Introduction

Welcome to my blog. The title originates when my primary athletic activity was competitive walking, but now that I am back to running it also includes that.

Not all content is accessible from the main page: for example, the rogaines, racewalking, and ultramarathon pages all include content that is only accessible from those pages.

Ultramarathons

Ultramarathons are any event longer than the standard marathon distance of 26.2 miles / 42.195km. Standard distances for ultras are 50km, 50 miles, 100km, and 100 miles. There are also 12 hour and 24 hour track runs, and multi-day "stage races".

I have currently (September 2012) completed 30 ultramarathons, plus 1 DNF at about 66km at the Molesworth Run. Reports for most events are provided below.

See also

Rogaines

Rogaining is the sport of long distance cross-country navigation. Events can be as short as 2-3 hours or the standard 24 hours. Teamwork, endurance, competition and an appreciation for the natural environment are features of the sport. Rogaining involves both route planning and navigation between checkpoints using a variety of map types.

GN Phillips and RJ Phillips, Rogaining, 3rd ed, 2000


The two main umbrella organisations for rogaining in New Zealand are: My reports for selected events are provided below.


Hiking and Mountains

The Hiking, Trail Running, and Mountains pages are all inter-related, but with some subtle differences:
  • Hiking is not an organised race, and may include Coastal Adventures, activities in the Mountains, and hiking in other locations;
  • Trail Running covers organised events, some in the mountains, but others on local hills and trails; and
  • The Mountains category covers both events and hiking in various places that can be classed as mountains.


    • Racewalking

    Racewalking only has to meet two technical requirements:
    • no loss of contact, as judged by the human eye; and
    • the leg has to be straight from the moment of first contact until it is upright.
    More detailed rules are here.

    I'm not particularly good at racewalking, often falling foul of the straight leg rule. But I still give it a go and here are the results of my endeavours.


    Running

    This blog is primarily about my walking activities, but sometimes I do run. Here are reports for events where I have run.

    Shorter Races

    I classify events as ultramarathons, marathons, rogaines, and "shorter events". So a "shorter event" is just something that is shorter than a marathon and is not a rogaine. Consequently there's a mixed bag in here: running, racewalking, half marathons, 10k and 5k races, , etc.


    Personal Stats

    Marathons and Ultras by Year

    * The Tararua Mountain Race is neither a marathon nor an ultra, but it is ultra-hard.

    Marathons: 29

    		Aurora (Upper Hutt): 2002
    Christchurch: 2015
    Great Forest: 2002, 2006, 2007
    Wellington / Harbour Capital: 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012
    Hutt River Trail: 2003, 2005
    Hutt 5 Bridges: 2009, 2010, 2015
    Kirikiriroa (Hamilton): 2016
    Rotorua: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014
    Wairarapa Country Marathon: 2000 2009
    Wanganui 3 Bridges: 2005, 2006, 2008

    Ultramarathons: 34 (from 35 starts)

    		Aurora 50k: 2008
    Bedrock 50: 2012
    Hutt River Trail: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
    Great Naseby Water Race: 2010, 2011, 2012
    Kepler Challenge: 2009, 2010
    Marlborough 50 (50 miles): 2003, 2005
    Marton-Wanganui: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
    Molesworth Run: 2002
    NZ Racewalking 50k: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013
    Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 24 Hour Race: 2010 (Auckland), 2014 (Sydney)
    Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 6 Hour Race: 2015 (Auckland)
    St James Ultra: 2009
    Tarawera: 2010
    Taupo 100k: 2008, 2010

    Running PBs

    		5 km
    		19:06

    		"Tote" 5k Series, Upper Hutt, 2001

    		10 km
    		41:06

    		ANZAC Day Races, Carterton, 2003

    		Half Marathon
    		1:29:58

    		Upper Hutt, 2001

    		Marathon
    		3:15:40

    		Rotorua, 2003

    		50 km (self-timed)
    		4:25:10

    		Marton-Wanganui, 2004

    		50 miles
    		8:07:39

    		Marlborough 50, Renwick, 2005

    Walking PBs

    		5 km
    		28:14

    		Trentham Harriers 5k Series, Upper Hutt, 2011

    		10 km
    		60:05

    		RWNZ Ekiden Relay, Upper Hutt, 2011

    		Half Marathon
    		2:11:23

    		Wairarapa Half Marathon, Masterton, 2008

    		Marathon
    		4:51:28

    		Harbour Capital, 2010


    		4:49:04

    		Racewalking NZ 50k, Whakatu, 2008 (unofficial)

    		50 km
    		5:43:59

    		Racewalking NZ 50k, Whakatu, 2008

    		50 miles
    		9:49:16

    		Sri Chinmoy 24 Hour Race, Auckland, 2010

    		100 km
    		12:15:22

    		Sri Chinmoy 24 Hour Race, Auckland, 2010

    		100 miles
    		21:37:55

    		Sri Chinmoy 24 Hour Race, Auckland, 2010

    		12 hours
    		97.940 km

    		Sri Chinmoy 24 Hour Race, Auckland, 2010

    		24 hours
    		174.460 km

    		Sri Chinmoy 24 Hour Race, Auckland, 2010
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