100km Ultra-Marathon for Cancer Research

In October 2026 I will be running the Hauraki Trail Trilogy 100KM Ultra Marathon. Running this distance absolutely terrifies me.

But do you know what is far more terrifying? Cancer - and the pain and loss that so many people have to go through because of this fucking shit disease. Cancer has more than likely affected most of us in our life times, whether you’ve felt pain and loss through loved ones who have had it, or if you yourself have had that battle.

I’ve known quite a lot of people that have had this disease throughout my life so far. And I’m happy to say that most of them won that battle. Which is brilliant! But then I think… what about the ones that didn’t?

I don’t consider myself a spiritual person by any means, but I’ve always felt very connected to my Grandpa - despite having no memory of him. I only got to spend one year of my life with him because of cancer. He was 57 years old when he died, which gives me the shits because my parents are getting closer to that age today.

Mum and I watched a couple of videos tapes of him and I from 28 years ago for the first time last year. Needless to say it was evident that I loved the old bugger, and he loved me. It meant so much to me to even know what he sounded like. That’s when I truly realised how shit cancer is and what it can take away from us.

I’m well aware that me running 100km isn’t going to save the world. But I do want to be apart of the steps it takes to do just that.