Sitting down enjoying a latte with my wife Elly after another run through the rolling hills and bushland that we are so lucky to enjoy on Melbourne’s northeastern fringe, I was surprised when she suggested I run in the 2023 UTA 50km.
I’m not sure why after a decade of road and trail marathon, and even ultra running, that this thought had never occurred to me before. Set in the heart of the spectacular Blue Mountains, this is surely the pinnacle of trail running in Australia.
As I considered Elly’s suggestion, a few thoughts went through my head.
Whilst no doubt being the little sibling of the beast that is the UTA 100km race, the 50km version is certainly no walk in the park with nearly 2,500m of climbing and descending over the course and thousands of stairs, including the 991 of the Furber Steps that make up the last brutal
