Mastering my Craft: Final test before Big’s
Australian Backyard Masters Saturday 17/06/23 – Wednesday 21/06/23 Introducing the Australian Backyard Masters, an extraordinary race born from the vision of Timothy Walsh, director of the renowned Dead Cow Gully Backyard Ultra. Tim aimed to create an event of epic proportions for the Southern Hemisphere, that would entice elite athletes and set the stage for…
Focused on the Process
“Goals are about the results you want to achieve. Systems are about the processes that lead to those results.” – James Clear Light Horse Ultra Sunday 30/4/23 The Light Horse Ultra is one of those looped courses that I love, but not the 6.71km with no finish line variety. This one is a 2.5km loop…
Herding my Skills: A Stepping Stone to Big’s
Herdy’s Frontyard Ultra Friday 17/3/23 – Monday 20/3/23 I have a deep passion for backyard ultras. From my very first one at Birdy’s in 2020, I knew I had found a format that resonated with me. I finished as the assist on that occasion, pushing myself to absolute brink, enduring a gruelling 39-hour race that…
Bewildered: Just Half-Delirious
The Delirious West is an epic 200-mile ultra marathon along the Bibbulmun Track, spanning from Northcliffe to Albany. For the past few years, I have closely followed the event online, tracking the progress of runners via Facebook updates and ‘dot watching’, and thinking “I have to be a part of this next year.” However, something…
Australia vs. The World
Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra Satellite Team Championship Saturday 15/10/22 – Wednesday 19/10/22 “In one of the unique events in all of sports, National Teams of 15 runners each will compete in Satellite National Championships Backyard Ultras at locations in their home countries around the world. All the races will occur simultaneously, and will continue until…
No goals, no expectations, no worries
WTF Ultra 50km Saturday 24/9/22 The WTF Ultra has a rich history, holding the title of the first 100-mile trail race in Western Australia. I first heard of this event in 2015, but I had no interest in running anything further than a marathon back then. 100 miles (or even 50 miles for that matter)…
From the Archives – My First 24-hour Ultra Marathon
This run report first appeared as a Facebook post on the 15th September, 2020, and has been edited slightly from its original presentation. Light Horse Ultra Saturday 12/9/20 – Sunday 13/9/20 One of the first questions I always get asked when I say I’m going to be running in a loop for x number of…
“Time wasted at the lake is time well spent” – Unknown
Birdy’s Backyard Ultra Friday 5/8/22 – Sunday 7/8/22 “[A] Backyard Ultra is a form of ultramarathon race where competitors must consecutively run the distance of 6706 meters (4.167 miles) in less than one hour. When each lap is completed, the remaining time within the hour is typically used to recover for the next hour’s race.”…
Never Again… Until next time
Australian 24 Hour Track Invitational 2nd – 3rd July 2022 THE EVENT The Australian 24 hour Track Invitational is an ultramarathon held at the Athletics Stadium at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. Competitors run on a 400m athletics track, where they see how far they can run in a 24 hour period. According…
Just a “Short” One
LIGHT HORSE ULTRA 2022 23rd – 24th April The Light Horse Ultra is a timed event held on a 2.5km loop at Perry’s Paddock in Woodvale, just north of Perth. Competitors cover as much distance as they can around a 2.5km loop for either 3, 6, 12 or 24 hours (there is also a shorter…
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Phil Gore - Ultra Runner 