Tag: running
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I’m a fool for the Holy Grail

Driving the Triton down the Highway for the twelfth return trip to Adelaide this year ‘Holy Grail’ by the Hunters and Collectors came on in my Spotify playlist. Great song, usually gets a good workout during September with the AFL finals on but on this trip down to Adelaide for the Heysen 115km I was…
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Devils Nose Race Report

Ahhh yes, another weekend another Trail Running SA Series Race Report. A month ago I wrapped up the series with a win at Mt.Crawford. Between now and then I had an adventure on the Heysen Trail with Chad (SSSFFF) and was trying to focus in on the Heysen 115km race in mid-late October. The last…
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Fraser’s Philosophical and Meaningless Parley
I bang on pretty frequently about climbing and running and how the yin of one becomes the yang of the other. The long weekend recently presented me with an opportunity to camp out at Moonarie, the jewel in the crown of climbing in the Flinders Ranges, while getting in some running training. This is a…
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Self Supported Southern Flinders Fastpacking Frenzy Trip Report. Part 2 of 3.
Welcome to, or back, to the latest addition of the SSSFFFTR. As advertised in Part 1, this part will cover a simple daily recap with lessons learned and the recovery process left for Part 3. Read it in one hit or navigate using the following links. Day 1: Parachilna to MiddlesightDay 1 StatsDay 2: Middlesight…
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Mt. Crawford Race Report

Stats first: The above stats hopefully paint the picture that coming into Mt.Crawford at the end of this 5 week block I was feeling pretty cooked. My running fitness still felt pretty good but my ability to do anything but run (housework, climb, gardening etc.) felt limited. This little picture though is just one part…
