Aussie Dust

Hi to you all Since arriving in Perth on October 2nd 2009 David and I have been busy with our families, have rejoined the workforce and are doing local runs with Masters Athletics WA. As always and hungry for a challenge, David has decided he would like to do a 50km Ultra distance run with [...]

It’s been four weeks since our arrival back in Perth and you could be excused wondering how someone like David is settling back into normal life. So it’s probably no surprise to learn that within three weeks of arriving back in Perth (Friday 2nd December) David was in Kalgoorlie (595kms east of Perth) running the [...]

It’s now Tuesday and for the first time since arriving we have had a chance to let you know how the finish went. The plan was for David and Brian to finish on Saturday but being true endurance athletes that they are they averaged over 50kms each day sharing the wheelbarrow which put them a [...]

David and Brian started the morning at 6.45am and ran 28kms without a break. They have been running so fast I’ve had to tell them to slow down. Looking very tired from the warmth of the sun they ended up stopping for a well earned break at Cockburn Gateway – David has a massive blister [...]

David and Brian are on track to arrive at the Raffles Hotel Carpark tomorrow at 3.30pm. The final leg tomorrow will be on cycleway alongside the Kwinana Freeway starting at the Safety Bay and finishing at  Canning Bridge exit and the Raffles Hotel – 44kms in total. If you see them please give them toot [...]