My comeback to competitive ultra-walking was successful in that I won the men’s 12 hour event at the 2022 Coburg 24 hour carnival. Unfortunately, it was also a disappointment to me because I injured myself and didn’t get close to the distance target I had hoped for. I’d aimed for 80km, what should have been […]
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I plan to walk, in stages, the whole of the New South Wales coast. I’ll try to document each stage of my NSW Coast Walk here as best I can starting with photos and basic reports on sections completed so far. UPDATE: I’ve now added Taree to Newcastle in the north & Bomaderry to Milton
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Bushwalk from Lindfield to Manly beach via Little digger track – two creeks track – flat rock beach track – Magazine track – Natural arch – bluff track – engravings track – Manly dam circuit track – Manly beach. 30km. December 2016. Until I have time for a better solution, photos are on Facebook.
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The GNW250 is something that most people will undertake as a multi-day bushwalk, with good reason. It is a long way (and don’t let the name fool you, it is actually 274km) , and that is the way to enjoy it. But some folks like to challenge themselves by speed-hiking or running the whole thing
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Finally, I have completed the Great North Walk ‘through hike’ that gives this website its name, the GNW250! GNW250 “through hike” September 2015 The Great North Walk is a bush track between Sydney and Newcastle. Officially it is 250km, but in reality is more like 275km or 260km, depending on which route you take over
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Some types of vehicle and driver seem to pose a much greater risk to cyclists, runners and walkers than others. Here is a guide for cyclists and pedestrians who have to share the road with normal traffic. I enjoy walking long distances. Often in the bush but also along roads too. Long walks often
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Trip Report: Sunday August 11, 2013. After a SUBW club walk I was going to do, exploring passes on the west side of Mt Solitary was moved at the last minute to a different day, I ended up doing this instead. My alarm went off at an ambitiously early 5am. After only one extra 9
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The Coburg 24-hour walk championships were held at Harold Stevens reserve, hosted and put on by the Coburg Harriers club from 10 am Saturday April 13 to 10 am Sunday 14. I competed in the men’s walk race. The field was smaller than previous year because the event is no longer the official Australian Centurions qualifying event due to
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Getting closer to setting of on the walk, and looking forward to it. Have in mind a long weekend in early to mid November 2012. Seems the GNW is actually between 260km and 274km in total, after adding up all the individual sections described online. Using the “two day section” descriptions on wildwalks.com I make it
Have gradually been winding back the km and hours in training. Am tapering off before the Sydney 24 hr, which is a week away. I did the last “long run” of my preparation yesterday morning. Did 4 hours, 27km. This included 10kms racewalking at above race speed out and back along Riverside Drive in the
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