List of Adventures & Prep for A360 Speed Ascent 2019 - 2025

"The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams."

My plan was far from flawless; it was merely a combination of consistency, strong work ethic, adaptability, and a firm belief in myself. In many respects, I was driven by a desire to improve each year. It was the gradual progress over time that made a difference.

I'm certainly not the most talented or the quickest runner—in fact, quite the opposite!

But I showed up every day with enthusiasm: to learn, to do the work, and to get better.

I also personally believed that success is not linear and it certainly isn't a goal to be reached. "It's a system to be improved" as suggested by James Clear, Atomic Habits, where he goes on to say: "The secret to getting results that last is to never stop making improvements."

2018. Foundation work, stability and strength around hip, glutes, back after three consecutive pregnancies 2013-2018.

2019. Started running & training with my running coach: Matty Abel, for my first climb of Aconcagua 6962m scheduled for January 2020.

      1. Vert Climb of Mt Gower on Lord Howe Island (March)

      2. City2Surf 17km (August)

      3. Coastal Run 30km (September)

      4. my first 5k event ~21 min (September)

      5. Mt Feathertop, Mt Buffalo and Mt Hotham 100km in 3 days (November): AUSTRALIA

         
         

2020. Trail running continued with Matty Abel

      1. Summit of Aconcagua via Normal Side in 7 days (January): ARGENTINA

      2. Aconcagua360 (January), 1st attempt: ARGENTINA

      3. Ice-climbing trip at Blue Lake Kosciusko (September): AUSTRALIA

      4. Ultra-Trail Australia UTA22 (October): AUSTRALIA

      5. Strength training with Mel Bejeski

         
         

2021. Switched to shorter distance (5k and some speed training); squad training (COVID year); AUSTRALIA

      1. 5k in March

      2. 5k in May

      3. Injury for 6 months

      4. Coastal Run 30km (December)

      5. Strength training with Pete at PK Performance (kettlebells)

         
         

2022. Training for Aconcagua360 with Matty Abel

      1. 30km coastal run in May: AUSTRALIA

      2. SkyRace UTMB 30km: SLOVENIA

      3. Solo Speed ascent of Mt Triglav in 12 hours: SLOVENIA

      4. Successful Summit of Aconcagua 6962 via 360 route (December): ARGENTINA

      5. Attempted Aconcagua360 for timing only, weather conditions didn't allow for a full speed ascent (January) ARGENTINA

      6. Strength training with StrongFirst coach Derek Toshner (kettlebells) link

         
         

2023. Training with a new run coach:

      1. Speed ascent of Mt Gower on Lord Howe Island (March): AUSTRALIA

      2. Ultra Trail Kosciusko 50km (December): AUSTRALIA

      3. Strength training with Giuseppe Fidele link

         
         

2024. No running coach, just a big picture approach and general coaching by Martin Zhor, Uphill Athlete. I followed a running plan from the previous year that worked for me (with full house renovation, a full home rebuild for 18 months, I had a lot going on so I chose to minimise the stress of working with another coach daily & followed a plan from 2023)

      1. Climb of Mt Aspiring 90km RT: NEW ZEALAND

      2. Blue Mountains 30km, 50km, 72km, and 86km: AUSTRALIA

      3. Strength training with Conor H. link

         
         

2025. Aconcagua360 Speed Ascent Successfully completed: ARGENTINA

Running - Hiking - Speed hiking - Mountaineering 2019 - 2024.