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
| Date | Event | Event Type | Location | Days gone | Rank (x/x) | Time | PB | Attempts | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, April 30, 2023 | Tacoma Marathon | Marathon | Tacoma, WA, USA | -38 | 6/365 | 02:54:08 | Y | 1 | ||
| Sunday, January 15, 2023 | Two Bays Trail Run | Trail Race (56K) | Melbourne, Vic | -143 | 21/1304 | 02:09:51 | Y | 1 | ||
| Sunday, October 30, 2022 | Noosa Triathlon - Postponed | Triathlon (Olympic) | Noosa, QLD | -220 | 1291/3888 | 02:38:35 | Y | 1 | ||
| Saturday, September 3, 2022 | Cairns to Port Douglas (CTPD40) | Trail Race (40K) | Cairns, QLD | -277 | 2/51 | 04:54:30 | Y | 1 | ||
| Saturday, July 9, 2022 | Brisbane Trail Ultra | Trail Race (110K) | Brisbane, QLD | -333 | DNF | DNF | N/A | 1 | ~50K/110. First DNF |
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| Saturday, May 21, 2022 | Trail Race (128K) | Larapinta Trail, NT | -382 | 6/33 | 23:22:03 | Y | 1 | |||
| Saturday, April 9, 2022 | Tamworth Trail Blazer 60K | Trail Race (60K) | Tamworth, NSW | -424 | 1/8 | 08:31:29 | Y | 1 | ||
| Saturday, March 12, 2022 | Australian Alpine Ascent | Trail Race (50K) | Mount Kosciuszko, NSW | -452 | 8/132 | 04:03:15 | Y | 1 | AG 2nd | |
| Sunday, June 6, 2021 | The 46th Great NOSH Footrace | Trail Race (22K) | Sydney, NSW | -731 | 4/120 | 01:51:49 | Y | 1 | ||
| Friday, May 14, 2021 | UTA22 (Ultra-Trail Australia) | Trail Race (22K) | Katoomba, NSW | -754 | 20/2137 | 02:06:11 | Y | 1 | ||
| Sunday, May 2, 2021 | Manly Dam - Sydney Trail Series | Trail Race (30K) | Manly, NSW | -766 | 4/61 | 02:48:21 | Y | 1 | ||
| Sunday, April 18, 2021 | Cooly Classic Ocean Swim | Ocean Swim (2K) | Coolangatta, QLD | -780 | 414/688 | 00:41:42 | Y | 1 | ||
| Sunday, April 11, 2021 | Tamworth Trail Blazer 15K | Trail Race (15K) | Tamworth, NSW | -787 | 1/40 | 01:30:15 | Y | 2 | FKT | |
| Saturday, March 6, 2021 | Warburton Trail Fest - Lumberjack 50K | Trail Race (50K) | Warbuton, VIC | -823 | 10/152 | 04:38:59 | Y | 1 | ||
| Saturday, February 27, 2021 | Bouddi Coastal Trail Race | Trail Race (21K) | Bouddi, NSW | -830 | 54/278 | 02:25:32 | Y | 1 | ||
| Sunday, April 7, 2019 | Tamworth Trail Blazer 15K | Trail Race (15K) | Tamworth, NSW | -1522 | 16/53 | 02:12:03 | N | 2 |
Upcoming Events
1 | Date | Event | Event Type | Location | Days to go |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Sunday, August 6, 2023 | Tamworth Running Festival Triple Threat | Half / 10K / 5K | Tamworth, NSW | 60 |
3 | Saturday, September 2, 2023 | Trail Race (120K) | Cairns, QLD | 87 | |
4 | Saturday, October 7, 2023 | Trans Jeju by UTMB (100K) (TBC) | Trail Race (100K) | Jeju Island, South Korea | 122 |
5 | Saturday, November 11, 2023 | TransLantau100 by UTMB | Trail Race (100K) | Hong Kong, China | 157 |
6 | Saturday, December 16, 2023 | Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko (TBC) | Trail Race (100K/100M) | Mt Kozzi, Australia | 192 |
7 | Friday, April 26, 2024 | Ultra Trail Mount Fuji (TBC) | Trail Race (160K) | Fuji, Japan | 324 |
8 | Thursday, August 22, 2024 | UTMB (TBC) | Trail Race (170K) | Chamonix, France | 442 |
Blog Posts
If you lack discipline, coaches will be amazing for you. If you are self motivated to get out running and also to learn, then maybe you're better off alone.
Running form is important but don't get too caught up on it if you run pain free and feels good.
TLDR; Learn what motivates you to run, be it Strava Crowns (KOMs), Nature, Air, whatever it may be find your reason for running. What's the goal - Speed, distance, time? Do some research backed by science to improve yourself and table up a training plan that fits YOUR life and something that MOTIVATES you. If you're to take one thing from this, think to make yourself Training Schedule (Weekly / Monthly Google Sheet)
It's my first year of proper race planning. I've got some big running goals I want to achieve in next few years (UTMB / UTMF / Western Mac / etc). I need to ensure I am properly prepared and ready to qualify for some of these events to meet the entry requirements.