Tag Archives: Cairns Trail Running

Elliots Revenge: Time for the Trail Run tide to turn North?

March 29, 2013 no comments

Just as dirty and almost as Northern, an enthusiastic crew of Townsville based runners are all set to launch their very own and very dirty Trail Running Series. Like it’s neighbouring Dirty Nor...

Bustard Express 2013 Post Race Interview with Female Solo Winner ̵...

March 28, 2013 no comments

Of these performances, none have been more impressive than the 43 or so dirty, muddy, slippery and dark ks of trail cranked out at the Bustard Express on Saturday evening. Putting a few questions to ...

Bustard Express 2013 Post Race Interview with Mens Solo Winner –...

March 28, 2013 no comments

The 2013 Bustard Express saw Cairns based Trail Runner Ben Gerhardy crank out his first (and unlikely to be last) Dirty Northern Trail Run win. The victory came via a cracking run just a couple of pu...

Bustard Post Race Winners Interview – (Trio Winners, Team Virus)

March 28, 2013 no comments

Team Virus looped out a very healthy 54.4kms to snare the 2013 'Trio' feather on the highly prized Bustard trophy. Team spokesman (and gun event photographer) Steve Bailey was happy to tell us all ho...

Bustard Express Race report!

March 24, 2013 no comments

As I sat on the causeway, ushering cars past the potential mud slide that awaited at the end of the straight and which had already claimed two victims, self doubt crept in prior to race start. I curs...

Fancy a feather on the trendiest trophy in town?

March 22, 2013 no comments

Peter Piper may have had no worries picking a peck of pickled peppers, but he’d probably find predicting the recipient of the privileged prize of a piece of plumage on the mighty Bustard trophy a tri...

Oh no, We’ve Created a Monster . . .

March 9, 2013 no comments

Oh no, We’ve created a monster . . . in a good way! Adam looked worried, he’d seen that glint in my eye (no, not THAT glint) the glint of an idea for an Adventure Sport NQ event. It was 2009 an...

Headliner: “6yo Sums up the Spirit of Adventure Sport”

February 27, 2013 no comments

Honestly this is probably the most fun I have had but not because of my own sweat and pain, purely because I got to see my daughter enjoy the same thrills that I experience when I get out and take pa...

Tis the season, Rogaine season. Starts here, starts now….

February 25, 2013 no comments

National Rogaine Championship warmup. Get the home advantage, get a team together and sign up for one of the three events provided. This Rogaine is the last opportunity to compete on the area being u...

Dirty Sweaty write up!

February 24, 2013 1 comment

A field as big, as strong and as keen as the course was fun tackled (and waded, climbed, hurdled, slip n’ slid, underwater tunnelled, boulder hopped and ran) the 2013 Dirty 30 Sweaty 60.  The pre-rac...

Happy Trail Running New Year!

January 22, 2013 no comments

Hello Trail Runner Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year , longer days are here again giving great opportunities to get out and enjoy the drier, clearer, smoother and faster trails that surround us at...

Spiny Cray Race Report! better late than never……

September 10, 2012 no comments

One of the things that I love about events like Spiny Cray is the down-to-earth, laid back atmosphere. The motivation is simply to experience the countryside, challenge ourselves, and have a positive...

Free Entry – Spiny Cray Ultra Event

May 30, 2012 2 comments

What? have the Dirty Northern Trail crew gone crazy? The answer, Yes. They’ve finally gone nuts! They are offering a free Spiny Cray entry just for naming the Trail in the photos below. All you...

28 Days To 58 Kays – The Spiny Cray Ultra Countdown!

May 30, 2012 no comments

The Spiny Cray Ultra course is as speccy (and as challenging) as ever, the creeks are perhaps colder than ever and with entries open there is no better way to get motivated than to sign up!

Gold Rush Trail Run – anything but ordinary

April 23, 2012 5 comments

Stories of square dancing, marriage proposals, shameless trail nudity and Vegemite covered buttocks

Team Legs Bustard Express Winners report

March 30, 2012 1 comment

It was with a dash of trepidation and a good dose of excitement that Kristin and I entered the inaugural Bustard Express. Not only was this the first edition of this novel, off-road day/night trail r...

Bustard Express a winner

March 26, 2012

An additional 228 great photos are available for viewing here or go to facebook.com/adventuresportnq and view photos. Saturday, March 24th, will go down in Trail Running history as a memorable day. T...

Speewah Legend Footrace – Charged with being WILD, proven guilty...

March 18, 2012 no comments

Fearless trail runners awoke predawn on the wettest morning of the year, got out of bed, waded to the nearest window to stare into the dark yet somehow still visibly wet scene before them, smiled and...

Trail Running Bulletin March 2012

March 5, 2012 no comments

Fancy a Taste of Trail Running? If you developed a taste for single trail in the Dirty 30 or Sweaty 60, or if your feet are itchy ‘cause you missed it, upcoming weekends should well and truly satisfy...

Get Dirty, Get Stung, Get Bustard, Go Run – DNTRS Entries Opened...

January 25, 2012 no comments

Up for a bout of rainforest running? Keen for cool clear creeks, smoothly flowing or challenging single track and social but competitive trail running? Entries have opened for events in the 2012 Dir...

Does two minutes matter? read on…….

October 4, 2011 no comments

The track has beautiful scenery, is mostly in shade and has plenty of challenging hills to test your hamstrings and everything else attached to them. The Spiny Cray Ultra is a race that will keep me...

The Joy of (Ultra) Running

September 26, 2011 no comments

Winners report 2011 Spiny Cray Ultra, by Chris White I’m not sure what it is about the Spiny Cray Ultra, but despite it being the longest run event I’ve had a go at it is without doubt the most enjoy...

Spiny Cray Pub Shout!

September 15, 2011 no comments

SPINY CRAY – ENTRIES ONLINE ONLY Trail runners keen to get high (altitudinally) at the 3rd running of the Spiny Cray have until Friday, 22nd June (6:00pm) to enter. No entries will be accepted on the...

What no Cups?

August 19, 2011 no comments

Yes no cups, none, nought, nada, zilch, zero, zip, who would have thought? It makes sense really.

57 Days To 57 Kays – The Spiny Cray Ultra Countdown Begins!

August 1, 2011 no comments

Saturday, July 30th, 2011 marks the date from which the number of kilometres to run exceeds the days remaining to prepare for the 2011 Spiny Cray Ultra. The course is as speccy (and as challenging) a...