Midpack ultrarunner. I write about the science of what happens to ordinary people when they keep moving for an absurdly long time.
Melbourne, Australia
Joined November 2007
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“Just two marathons to go.”
Someone called that out on a descent during my first 100 km at Buffalo Stampede, and the strange thing is that it sounded like good news.
Sixteen months earlier, 56 km had felt almost unimaginable. What changed? 🧵
There’s a practical trick in all this: carry less of the future.
You don’t have to run 100 km in your head. Just get to the next aid station, the next climb, sometimes the next corner. The distance is still there; you just stop trying to hold all of it at once.
At 92 km, a volunteer took my flasks before I could say anything. Ninety seconds of help I’m still thinking about.
Why do ultras feel easier with someone beside us?
Stories from the trails and just enough science, in The Dirt Division:
dirtdivision.substack.com/p/…
Tom Barrett retweeted
Great to see our downhill running study featured in @tombarrett’s The Dirt Division 🏃♂️ An interesting take on the experience of fatigue in an ultra, from Mt Buller, Mt Hotham and Wilsons Prom. Rewarding to see research make an impact outwith academia 🏔️
dirtdivision.substack.com/p/…
It’s been a while. Somewhere along the way I started running ultramarathons, then asking awkward questions about why my legs stopped working.
Just started a substack called The Dirt Division: trail stories and enough science to make better decisions.
dirtdivision.substack.com
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Tom Barrett retweeted
A pertinent quote to end the #ANZSummit24. Genuine gratitude to @tombarrett for your thought-provoking, heart focused and practice enhancing work this week. It is inspiring to leave after your time with us with so much more to think about and delve into! @AppleEDU
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@tombarrett totally nailing the closing of the Apple Education Summit…great to be left with a challenge to ponder, and some wisdom to guide us! #ANZSummit24
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Special occasion of having a seperate Principals’ stream at this Apple Summit
#ADS #ANZSummit24 #AppleEdu #WSPN
