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July 2, 2019 The forecast said showers. Anyone who lives in or around Melbourne knows the weather forecast should always be taken with enough salt to induce heart failure. Grains need not apply. “Showers” could mean 5 seconds of rain followed by a glorious sunny day and it could also...

Back Home It says a lot about the human spirit that despite repeated efforts and a less than stellar outcome from an event, that you would want to go back again. Two Bays Trail Run, like the first love that you can never forget, it is the first trail race...

Every year our RD (Rohan Day and Race Director, it's all in the initials) prays for snow on race day. Every year we runners pray for the opposite. 2015, mild and dry 2016, wet, cold with rivers where trails once were, and 2017, cold after overnight rain, wet trails and...

The great Emil Zapotek is quoted as saying “If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon”. And quite possibly if you really want to find your inner self, run an ultra. How I arrived at the start line of...

Hemp seed benefits are many, they have an excellent nutritional profile, and are a sustainable and affordable source of protein. For a long time, the value of hemp seeds as part of a healthy balanced diet has gone unnoticed due to their origin, the Cannabis plant. Although marijuana comes from...

Achilles injuries can be, both literally and figuratively, a runner's Achilles heel. As one of the most common injuries seen in private practice, achilles injuries most commonly occur due to overuse. The majority of tendon overuse injuries occur due to overtraining, excessive intensity or distance increase, or a change in...

I finally made it to the lighthouse - and pushed many limits along the way. Just about every endurance runner has, at some time or another, been informed by a colleague that said colleague "doesn't even like to drive 30 kilometres, let alone run that far!" What's the threshold for...

"Who is running the 45km course tomorrow?" asked Paul Ashton, Running Wild race director. From our dinner table in the corner of the Abom bistro our hands nervously went up. "It's a brutal course!" he continued agrin. Paul's mandatory gear lists are known for being overy thorough (or onerous, depending...

Late November 2017 saw over 300 avid runners and support crew descend on the sleepy alpine resort of Falls Creek, nestled deep in the Australian Alps for the 10th running of the Alpine Challenge, Australia’s longest running all Alpine 100 mile trail run. Billed as one of Australia’s toughest trail...

Creating a running plan for a whole year in advance will help you to achieve your goals.  It might sound like overkill, but it will make a huge difference to your running. It will help to minimise the risk of racing too often and breaking yourself, and it will also...

Factors that influence your weight Regardless of which dietary protocol you follow (low fat, keto, paleo, plant-based, vegetarian) a calorie deficit is the only way you will lose weight, and eating more calories than you are expending is the only way to gain weight. This is also referred to as...

Run2PB Coach, Steph Auston finished Top 20 in the World Trail Running Championships in Portugal earlier this year, She is a Two Time winner of the illustrious 6 Foot Track Marathon and UTA 22km Trail Run, along with being a winner of the Two Bays Trail Run 56km and with...

I knew I was undertrained for this but I had a plan: if I can manage the nutrition right, I can do it and I can do it better than two years ago. That was the plan. I’ve been on the course three times in the four weeks leading up...

This report is from the 2019 edition of GSER. My 2019 GSER race began in November 2017, when during the inaugural GSER I pulled out at the 108km due mainly to picking up a pressure sore on my left little toe which essentially killed all the area around my toe...

This a review of the 2019 edition of the Mt Macedon 50km Ultra Marathon Oh Mount Macedon, you beautiful, complicated, soul destroying bitch. Last weekend, I returned to the scene of the crime, my first ever run back at the mountain that was my first foray into the bush and...

“Is this hill ever going to fucking end?”, intoned Belle. Not for the first time, not for the last time today. 58K into Duncans Run 100k ultra, and we feel like we’ve been climbing long slow grinding hills all day. Except this hill is going down. And our tired legs...

Sukant Suki review of the 2019 Run Forrest Half Marathon. According to English dictionary, ‘trail’ means a beaten path through the countryside and if the word ‘running’ is added to it, it becomes an adventurous sporting activity which combines running and hiking on steep gradients and unpaved surface. I wasn’t...

Review of the 2019 edition of the Great Ocean Road Ultra Maraton. Time 6:30:51. When it comes to running an Ultra Marathon, three people comes to my mind. America’s David Goggins, termed as the ‘toughest man alive’, Australia’s Mina Guli, who recently ran 60 marathons in 60 days around the...

January 20, 2018 There are some races that people just bleat about. Oh the course is so amazing, the views are epic, the volunteers are incredible, the medals are the best ever, I’m sure you’ve heard it all before. The Two Bays Trail run, comprising of a 28K one way...

Imagine your body is a phone book. Base training is all about turning your body into a thick, robust phone book with so many pages it is almost impossible to tear. Every aerobic training session you complete adds another page to your phone book. Every track session, hard interval session...

Most runners understand that discipline and consistency in following a training plan will get you to the start line in the best possible shape. What if you applied the same rules to your nutrition? Every decision you make about what to put into your body has an impact on how...

Runners Stomach is annoying …here is a list of 5 things to try to minimise gastric upset One of the most common issues during endurance running is runners stomach or gastric upset – cramps, vomiting, diarrhea. There is no one cause of this, and it is often very individual, however...

YOU NEED TO TRAIN DOWNHILLS TO RUN A GREAT UTA22 Are you running the UTA22? Are you worried about all that hill climbing and the final 1km grind up the Furber Stairs? DON’T. It is actually the downhill that you need to worry about. This is no ordinary race. The...

The half marathon is currently one of the fastest growing running events in the world. SMH Half Marathon RunAt 21.1km, it is long enough to require endurance and mental toughness, but short enough for most runners to tackle with less than a year of running experience. A full marathon is...

Below are 6 tips for fuelling for a marathon – these are important considerations to ensure that you have the best possible race. 1 – Do I need to carb load? For a marathon distance race it is beneficial to “carb load” for 2-3 days prior to ensure your glycogen...

My goal is to empower you to take accountability for your running health. By providing you with the tools and knowledge required to learn how to test yourself and compare your scores to the wider population, we are able to work together to keep you on your feet for longer....

It is difficult to argue that there is a more important muscle group in running than the calves, triceps surae, or as I prefer to call them, calvies (a muscle group by any other name....). Let's get some context around just how important this incredible muscle group is. Comprised of...