Not Pretty. Not Clever - Ultra Trail Australia 100k 2023

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@shaunnicholson5389 Жыл бұрын

Awesome man! How good was the finish and to hear the dulcet tones of Matt Rayment! Now that is a personal welcome home and job well done! I bet you were glad for where you live and having Karamatura, Mt Donald McLean, Whatipu and all the other West Coast on your doorstep to train given the stairs and vert at UTA100. Well done, super inspiring brother!

@WestieRunner Жыл бұрын

Thanks Shaun. It was great to see Matt at the finish, and his was the best ever race line introduction! I felt a bit undertrained because I had an attack of hamstring tendinopathy and I definitely did not do enough specific hills and stairs work, but I was glad of the time spent on the Karamatura stairs definitely. Really pleased to have just finished the damn thing though.

@NZtrails Жыл бұрын

Congratulations again on completing this hard race! And… another well made video..! 👍

@WestieRunner Жыл бұрын

Thanks Seawon. Really pleased to have got it done. Congratulations on your UTA finish!

@dgroberts79 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff dude! That landscape ay, same same but different and amazing. Jeez I remember the last 12km, so hard, can relate.

@WestieRunner Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan. It's a tough course, but in such an incredible landscape. Definitely going to come back and give it another go in a year or two.

@jakewilliams7571 Жыл бұрын

Great effort and video Gareth, what a day! Nothing like a technicolour yawn to clear out the system mid run.

@WestieRunner Жыл бұрын

Ha, yes! Really didn't feel great at the time, but better out than in!

@ackbar01 Жыл бұрын

That seemed plenty fast to me particularly on that course. Well done, that’s a great effort. Done is what counts in any event but particularly a trail run. Congratulations.

@WestieRunner Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I quite wanted the 14 hour buckle but wasn't really in the shape to get it after problems with high hamstring tendinopathy. I'll come back another year in better shape and give it a nudge!

@ingagade951 Жыл бұрын

I think you run awesome and I ebjoy your video great nature pictures. Got a good feeling of the terrain. You run well and you have great endurance. Congratulation. Inga DK.

@WestieRunner Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@bloodyhell451 Жыл бұрын

Well done Gaz ! That looked rough as a badgers' ......

@WestieRunner Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro, beautiful place to run but three really steep climbs to deal with.

@BillyFung69 Жыл бұрын

nice work! UTA is definitely on my list, it looks amazing out there

@WestieRunner Жыл бұрын

Thanks Billy. It's a very tough race, with a lot of stairs and much, much more vert: definitely a step up in difficulty from Tarawera, but really worth doing. Mine was only a flying visit, but next time I'm going to try and bring the family and spend a few days there as it's a beautiful area.

@ferruccioorlando5521 Жыл бұрын

Great video well done again

@WestieRunner Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ferruccio!

@philrichards6872 Жыл бұрын

Great to see you back on the Trails Gareth, thanks for the inspo, I got an Old Ghost Road entry this week which I'm happy about. I just need to make sure my quads don;t let me down - any theories on getting these quads stronger and cramp free?

@WestieRunner Жыл бұрын

Thank you, OGR is definitely on my list! I had an entry a few years ago but had to change plans and couldn't go. There's a couple of really good vids around about strength training for hills, but my top tips are 1) Run lots of hills, and 2) Watch David Roche's vid "3 Minute Mountain Legs" kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIrWiK2IqsRjj8U

@philrichards6872 Жыл бұрын

@@WestieRunner Much appreciated Gareth

@Redbeardedrunner Жыл бұрын

As you said: it wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t fast- but you got it done! Well done Gareth looks like a pretty hard course- those stairs!😅

@WestieRunner Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bevan! After a poor result at Tarawera because of my own bad pace judgment it was great to get a solid finish, even if it wasn't an amazing result in and of itself.