phase of my life (which I’m gladly still in at time of writing). 

Results

DateEventEvent TypeLocationDays goneRank (x/x)TimePBAttemptsLinkNotes
Friday, October 11, 2024Lake Biwa 100 (6 ITRA)
Trail Race (100M)
Lake Biwa, Japan
-4186 / 24542:28:54Y1
RIP Ankle and Toes
Sunday, September 29, 2024Ultra Trail Whistler by UTMBTrail Race (25K)
Whistler, Canada
-5334 / 30703:21:53Y1
Saturday, September 28, 2024Ultra Trail Whistler by UTMBTrail Race (70K)
Whistler, Canada
-5414 / 20009:23:48Y1
Saturday, September 7, 2024Mt Si Vert Fest 2024 1 ITRATrail Race (20K)Mt Si, WA-758/5501:52:14Y1
2nd in Sports Category (Ex-Elites)
Saturday, May 25, 2024Leavenworth Trail Fest 55K 3 ITRATrail Race (50K)
Leavenworth, WA
-1803/1905:38:06Y1
Saturday, April 27, 2024Trail Race (25K)Sacramento, CA-2088/46201:49:12Y1
Saturday, November 11, 2023TransLantau140 by UTMBTrail Race (140K)
Hong Kong, China
-37626/36724:16:41Y1
Sunday, October 15, 2023Crater Rim 53KTrail Race (53K)
Christchurch, NZ
-40315/13006:23:52Y1
Sunday, September 17, 2023Sydney MarathonRoad Race (42K)Sydney, NSW-431454/13,29403:08:02Y1
Sunday, August 13, 2023City2SurfRoad Race (14K)Sydney, NSW-466259/68,85300:52:00Y1
Qualified for Preferred
Sunday, August 6, 2023Half / 10K / 5K
Tamworth, NSW
-4733/1402:21:12Y1
Saturday, July 15, 2023Wellington Urban UltraTrail Race (62K)Wellington, NZ-49523/1247:30:05Y1
Friday, June 9, 2023The Great North Walk Newy to Syd
Trail Adventure (250K)
NSW, Australia-531n/a35:26:40Y1
Sunday, April 30, 2023Tacoma MarathonMarathon
Tacoma, WA, USA
-5716/36502:54:08Y1
Sunday, January 15, 2023Two Bays Trail RunTrail Race (28K)Melbourne, Vic-67621/130402:09:51Y1
Sunday, October 30, 2022Noosa Triathlon - Postponed
Triathlon (Olympic)
Noosa, QLD-7531291/388802:38:35Y1
Saturday, September 3, 2022Cairns to Port Douglas (CTPD40)Trail Race (40K)Cairns, QLD-8102/5104:54:30Y1
Saturday, July 9, 2022Brisbane Trail UltraTrail Race (110K)Brisbane, QLD-866DNFDNFN/A1
~50K/110. First DNF
Saturday, May 21, 2022Trail Race (128K)
Larapinta Trail, NT
-9156/3323:22:03Y1
Saturday, April 9, 2022Tamworth Trail Blazer 60KTrail Race (60K)
Tamworth, NSW
-9571/808:31:29Y1
Saturday, March 12, 2022Australian Alpine AscentTrail Race (50K)
Mount Kosciuszko, NSW
-9858/13204:03:15Y1AG 2nd
Sunday, June 6, 2021The 46th Great NOSH FootraceTrail Race (22K)Sydney, NSW-12644/12001:51:49Y1
Friday, May 14, 2021UTA22 (Ultra-Trail Australia)Trail Race (22K)
Katoomba, NSW
-128720/213702:06:11Y1
Sunday, May 2, 2021Manly Dam - Sydney Trail SeriesTrail Race (30K)Manly, NSW-12994/6102:48:21Y1
Sunday, April 18, 2021Cooly Classic Ocean SwimOcean Swim (2K)
Coolangatta, QLD
-1313414/68800:41:42Y1
Sunday, April 11, 2021Tamworth Trail Blazer 15KTrail Race (15K)
Tamworth, NSW
-13201/4001:30:15Y2FKT
Saturday, March 6, 2021Warburton Trail Fest - Lumberjack 50KTrail Race (50K)Warbuton, VIC-135610/15204:38:59Y1
Saturday, February 27, 2021Bouddi Coastal Trail RaceTrail Race (21K)Bouddi, NSW-136354/27802:25:32Y1
Sunday, April 7, 2019Tamworth Trail Blazer 15KTrail Race (15K)
Tamworth, NSW
-205516/5302:12:03N2

Upcoming Events

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DateEventEvent TypeLocationDays to go
2
Sunday, November 24, 2024Philadelphia MarathonMarathonPhiladelphia, PA3
3
Friday, April 25, 2025Ultra Trail Mount Fuji (TBC)Trail Race (100M)Fuji, Japan155
4
Friday, July 11, 2025Western States 100 (TBC)Trail Race (100M)CA, USA232
5
Friday, July 11, 2025Hardrock 100 (TBC)Trail Race (100M)CO, USA232
6
Friday, August 22, 2025UTMB (TBC)Trail Race (100M)Chamonix, France274
7
Saturday, October 25, 2025Chicago MarathonMarathonChicago, MI338

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