Aussie Dust

Since Monday night David has been bedridden with a stomach ailment which has seen him unable to eat anything until today.  Even then the meal was only soup. On advice from a Pharmacist he has drinking a special electrolyte mix and today is the first time he has been up for the whole day.  He [...]

Dixie Marshall (Channel 9) and City to Surf Organizer interviewed David last Thursday to be part of a summary of the City to Surf Sunday 29th August. It is planned that Channel 9 will also interview David at the start of the marathon and then for his thoughts at the finish. This together with interviews [...]

This article appeared in The West Australian Newspaper Friday 6th August 2010. “After last year’s highly celebrated performance in the City to Surf, IC (Inside Cover of The West Australian)  has reluctantly decided not to enter this year and let others shine instead. The good news is that the famous wheelbarrow man has decided to [...]

David’s run in the WA Marathon Club 1/2 marathon today came within 15 seconds of his half marathon time last weekend. The weather for today’s half marathon was perfect. In the  ultra distance Bunbury 50km run back in May, David came in first for his age.  Unfortunately, it wasn’t mentioned that he ran with his [...]

After  running  4115kms from Perth to Sydney and only four months later,  940kms from Alice Springs to Uluru and back to Alice Springs you would be excused thinking the Chevron Marathon Sunday 29th August would be a piece of cake for David. In fact nothing could be further from the truth.  Firstly, the run is [...]