Amazing racing and training adventures on roads and mountainous/hilly TRAILS, freewaybikehike and triathlons. Dreams of a SIX FOOT 45km finish,(DONE 2011,2013,2014,2015!),then ULTRA-TRAIL AUSTRALIA (50km DONE 2016! 100km DONE 2018!!!), memorable Melbourne Marathon and Gold Coast racing. Over a decade dreaming of a SUB 3HR MARATHON, sub 18min 5k, sub 38min 10k, sub 90min Half marathon etc...(shattered? or still realistic?)
Most races October 2009-October2020; >
30/10/2020 50th John Gilmour 10,000m track race 58min
20/09/2020 XTR Sunset Coast Marathon (#36) 5.38
30/08/2020 Fat Lamb PTS 20km
02/08/2020 Perth Half Mara 2.04
11/07/2020 Jumbuck PTS 3.39
08/03/2020 Darlington Half Marathon 2.07
01/11/2019 John Gilmour 10,000m Track race 51min
06/10/2019 Perth Marathon 4hrs 28min. #13 see here
01/09/2019 Rotto Biddi 3hrs.09.44
25/08/2019 City 2 Surf Marathon 4hrs 48min
17/08/2019 TW Parkrun 5km 24.29 (5th)
3/08/2019 Truth 50km DNF (at 25km in 4hrs 26min)
28/07/2019 RunMelbourne Halfmarathon 2hr 03min
21/07/2019 Champion Lakes R2R Halfmarathon 1hr 55min (32nd)
7/07/2019 Gold Coast Marathon 4hrs 25min
16/06/2019 Rottnest Marathon 4hrs 42min
18/05/2019 Ultra Trail Australia 100km DNF at 46km (CP3) 8hrs 58min
17/03/2019 Fat Lamb 20km 3hr 29min 49th of 70
02/03/2019 Lark Hill 25km 3hr 54 (Night race forgot headlamp)
24/02/2019 Swissmurdie 2hr 35
09/02/2019 Busselton Half marathon 2.13 (Late start actually 2.05)
20/01/2019 Chi Gong 1hr 58 134th of 158 finishers
16/12/2018 6 inch 47km 7hrs (12th finish)
21/10/2018 Rottnest Half 2hr 03 min
16/09/2018 Fremantle Half 1hr 58min
04/07/2018 Truth 25km 3hrs 11min 55 (PTS)
24/06/2018 Eagle 22km 2hrxx(59min officially, but 43min on my watch as started late)
17/06/2018 Perth Marathon 4hrs 15min
19/05/2018 Ultra-Trail Australia 100km 24hrs 33min 15secs 913th of 964 finishers 218 withdrawals
03/03/2018 Lark Hill 50km
17/12/2017 6 inch 48km 7hrs
06/08/2017 Truth 50km 8hrs 22min 59
16/07/2017 Jolly Jumbuck 21km 2hr 54min (94th of 129)
02/07/2017 King of the Mountain 16km 1hr 41min
20/05/2017 Ultra-Trail AUSTRALIA 100km DNF (at 58km and 10hours 38min)
26/03/2017 Bloated Goat 30km 5hr 18min
18/12/2016 6 inch 48km 6hrs 41min
16/10/2016 Melbourne Marathon 4hours 53min
25/09/2016 WTF 50 miler DNF at 55km
14/08/2016 Truth 50km DNF at 25km
3/07/2016 Gold Coast Marathon 4.11
14/05/2016 Ultra Trail Australia 50km 9 hours 50min
3/4/2016 My 20th consecutive Bridges fun run 10km 52.20 (hammy strain)
12/3/2016 Six Foot Track DNF at 30km 5 hours.
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20/12/2015 6 inch 47km 6 hours 43min
15/11/15 Bloated Goat 30km Trails race (1600m Vert) 5hrs 43min
18/10/15 Melbourne Marathon 4.05
13/09/15 Fremantle 10km 47min 22
30/08/15 Perth City to Surf Marathon 4 hours 00min 20 secs.
05/07/15 GCM 4.11
24/05/15 R4R Half Marathon 1hr 46min 13secs
12/04/15 Bridges 10km 49min 53secs.
04/04/15 Perth Trail Series Truth & Consequences 50km ULTRA 8hours 49min
14/03/15 Six Foot Track 45km 6hrs 14min 11secs Smashing PB!!! (32min)
21/12/14 6 inch Trail 47km 7hrs 06min 30secs
12/10/14 Melbourne Marathon 4hrs 8min (8th fastest marathon in 25 finished)
14/09/14 Fremantle 10km 49min 26 (first K 3.47 5k split 23.02)
31/08/14 Perth City to Surf 42.2k 4hrs 34min
06/07/14 Gold Coast Half Marathon 1.49
15/06/14 Perth Marathon 4.48
01/06/14 Elleker Half Marathon 1.59.
21/04/14 40 miler DNF (28miles)
06/04/14 18th Bridges 10km 48min 47secs...since 1997
08/03/14 6 Foot Track 45km 6hrs 47min 02. (824th) A PB!!! :-)
09/02/14 Snakes and Ladders 15km 2.05
15/12/13 6 inch Trail Ultra 7.24
27/10/13 Rottnest Marathon 4.16.41
13/10/13 Melbourne Marathon 4.12.55
25/08/13 Perth City to Surf Marathon 4.13.28
11/08/13 Perth Half Marathon 1.54.05
28/07/13 Fremantle 10km 50.06 (very sick but first 1k in 3.55)
07/07/13 GoldCoast Half Marathon 1.47.29
16/06/13 Perth Marathon 4hrs 19min 55secs My 10th consecutive Perth Marathon...Click to see -> how I became a SPARTAN...
19/05/13 Joondalup Half Marathon 1hr 58min 26secs 310th of 495.
07/04/13 Bridges 10km 54min 45seconds.
09/03/13 6 Foot Track 45km 6 hours 54 minutes 20 seconds. 740th of 804...blog post or ...photos! page.
24/02/13 Perth Trail Series Qi Gong 14km 1hr 37min 04 Placed 79th of 117 finishers.
09/02/13 Busselton Half Marathon 1hr 51min 58 secs 219th. full Busso results here
02/11/12 John Gilmour 10k track 47.17 ..see here
14/10/12 Melbourne Marathon 3hrs 49min 52secs ..(777.)
16/09/12 Fremantle 10km 47min 16
26/08/12 City toSurf Marathon 4hrs 42min 41 secs
15/07/12 Lake Joondalup 10km 47min 30.
01/07/12 Gold Coast Half Marathon 1hr 44min 49 secs. 1668th of 9035 finishers
17/06/12 Perth Marathon 4hrs 6min ..
(post and photos here)
20/05/12 Joondalup Half Marathon 1hr 47min 01secs. (151st of 313 finishers)
15/05/12 Masters 5000m 21min 58secs
13/05/12 Bunbury Half Marathon 1hr 46min 45 secs. (76th of 240 finishers)
22/04/12 PTS Ellis Brook 21.8km trails race 3hrs 12min 28secs. 39th.
01/04/12 Bridges 10km 47min 02
25/03/12 17.3km (690m ascent) Swissmurdietrails race 2hrs 19min 17secs 54th of 60.
20/03/12 MastersWA 1500m in 5.56, 100m in 14.3, 400m in 76.4, 5000m in 23.33.
26/02/12 WAMC Swan Twilight 5km 24.32
26/02/12 Perth Trail Series Qi Gong 14km 1hr 44min 08 secs 70th of 102.
04/02/12 Busselton Half Marathon in 1hr 49min 31 secs.
18/12/11 6 inch 46km 5hrs 30min PB!
09/10/11 Melbourne Marathon in 4hours 02minutes 49secs...photos...
12/09/11 Fremantle 10km in 45minutes 50 secs.
7/8/11 Perth Half Marathon in 1hr 47min 46 secs.
17/7/11 Lake Joondalup 10km in 46min 33secs.
19/6/11 Perth Marathon in 4 hours 12min 54secs (351st of 547.)
12/6/11 Lake Monger 10km in 48min 09secs
22/5/11 Bunbury Half Marathon 1hr 51min 44secs 109th of 261 finishers
10/4/11 Bridges 10km 52min 55
12/3/11 6 foot 45km in 6hrs 53min 07 secs...819th...of 877...33 DNF's...4 outside 7hr cutoffRace Report and race photosPre & post race photos,initial ELATION
Note; Completing 6 foot is a major goal achieved which I have had in mind since 2005!!!!!!! 4/3/11 3000m in 12min 40 (19th of 19 finishers)Momentum building a little,sub 13 done! :-)
18/2/11 5000m in 23min 31 (20th of 20 finishers...4 DNF's)..results
5/2/2011 21.1km Busselton Half in 1hr 51min 41 secs for 124th of 218 finishers.
19/12/10 46km 6 inch trails race in 5hr 49min (63rd of 79 finishers)
10/12/10 5000m in 22.43 18th of 18!
5/11/10 John Gilmour 10,000m in 47min 36. (23rd of 31)
10/10/10 Melbourne Marathon 4hrs 5min...2895th of 5027 finishers...
12/9/10 Fremantle 10km in 46min 53...a big SB and my best time since 2005!
29/8/10; 42.2km in 4hrs 15min for 537th of 830 finishers...my 6th best of 12 M. finishes.
19/8/10; 5000m in 22min 06.0 secs (SB by 0.6 of a second, & Stan did a SB also that night)
22/7/10; 5000m in 22min 06.6 secs. (SB and 17secs off my track PB)
20/6/10 Perth Marathon in 4.30.
13/5/10; Masters 2000m 7.55 (first sub 8min run since 2005) & 5,000m 22.42
22/4/10; Masters 800m 2.46 & 5,000m 22.29!~(2nd best ever track 5,000m, track PB is 21.49,)
3/4/10; Australian Masters 35-39yrs; 4th in 1500m 5min 34secs. see here...
28/3/10; Bridges 10km in 48min 39secs. 388th of 1646
25/3/10; 300m in 47.6, 600m in 1.57.0 100m in 14.6
18/3/10; Masters 1500m in 6.03 & 10,000m in 49min 35
28/2/10; 4th place in 6 hour Track Race at Coker Park; 45.003km
6/2/10; Busselton 21.1km in 1hr 52min 50 secs
20/12/09;6 inch 46km 6hrs 16min
15/11/09; Peninsula 5km 22min 5225th of 73.
6/11/09; John Gilmour 10km 48min 39
11/10/09; Melbourne Marathon 4hrs 11 min 33 secs
4/10/09; Freo funrun 5km in 22min 53 secs ... ...
2011; 5hrs 30min 6 inchPB!! 2012; 3hrs 49min PB(Melbourne Marathon)!!2014; 6hrs 47min PB! @ 6 foot!
The next big things racing wise maybe;
6 inch 47km on 20th December @ 0430hrs, countdown (activated a few days before?) is;
Kathryn and I welcomed our daughter K into the world May 2015 A.D.!
Kathryn and I welcomed our daughter J into the world June 2010 A.D.! Kathryn and I welcomed our son J into the world in late July 2007 A.D.!
Our challenge is to be good parents with the Creator Gods help!
2012 C2S 4.42 PW, good photo at start Perth Marathon
2012 no 9. a 4.06
6th 6inch 46km 2011 is a 5.30 PB! Melbourne 2011 A 4.02 marathon Team WA!!! with the elites! Perth Marathon 2011 No. 8; 4.12.
6 foot 45km conquered in 2011 Yeah!!!!!!!
6 inch 46km a 5.49 PB! in 2010
2010 Melbourne MARATHON (101010) .
2010 Perth City2Surf
Marathon in 4.15.
2010; a 4.30
Perth Marathon.
6 inch 46km 2009; 6.16 PB! .4.11 in the 2009
Melbourne Marathon
PHATrunners The best trail running group in Perth!!!! Honoured to be on the K1K badge board.
Cool running is one of my favourite places to be since about 2004, its where I started the trailblazer777 nickname maybe (its hard to remember now)...awesome place to interact with other runners online...
Perth Trail series Fantastic series of races for beginner and intermediate trail runners on some of the toughest trails in Perth... A PTS race is often a pre-cursor to a major ULTRA TRAILS race...
the 12km was the original event which I first did in 1997, see my city to surf page,
they added a 4km, a half marathon and in 2009 the marathon, which I did.
C2S is 2nd biggest race in Australia, and on track to be become the biggest race in the world.
Amazing!
46km trails race ive done it a few times since it began in 2005. The wild west version of 6 foot, but probably not as hard, and about 50 times smaller fields...although its gathering momentum and numbers with international entrants in 2008 and huge improvements in 2009...Bronze labelling by the IAU in 2010!!
Race report for my 4.15.59 (half in 1.53) CITY 2 SURF Marathon in 2010 is HERE.... Scroll down past the video for photos of me from the 2010 C2S Marathon...
Pause this video at 46-47 seconds and you can see me running with the front bunch of Kenyans and Mark Tucker on the weekend, with white strands shirt, gold cool running hat on backwards, I am on the far right of picture...If you have trouble getting it to load, run your mouse over the bottom right hand corner and click on the youtube icon to open the video in a new window directly on youtube...
That's a better one! How far into the race was it? Anyway, good going to be up in the lead bunch of a marathon. Still, might be worth holding back on the TV race start exposure on 10/10/10. Could harm the PB prospects.
:-) I'd say the 47second grab is about 100m into it. I changed down gears at 1min 38 on my wristwatch, so probably stayed with them for about another 300-400m after that footage at 47 seconds, so let them go at about 500m. Last year stayed with them for 800m, but couldn't be bothered smashing myself for as long this year. Good exciting fun. On 10/10/10 very different ballgame for many reasons, for a start you have a huge number of elites and preferred start people in front of you and about 10 times as many sub 3 hour and 50 times as many sub 3.20 people to fight your way through at the start, so without a preferred start its probably not possible on 10/10/10..too many people to work through. And as you say the PB prospects is the main goal on 10/10/10 whereas PB prospects very slim at C2S due to the hilly course, and my lack of focus on the event. If I could run sub 3 I think going after the big money on offer at the C2S would be a worthwhile goal. For 10/10/10 I will be planning to settle into the right pace early. For the C2S it was all about good fun and a solid training hitout.
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Wanneroo Nationals 8km Walk 1989,
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That's a better one! How far into the race was it? Anyway, good going to be up in the lead bunch of a marathon. Still, might be worth holding back on the TV race start exposure on 10/10/10. Could harm the PB prospects.
:-) I'd say the 47second grab is about 100m into it. I changed down gears at 1min 38 on my wristwatch, so probably stayed with them for about another 300-400m after that footage at 47 seconds, so let them go at about 500m. Last year stayed with them for 800m, but couldn't be bothered smashing myself for as long this year. Good exciting fun. On 10/10/10 very different ballgame for many reasons, for a start you have a huge number of elites and preferred start people in front of you and about 10 times as many sub 3 hour and 50 times as many sub 3.20 people to fight your way through at the start, so without a preferred start its probably not possible on 10/10/10..too many people to work through. And as you say the PB prospects is the main goal on 10/10/10 whereas PB prospects very slim at C2S due to the hilly course, and my lack of focus on the event. If I could run sub 3 I think going after the big money on offer at the C2S would be a worthwhile goal. For 10/10/10 I will be planning to settle into the right pace early. For the C2S it was all about good fun and a solid training hitout.
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