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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!



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

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Well done Jared & Claire Tallent!

Tallent=ed two win
Well they won the Australian 20km walk championship on the weekend. Jared and Clair Tallent that is, in 1hr 19 and 1hr 32 respectively. This Hobart meet was also a IAAF Racewalk challenge meet, and also the trials for the New Delhi Commonwealth Games this year.
I managed to say hello to Jared again as he racewalked his way past me again in the Melbourne Marathon last year, and achieved his goal of racewalking the Melbourne Marathon in under 3hrs 10 minutes. Pretty significant gathering of New Zealanders, a Swede, Japanese and Mexicans came over for this one, so a very international flavour to this race...A bit like the Sydney Olympics trial 20km walk I did back in February 2000 in a 1.54...

My wife Kathryn and I wore our Nathan Deakes shirts today, but in his first major comeback race Nathan pulled out about 10km into it, so not a happy day for him...

Training this week, well it didn't happen. I had a very! stressful week at work, but I did one metering round, where I ran hard all the way and didnt carry drinks, including some sections where I had to run 200m-1200m between meters, so after about 3-4 hours of that in hot conditions, I was very tired. About 2hrs in I spotted a water fountain in a park, and I was very glad to see that. Didn't carry drinks like usual as I was in an urgent hurry to clear a round in time. On the weekend I had plans of joining one of two 38km long runs I knew of and of maybe racing the 5km at Pt Walter, but between work, and other commitments, I didn't really have much opportunity, so essentially another! nothing week...not good, all I can do is hope for better opportunities next week...

I registered for Strands.com today, its a bit like facebook for athletes according to biscuitman...Something else fun to explore. Guess its a direct competitor to MapMYrun etc too in some ways...and I wrote a brief BIO of some of the main points of my Racewalking and Running history so far. It is as follows;

***Boredom alert***

Became a Christian really early, and despite the mistakes I make, my relationship with the Creator, who sent His Son to pay for our sins, is still no 1 thing for me.

Married Kathryn in 2006. She had our first child in 2007. Still married, and another child on the way due in 2010.

Ran lots at school and little athletics as a kid with a 1500m PB of 4.52 in 1990 as a 16 year old at Interschool, one of the highlights, as was jumping 4m 65 in the long jump as an 11 year old, running 100m in 13.3secs, and 200m in 27.9 seconds as an 11 year old, and a 400m in about 67 seconds as an 11 year old. As a 12 year old in 1987 I got my first state medal in the 1500m walk with a 7min 58 secs effort.

By 1989 I was state little athletics champion, thrashing a future AFL umpire in the process, and setting a new PR with 6min 54 secs in Brisbane with 9th place at the u/16 nationals. Won a national team medal gold with Glen Bucar, and Michael Bissett, at the Australian U/18 8km walk in 1989. Did my first 20km walk in 1989, and improved my time to 1hr 51min for the 20km in 1990 as a 16 year old, broke the state u/16 residential 5km walk record with a 25.34, and then went on to set and break the u/18 10km walk record about 3-4 times with a 48.28 in 1993 my final state record. One of theose state records, a 49.53 in 1992 was a major breakthrough for me, which got the notice of the Australian selectors for the 1992? World Juniors team.

Unfortunately due to lack of money (story of my life), and desire to concentrate on trying to get into university (dum idea!) I didn't follow this Australian selection chance through properly. One of the biggest regrets of my life. Also had a 30km walk best of 2hr 53min? by 1993. Finally got into Uni in 1994, didnt race or train again much or well until 1996, when I took the state 5km walk championship race in 23min 36. Still my PR at that distance as a racewalker. Got injured and lost enthusiasm.

In 1997 I ran my first Bridges 10km, a fun run I have done 13 times since, every year since 1997 right up to 2009, although I did the 5km in 2000 and one other year. In late 1997 I got racewalking again, and improved my 30km time to 2hr 50min which is still my PB. By 1998 I had set a new 20km walk PB of 1hr 46min, and ran my second Bridges 10km in 41min 01 secs, still my 10k PB to this day.

Was severely injured (tore ankle ligaments in a volleyball game, and was in a plaster cast for several months, while living at student village in mid 1998. Bounced back to finish off 1998 with 6th place in 5hrs 38min in my first 50km walk race, the Australian championships and world cup trial in Melbourne near Albert Park Lake. In 1999 I was struggling financially and trying to finish off my university degree, and I succeeded in getting my degree, but had to pass up the chance to race for WA in several important 20km walk races in Canberra and other parts of Eastern Australia. This made it hard to stay motivated, but I managed to get over to Melbourne and compete in my second 50km walk Australian Championship race, which was also the trials for the Sydney Olympics. I dropped out at 44km as I could see I was going to finish in over 6 hours, as I wasnt well prepared enough, despite being competitive early on in the race.

In 2000 I had an unforgettable, memorable experience racing the Sydney Olympics 20km walk trial and Australian championship on the Olympic course, and my 1hr 54min effort, although 8 minutes outside my PB was respectable. A series of knee injuries after that has stopped me racewalking ever since. However I hobbled though the Bridges 5k in 2001, and by 2002 I was running well again, doing a 5k in under 22 minutes, and trying some short triathlons.

Eventually the pain in my knees settled, (but to this day have never racewalked again), and by 2003 I ran my first Half Marathon and in 2004 I ran my first Marathon which is still my PB despite finishing another 9 marathons at Rottnest,Perth (6 in a row as of 2009), and Melbourne 2007, 2009. Lost fitness and focus a bit gettng married in 2006, and when we had our first child in 2007. I came within 8 seconds of my Marathon PB in 2008, and should have broken it in Melbourne 2009, but for a very long unscheduled toilet break, (ate too close to the race).

Have also run a very tough off-road 46km trails race called 6 inch 4 times in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009. Set a new PB in that with 6hrs 16 in 2009. Dabbled with a bit of cycling for my marathon training since 2004, to help rest the knees, and did the 30km Freeway bike hike in 2005 and 2007. Graduated to the 60km Freeway Bikehike in 2009. Knees have got rather sore again in 2009/2010, and its hard to find the money and time to keep going, but I know from past experience if I stop chasing the dreams God has allowed me to have, I will probably be back again in a year or two with lots of lost training time to make up for, so I try to push on. My 6 inch 46km off-road result in December 2009, and 2009 Melbourne Marathon in October have given me hope that PB's are still possible...

5 Comments:

Blogger Ewen said...

The meter reading day would have been a good workout. Don't worry about this week, just move on.

That's quite a summary of your athletics career. Huge that you were selected to walk for Australia, and a shame you didn't pull on the green and gold... but have no regrets. Look forward and make the most of each day!

PBs ahead for sure. Plenty of time until about 48, then it gets damn hard/impossible ;)

Tue Feb 16, 12:37:00 pm AWST  
Blogger trailblazer777 said...

Thanks for the comments Ewen..and especially for taking the time to read my history...

Just to clarify. I wasn't actually selected for Australia, but I was short-listed onto a list of about 5 people who they thought could make the Australian Junior team, and had beaten the qualifying time which was 50 minutes or 52min or something. If I remember correctly my 49.53 for an U/20 10,000m walk in 1992? was a qualifying time, so I could have been selected on the basis of that (I think in those days they didnt have A and B Qualifiers, just Qualifiers...). I got a letter from a lady called Yvvone Melene from NSW, (who may have been coaching Jane Saville at one stage perhaps or maybe not) and I vaguely remember there was some training camp that the 5 or so of us who had qualified, were supposed to goto in Canberra or NSW or somewhere...If I had gone to that camp, and raised the $5000 to go to the World Juniors, I probably would have pulled on the green and gold, although I was only short-listed, and there were several other boys who had also achieved the qualifying time, probably with faster times than me, although I can't remember for sure 18 years later....

But it was about $500-$1000 for me to go all the way from Perth for the training camp, and we were a middle class family without heaps of money, I have 5 brothers and sisters, and I had already forked out about $4000 in the space of 2-3 years going to lots of Australian Championship meets which were nearly always in Brisbane,Melbourne,or Adelaide.
Plus if I went I'd muck up my yr 12 TEE at school, and I'd already repeated YR 11 once at that stage...In hindsight though I reckon I probably should have found a way to raise the money and gone...

Ewen I think your M50 PB's will go soon, if you persist and maintain training momentum for long enough and carry that into races...

Tue Feb 16, 09:26:00 pm AWST  
Blogger Sling Runner said...

Agree with Ewen, perhaps you can try to turn the metering work into a workout (long run with fartlek)

There is a sport called orienteering which includes some stopping here and there to look for map & clues. Most of the athletes are as fit as runners!

Thu Feb 18, 12:03:00 pm AWST  
Blogger trailblazer777 said...

Sling; I reckon I have often and continue to use the metering as a bit of a workout, but its low quality stuff a lot of the time. but it certainly does count for something especially when its like a long fartlek session like the other week, when I ran hard for a lot of 4 hours. Been getting mental images of starting Nathans 6 hour race in my metering gear just for a laugh...

Hanny Allston is one orienteering world champion from Australia who has performed very will in Melbournem and seems to mix running and orienteering extremely well. In the top 5 best orienteering women in the world, and also one of the best female runners in Australia. Craig Dufty who won 6 inch in 2008 is also apparently one of the best orienteering people in WA, maybe in Australia I think, and of course Suzy and Rob Donkersloot, both do rogaining or orienteering. I'm sure there are heaps of others. Ive never done an orienteering event, but it does sound intriugueing. i remember after the Freo Half one year a south african bloke was encouraging me to try some rogaining. Maybe one day. Like ultras the time commitment of rogaining scares me a bit. Orienteering is something I wouldnt mind doing some day for sure, but its not a huge priority just now.

Thu Feb 18, 11:38:00 pm AWST  
Blogger trailblazer777 said...

which reminds me if I am to do the Australian Masters in Perth in April i need to (a) join the Masters , and (b) get my entry in by early March...

Thu Feb 18, 11:41:00 pm AWST  

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