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
Sunday, January 15, 2023Two Bays Trail RunTrail Race (56K)Melbourne, Vic-6521/130402:09:51Y1
Sunday, October 30, 2022Noosa Triathlon - PostponedTriathlon (Olympic)Noosa, QLD-1421291/388802:38:35Y1
Saturday, September 3, 2022Cairns to Port Douglas (CTPD40)Trail Race (40K)Cairns, QLD-1992/5104:54:30Y1
Saturday, July 9, 2022Brisbane Trail UltraTrail Race (110K)Brisbane, QLD-255DNFDNFN/A1
~50K/110. First DNF
Saturday, May 21, 2022West Macs Monster - 128 Km Ellery MonsterTrail Race (128K)Larapinta Trail, NT-3046/3323:22:03Y1
Saturday, April 9, 2022Tamworth Trail Blazer 60KTrail Race (60K)Tamworth, NSW-3461/808:31:29Y1
Saturday, March 12, 2022Australian Alpine AscentTrail Race (50K)Mount Kosciuszko, NSW-3748/13204:03:15Y1AG 2nd
Sunday, June 6, 2021The 46th Great NOSH FootraceTrail Race (22K)Sydney, NSW-6534/12001:51:49Y1
Friday, May 14, 2021UTA22 (Ultra-Trail Australia)Trail Race (22K)Katoomba, NSW-67620/213702:06:11Y1
Sunday, May 2, 2021Manly Dam - Sydney Trail SeriesTrail Race (30K)Manly, NSW-6884/6102:48:21Y1
Sunday, April 18, 2021Cooly Classic Ocean SwimOcean Swim (2K)Coolangatta, QLD-702414/68800:41:42Y1
Sunday, April 11, 2021Tamworth Trail Blazer 15KTrail Race (15K)Tamworth, NSW-7091/4001:30:15Y2FKT
Saturday, March 6, 2021Warburton Trail Fest - Lumberjack 50KTrail Race (50K)Warbuton, VIC-74510/15204:38:59Y1
Saturday, February 27, 2021Bouddi Coastal Trail RaceTrail Race (21K)Bouddi, NSW-75254/27802:25:32Y1
Sunday, April 7, 2019Tamworth Trail Blazer 15KTrail Race (15K)Tamworth, NSW-144416/5302:12:03N2

Upcoming Events

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DateEventEvent TypeLocationDays to go
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Saturday, May 13, 2023Ultra-Trail Australia (UTA100)Trail Race (100K or 50K)Katoomba, NSW53
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Saturday, September 2, 2023Trail Race (120K)Cairns, QLD165
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Saturday, October 7, 2023Trans Jeju by UTMB (100K)Trail Race (100K)Jeju Island, South Korea200
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Saturday, November 11, 2023TransLantau100 by UTMBTrail Race (100K)Hong Kong, China235
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Saturday, December 16, 2023Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko (TBC)Trail Race (100K/100M)Mt Kozzi, Australia270
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Friday, April 26, 2024Ultra Trail Mount Fuji (TBC)Trail Race (160K)Fuji, Japan402
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Thursday, August 22, 2024UTMB (TBC)Trail Race (170K)Chamonix, France520

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