About me
When I arrived in Australia and lived Cairns, the only running I did was between my flat and the pub getting out of the tropical rain. All this changed when I moved to Sydney in the mid-90s and watched my first City to Surf. I was hooked and the rest is history as they say. A few City to Surfs and a couple of half marathons later I finished my first full marathon running the Sydney Olympic Marathon in 2001.
My favourite races so far
2008 Marathon des Sables – raising money for The Fred Hollows Foundation and finishing an incredible 245km journey across the Moroccon desert in 38 hours.
2007 Glasshouse Mountain 100 – a great Australian event in beautiful countryside. I managed to cover 100km in 14 hours as a training race for the MdS 2008.
2003 The Comrades – probably one of the highlights of any runner's itinerary. Running across South African’s countryside. Encouraged by 100,000 specators and millions of viewers on TV screens, running into a packed stadium after cruelling 90 kilometres is an unforgettable experience. I will be back in 2010!
