Blackall100 2021 - Great Expectations and Glorious Failure

I had very high expectations for the Blackall 100km ultra this year. 2021 has been the best running year ever so far for me, confidence was high after a number of milestones and personal bests achieved in the months prior.

June saw a marathon PB, July saw a 5km PB, 10km and half marathon PBs achieved in August topped off a very successful winter. The 5km in particular was a time I thought I would never get close to again, having set my best time back in 2017! Things were looking good, I had also managed to stay injury free all year and my training had been very consistent.