19/10/2026
100km in 11hours 59minutes 16 seconds.
My biggest achievement ever.
Those of you who have followed me here may have seen my training progress I have documented over the last 14 weeks which went so smoothly and I couldn't have asked for a better training block. Those who know me in person know I put a lot of time and effort in to this and absolutely loved it.
A lot of you won't know that I have gone through a challenging time in life in the last couple of months, some personal things that have changed my path a fair bit. Training for this race was a great distraction and I have felt so much love from those close to me.
The mind and the body are capable of incredible things. I've put my body through a lot of stress in recent months, my emotional and mental health has been challenged massively too.
On Saturday I was in the trenches from kilometre 50 - 90km. I (somehow) got a 2nd wind at the very last aid station, kilometre 92, and ran the entire last 8km, like a man possessed, when I realised there was a chance I could get under 12 hours. Idk how my body was capable of this when I was hurting so much but I absolutely charged all the way to the finish line and got in with 44 seconds to spare of my big goal. What I learned is that the body is capable of great things when the mind takes the drivers seat.
Having my family there was very special and I will never take that for granted. I'll remember this day for ever.
Depends what mood you are in right now as you read this but this may hit deep or it might just be corny. But damn it is such a privilege to be living! To be able to move freely. To run crazy races like this. Man I really don't take any of this for granted, I'm grateful for what I've been given and love getting everything out of this life as possible.
Do something that excites you, that scares you, aim for the moon. Talk to people. Tell them things, tell them what you're going through. People care and people want to support you.
Thank you to those who have supported me recently, who have listened, I have felt so much love. Appreciate you all.
I'm emotional. I'm proud. I'm happy.