RT Journals

Catch all the latest from all our track and field stars as they discuss everything from their personal training sessions to updates on their athletic journey.

Question: Great win this year in the Gold Coast Half marathon; were you expecting such a good race? I was expecting it to be a competitive race at the front end, as there wasn’t a clear favorite. My goal was to finish as high up as possible, which for me...
Last time I blogged I had just finished my season and was enjoying some down time which consisted of a fair bit of binge eating, sleeping and surfing. I am writing this as I travel home from the Gold coast Marathon and as the title suggest I am well into...
2013 so far has been a year of trying new things. As some of you might know athletics NSW added a few new events to the winter premiership this year, one of which was the state mountain running championships. This event was held in Orange as part of the...
The plan for this race was just to get involved, race without a watch and see if I can challenge for the win. And to be honest mostly everything went to plan, except I finished 3rd. However, I was certainly in the race for the full distance and it...
The course was in Nowra, a place 2.5 hours drive from Sydney and an extremely picturesque venue. With picturesque, hills follow and the course was 3 laps of a 4k loop that contained some extremely sharp hills and tight turns. I had never run this course before but apparently...
It’s difficult to sum up the last 12 months into one blog. So I will focus on giving a brief insight into the college life, how I ended up there and how the season went after my first year. I had quite a successful final year of being a junior...
“Patience is a virtue” There are many things rough times teach you as an athlete and for myself and the last four years, patience, among many, is a big one on my list. And it’s finally starting to pay off after the rough patch I’ve experienced. At the end of 2009,...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY... ...to Newy Parkrun. ...to the Queen (and cheers for the long weekend day off). ...to the Australian 30km track record. ...And to any happy runners celebrating a June birthday. All of which has taken place since my last blog. I'll start with the newest birthday. Last month, a new Australian 30km track record...
Hi All, At the time of writing I'm sat at home waiting to leave for my first race since the marathon in February. The race is a the New South Wales 4x4k XC relay and will be a good race to sharpen me up a bit and also tell me where...
Australian Mountain Running Championships I have run Australian championships in distances ranging from 3000m (or 1500m as a junior) to half marathon, over steeples, cross country, track and road, but I have never run an Aussie mountain running championship. With the titles being held in Canberra and the course not...