I’m standing in waist-deep, ice-cold water, and I can’t feel my toes. I don’t mean that figuratively. I am trying to wiggle them but they are so cold that I literally can’t feel them anymore. Just as I start to question my own sanity, I remember why I’m here. For those of you who know … Continue reading Tough Guy – January 9 2017
What a year! I am still at a loss as to how to put my year into words, so here are some statistics instead 😀 364* days 38 EVENTS 95km // 15 hours of Fun Runs. 215km // 120 hours of endurance events. 425km // 115 hours of Obstacle Races. That’s a total of 735km/457 … Continue reading 2016 Race Recap
Any reason to go back to Hawaii is good enough for me. When I left in August my friend Mike suggested that I come back in December for the Makahiki Challenge, Hawaii’s own 5km mud run. After a brief contemplation period, I booked a flight and before long I was on my way back to … Continue reading Makahiki Challenge
I have a small confession to make regarding Spartan Races – I’m kind of over them.
On the eve of my flight back to Australia I woke at 4am, groggily put on race clothes and sat in the car for two hours as my friend Kendal drove us to Savage Race in Houston. It was my last race before leaving the US so I made sure it was going to be … Continue reading Savage Race (Houston)
There was only one event that all my Texas friends kept talking about all year – the Dallas Beast/Sprint weekend. I’ve only ever spent one Halloween in the US when I was 10 years old. The Spartan weekend was falling the day before Halloween so it provided me with the perfect opportunity to dress up … Continue reading Spartan Beast/Sprint Weekend (Dallas)
My first ever Tough Mudder was in September 2013. My best friend Gina was flying up to Melbourne for it and encouraged me and my other best friend Vanessa to head along for it. I had an absolute blast despite the cold and it was one of the toughest physical challenges I’d ever faced as … Continue reading Tough Mudder (Dallas)
If there’s one event that most OCR fanatics aim to compete at it’s the OCR World Championships (OCRWC). I had the opportunity to compete in the Pro wave at the 2015 OCRWC and it was an experience I’ll never forget. So when it came to the 2016 OCRWC I knew I had to return. Earlier … Continue reading OCR World Championships
When I learned back in June that I'd been selected to join Team Australia and represent my country at the OCRWC in Cincinnati I was nervous but so excited at the prospect of running alongside the world's best. This morning when I woke up I was still excited and nervous, but pumped for the day. … Continue reading OCR World Championships 2015
It all started on a quiet Monday in May in my friend’s house in LA. I could barely move thanks to the delayed onset muscle soreness I was experiencing after the weekend’s events. I’d just completed my first ever endurance challenge and was on a high despite feeling very sore. I was being told about … Continue reading The RYNGE
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