Miscellaneous
In the lead up to 2019’s Ultra Trail Australia, a young runner from the northern suburbs o the Gold Coast materialised and began to train with some of the most experienced trail runners in his area. Young and unsure of his potential, he tackled the 50km race in Katoomba and for the greater part of the race, was keeping pace with the best of the best in Australia and threatening to break into the top 10. His name is Jake Davis.To say 2019 was a remarkable debut year is an understatement. As well as competition at the top level in the UTA 50, Jake went on to run the Honolulu Marathon, his debut in December, recording a finishes time of 2:50 minutes - an extraordinary achievement for a first up marathon.I was fortunate enough to run with Jake recently and we discussed the year, in partiuclar those two races, but also what he has gained from training with experienced, race hungry and determined athletes, and the influence this has had on his short but successful running story.So, join Jake on a run as his shares with us his running story.