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There is little space for ego. Vulnerability is hard to hide. People are raw, fragile and exhausted and yet these relationships flourish.

Ultra Africa 2019 day 5 results

Ultra Africa results day 4

Ultra Africa 2019 results day 2

Ultra Africa 2019 results day 2

Ultra Africa 2019 results day 1

As I prepare mentally for Ultra Africa I have had time to reflect on my last race, The Track that was the most difficult I’ve ever completed

Well it’s all over. The last day was a very relaxed and gentle walk/jog 8.5km back to Birdsville…What a week. It almost felt like the win...

This was the penultimate day of the 2016 Big Red Run and the final timed run. There’s always a nervous energy unsettling the camp when we...

What a beautiful day after the storms had finished. After the rest day people were keen to get back out on the desert tracks and there w...

Not really a lot to post from today. We had a forced rest day because of the weather so the day was spent in camp cleaning and drying ki...

Well today was definitely the toughest day I’ve had in the desert.  The wet weather that made the conditions so favourable yesterday turn...

In the face of imminent disaster and political and economic mayhem in Europe, all is not lost. …my bag was under the race weight limit a...

I’m writing this from the comfort of the Birdsville Bakery, having a coffee and a curried camel pie so any hopefully any suspense should ...

…..One week from today I’ll have finished my second desert marathon for the week….That’s around 84km done of the 250km total for the week...

In November or December 2014 a dear friend and long-time running buddy of mine, Neil Parrock, suggested we run the Big Red Run (an idea o...