Achievements

2010 has been an intense year so far – not only for charities such as The Fred Hollows Foundation, which have been hit hard by the global financial crisis – but also for myself. I put all my efforts into getting fit and to learn how to guide visually impaired runners.

 

In 2009, I had trained hard for The North Face 100 in the Blue Mountains, and I was very happy to not only have finished one of the most demanding 100-km races in the world in 16.5 hours, but also to have met and run with Dean 'Karno' Karnazes, the ultimate Ultramarathon Man.

 

The winter months then saw me preparing for the 2009 World Masters Gamesin Sydney. I needed to change my training approach, so I halved my kilometres from 70+ to 30+ per week, and I concentrated on much shorter races. My plan worked well and I am glad to have succeeded in the Games, finishing both the 10 km and the half marathon in excellent times. Needless to say, my results were of course nowhere close enough to win a medal against all these fit 'oldies'. It is certain that I will have to keep running for another 35 years before I may get a chance to win a gold medal!

 

Major races

30 May 2010		The Comrades (guiding blind runner Francois Jacobs)		11h 46m		89km
16/05/2010		Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon (guiding blind runner Ben Phillips)		2h 15m		21km
02/05/2010		National Capital Marathon		4h 30m		50km
13/03/2010		6-foot Track		5h 34m		45km
18/10/2009		2009 World Masters Games Sydney		1h 43m		21.5km
11/10/2009		2009 World Masters Games Sydney		44m		10km
20/09/2009		Sydney Bridge Run		1h 41m		21.5km
23/08/2009		Mudgee Half Marathon		1h 38m		21.5km
05/07/2009		Goldcoast Marathon		3h 37m		42km
17/05/2009		The North Face 100		16h 31m		100km
14/03/ 2009		6-foot Track		6h 07m		45km
27/09/2008		Fitzroy Falls Marathon		4h 33m		42km
30/03 – 05/04 2008		Marathon des Sables		37h 41m		245.3km
13/10/2007		Fitzroy Falls Marathon		4h 02m		42km
08/09/2007		Glasshouse Mountain Trail		14h 08m		100km
29/07/2007		Westlink M7 Cities Marathon		3h 48m		42km
18/05/2007		Great Ocean Road Marathon		4h 36m		45km
16/06/2003		The Comrades		9h 46m		89km

Have a look at my blog for race reports and my training experiences, or send me an email if you are interested in details about my personal training plan.

There are also many interesting forums about future and past races worldwide on the Cool Running website.