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Jonathon's Racing Attacks and Adventure Packs!

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?)

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Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia


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42.2km SB; 2004; 3.55 2005; 4.02 2006; 4.18, 2007; 4.10 2008; 3.55
2009; 4.11 2010; 4.05 2011; 4.02 2012;3.49 2013; 4.12 ... 2014; ; 4.08 ...2015; 4.00
2016; 4.11 2018; 4.15 2019; 4.25 2020; 5.38 ... 2021; 5.44 ... 2022 DNF at 37km
More ongoing GOALS;
***PB's pursuit; 5k 21.49, 10k 41.01 21.1k 1.41, ...42.2k 3.49

MM and the G!...

In recent years I have been enjoying races like;
December; 6-INCH(46km offroad)2005;--6 hrs 25 min...
2006; 7hrs 04 min 2008; 7hrs 00min...2009; 6hrs 16min
...2010:--5hrs 49min..2011:---5hrs 30min..2013---7 hrs 24min... 2014--- 7 hrs 06min 2015--6hours 43min ...2016---6hours 41min... 2017--7hrs 3min?... 2018-7hrs ... 2020 8hrs 19 ... 2021 8hrs 51
October; Melbourne Marathon 2007; 4hr 10 . 2008 DNF at 23km..
2009 4hrs 11. 2010 4hrs 05min...2011;4hrs 02min...photos
2012; 3hrs 49min 52secs PB!... ..2013; 4.12 2014; 4.08 2015; 4.05... 2016; 4.53
Rottnest Marathon 2004; 4hr 32min ... 2013; 4hr 16min... 2019; 4hr 41min 59secs
August; City to Surf most years since 1997 see HERE for details,photos.
PERTH C2S PB's; 4K;17min 25 (2002) 12K;52min 52 (1997)
21.1K;1.54.20 (2007) 42.2K; 4.00.20 (2015) (2010 video..45secs into it)
Perth City to Surf Marathon finisher 2009,2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019.
June/July;
GOLD COAST; 2012 HALF; 1.44 2013 HALF; 1.47 2014 HALF 1.49
2015 4.11 ..., 2016 4.11..., 2019 4.25
PERTH Marathon(42.2km)
2004; 3hrs55min
2005;--4 hrs 02 min. 2006; 4hrs 18min 2007;4hrs 33
2008; 3hrs 55 2009; 4hrs 41min 2010; 4hrs 30min
2011; 4hrs 12min 2012; 4hrs 6min 2013; 4hrs 19min 2014 4hrs 48min 2018 4hrs 15min
2019; 4hrs 28min
2021 5hrs 44min
May; Ultra TRAIL AUSTRALIA;
2016 50km 9 hours 50min 956th
2017 100km DNF CP4 57km
2018 100km 24hrs 33min 15 913th
2019 100km DNF CP3 46km 2021 CP2 DNF (severe back injury)
April;TWO DECADES of Bridges racing; 1997; 43min 43 1998; 41min 01
1999; 47min 29 2000; 46min 47 2001; (5km) 30min 01 2002; (5km) 22min 48
2003; 42min 40 2004; 48min 50 2005; 44min 40 2006; 48min 07 2007; 49min 16
2008; 50min 42 2009; 49min 54 2010; 48min 39 2011; 52min 55 2012; 47min 02 2013; 54min 45 2014; 48min 47 2015; 49min 53 2016 52min 20
March;6 Foot Track 45km;
2011; 6.53 2013; 6.54 2014; 6.47
2015; 6.14!!! 2016 DNF


As of October 2022; 37 road marathons finished (Perth x14, Melbourne x9,Perth City to Surf x7 Gold Coast x3 Rottnest x3 SunsetCoast x1)
Have also finished 20+ ultra races; 6 inch 47km ultra finished 12 times, six foot 45km ultra 4 times, Ultra Trail Australia ultras 2 times, Truth 50km ultra once within cutoff (and once outside cutoff), Lark Hill 50km ultra, 6hour track race, 24hr track race.
Also completed the Bloated Goat 31km (1500m Vertical gain) 2 times which is similiar effort to a 46km ultra.
DNFs in UTA100km, WTF50miler, WAMC40miler race, Truth 50km, Six foot and 6 inch.
The first 3 DNFs were after covering more than 42km, and with Truth one was a 25km DNF and the first one I finished the full 50km but was 19minutes outside cutoff battling an ankle injury for 36km.
In road marathons 3 DNFs one at 23km in the 2008 Melbourne Marathon due to severe ankle injury in the first 1km, and PC2S @ 30km, also 2022 Perth Marathon at 37km too fat and slow

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.
---------------------- 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 Gold Coast 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 to Surf 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) Swissmurdie trails 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
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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!



... 2004 ...2005 ...2006 ...2007... >...2008...2009...2010 ...2011... 2012.

but for the most important thing in life;
there is only 2 ways to live!...Bible Gateway...

Saturday, November 03, 2018

Freo Half in 1.58 and Rottnest Half in 2hr 03min

Photos later maybe...

stravadata for Ratts Nest Half..

Rottnest Rejuvenation Recreation mission. Legends of Westralia, Quokkas, Fairy Terns, Bagpipes, strong winds, frothy salt lakes, army cadets, a little rain. #olderIgetthebetterIwas

Another busy week in new job, and I knew I was still in terrible condition, but after the big Kokoda session on Wednesday night, I thought maybe I might be able to sneak under 1.58 for a Seasons Best, (PR is 1.41 not an option this year), and I didn't think I could cope with an attacking marathon this weekend, just too stressed at the moment, and also not doing any fast road running at the moment, so not well trained, and etc etc etc.
So I decided a few days ago to book a spot on the 5am ferry from Hillarys, and challenge myself with a half marathon race on the uniquely beautiful island that is Rottnest , plus it was good to be part of the 25th year, even though I have only run the marathon at Ratts Nest twice before.
Woke up at 0230hrs and made it to Hillarys with about 5minutes to spare (0440hrs) The ferry trip was fun watching the sun come up, as Perth disappeared from view, and we went past a big freight ship anchored a long way out. Very big swell, and boat was rocking around a lot. Was out the back making the most of the views, and stomach started to feel a bit sick towards the end of the 40minute trip. Forgot to get a gel for the race which cost me some precious minutes at the end, which was one of my big racing mistakes today, because I had very low levels of carbohydrate in the last 2-3km...and ended up running 6-7 min K splits instead of 4-5min ones...

Anyhow the race started well and I soon accidentally found myself in the lead with my watch saying about 3.45-3.50 pace, so I stayed in front for 500m, before they reeled me in, and then hung in for a 3.59 first K. Second K was 4.41 which is also quite good after a strong start, so off to a fantastic start.
Then we hit the headwinds on the causeway, and a couple of small hills, was able to absorb that and get firing again to get to the music, dancers and bagpipes with good momentum, and through 5km in 25minutes. 7km was 36min, and 8km 41min? 10km 52min, 12km 64min.
Tailwind from the bagpipes, and some downhills, made it easy to step up the pace, although I overdid that a bit with a 4.27 my second fastest K split for the race. Coming into the finish area with about 10km to go I was feeling good, and getting confident of about a 1.55-1.57, so everything on target at that stage. Went for my powerade, and that energised things further, but then I hit some strong! headwinds near the Causeway, and ended up walking a lot, and taking photos and video of the Fairy Terns. This blew my K splits out to 7-9min which basically destroyed the hard fought advantages I had gained in the previous 11-12km... Got going again slowly, but I knew I had lost too much time, and it was going to be very difficult to get around the 1.57-1.59 mark. Just got hammered by the headwinds. Anyhow I set about trying for some 5min Ks thinking maybe I could hit some 4s in the last 4km... Going ok again, and feeling the buildup of fatigue a lot, but when I got to the bagpipes I tried to go faster. Did a bit, and managed a 5.17. Not really good enough, but under main target pace of 5.45s Then the rain came, and I ran out of energy and motivation. I urgently needed a Gel, but didn't have one, so couldn't fight off the depleted carbohydrate fatigue and mostly just jogged it in for the last 2-3km... Very disappointing to be over the 2 hour mark for a half, but still a good race for large sections of it. Nice to think about something else and catch up with some of the legends of Westralian running like  Sarah, Tina, Ray, TI, Simon, Daz (How many Rottnest marathons has he done now?!!!!) others.... They gave me a nice shout out over the public address system at halfway too. The unique beauty of Rottnest so calming and lovely to enjoy. So really important recreation. Ferry trip back much nicer and watched Mr Bean on the video screen and dozed off a bit. Overall a wonderful blessed island mission. Failed on the time goal, but was in the zone for the majority of the race, so very good value. Just not a good result for final time today. Can only win some of them some of the time... Hopefully next time I go to Ratts Nest I will be able to stay there for a few days... :-
stravadata for Freo Half in 1.58 New course. Nice to see Shaun at the start, was able to keep him in sight for the first 500m at least. After watching Lleyton Hewitt win a Davis Cup doubles game for Australia V Austria on TV last night, was inspired, and started thinking the usual delusions of maybe I could have a shot at my 1.41 PB or at least try and go sub 1.50...Got through 5k in 25, and 10k in 53, but was working too hard to hold onto about 5.45-6min pace, so I knew by about 10km-14km that sub 2hours was a more realistic goal today. Keen to see where I am at, as I know I am not in good condition for this kind of racing, and what the mind wants to do, or used to do, the body isn't ready for at the moment... Weather was good, a bit of an SEasterly wind, and the two lap course was a good one (apart from being 2 laps and about a mile of concrete path at the northern end, and a rotten smell near the Freo Harbour, which I think might have contributed to the headache and blood in nose I got towards the end)... Anyhow knee was playing nice which is good, and even the gluteal was ok. Didn't feel full of fast movement, a bit sluggish, but was able to hit the turbo button and run at about 5.00-5.15 pace when I wanted to, but not sustainably.
Views of Rottnest and ships from the North Mole awesome sights. Nice to see a few people I know going well, including some smiling faces. Towards the end, heat a bit of a factor as we started at 0740...but the breeze and plenty of cups of water over my head was helping a lot.
Had 1 gatorade, and 1 500ml water and 1 carboshotz gel, so kept things fairly light on the drinks for me... Seemed to work well. Took walk breaks for the Gatorade and the Gel, to make sure I got them into my system. Overall a lot to like about this one, although lack of specific training, being 82.8kg, and poor conditioning in general. = slow time for me. Was finding if I pushed the pace a bit, could run about 5.15-5.30, but then would blow out to 5.45-6.05... Probably some intervals would have me more towards that 5.15 sort of pace... (1.50 for a half)... sub 5 stuff not happening for this distance at the moment... Too messed up from a tough year... Enjoyed "turning up the power"( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ajYULAMPmA ) a little in the Lunaracers in the last 2km with Stryper songs SYMPATHY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG9RpcWHAx0 Yahweh andplaying in my head (listening to them a lot a few weeks ago)..., thats probably why I remembered the music... Heart rates 157-160's a lot of the way and a few moments above 170... My watch says my max heart rate was 175 near the end, while strava graph is showing 180 bpm at the finish, either way certainly getting into some racing intensity type stuff some of the way...
[don't like the way in the SORRY video the bloke is the bad guy of course, (women make mistakes too), and also while I agree its important to be truly sorry and demonstrate that in actions not just words (which I think seems to be the message, and a good one at that), what about forgiveness and reconciliation, restoration, rebuild, needs to be more focus on that in this world, loyalty... "love never gives up" not seeing a lot of that mindset these days...
 Excellent rockin tune musically, was a good option to encourage me to keep pushing to the end of this race... 
Saw one guy who had music playing the whole time he was running... 
Some tricky weeks ahead as I try to find a new job, a new place to live, and the ongoing saga of wanting to talk to Kathryn and my children, try and get some restoration there, but not making any progress at the moment, its been a very hard 8 months, and no sign of any positive change at the moment.

But it was a lovely morning and a solid half-decent race, and hopefully this event might help to improve options for my daughters diabetes some day. Interesting hearing Evan and Lauren interviewing a runner who manages diabetes, just like a few other athletes at the top level who successfully do it, including a West Coast Eagles player, and an ultra runner who has done the 240km Coast to Kosci, the multi-day 250km big red runhttp://www.bigredrun.com.au/bigredrun/index run through the simpson desert etc etc...
Blessings today... :-)




Truth 25km at Jarrahdale 3hr11 PB in wet and wild conditions

Finishing strong at the end... 
Had a really good race, and smashed my PB by more than 20minutes...Gooralong area on the Kittys gorge trail was tricky due to most of the trail becoming a winter creek/lake, feet got very wet...photos below are at Gooralong brook near the old pine plantation which I camped in tents in the 1980s when the Bibbulmun track used to go through here before they moved it inland...


All the data @ https://www.strava.com/activities/1748571038