Couch to True Blue / the opening post21 July 2026
six months to fifteen years
Nearly fifteen years after the first no more mr fat guy post, I have entered the 75 km True Blue Ultra and I am starting again from the couch.
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no more mr fat guyBefore and after Hearts Across Australia 2015
couch to true blue.
On 20 January 2012, I published the first no more mr fat guy post. On 16 January 2027, four days before its fifteenth anniversary, I intend to be back in Australind for the True Blue Ultra.
This is the story that came before Hearts Across Australia, the crossing itself, and what happened afterwards. The next six months begin on the couch.
The current chapter
starting again, without pretending it is the first time.
Couch to True Blue will record the training that happens, the sessions that do not, and the work between where I am now and the start line in Australind.
One continuing story
before hearts across australia
The original blog, learning to run, the first marathon and the idea that grew into a crossing.
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The preparation and the 125 days from Canning River parkrun to South Bank in Brisbane.
Read the HAA journeywhat happened afterwards
The attempts to find the next challenge, the years the blog went quiet, and the decision to begin again.
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the og nmmfg is still here.
The copied archive preserves the posts published from 21 Jan 2012 to 19 Dec 2017, together with the growing media library.
- Original posts
- 748
- Gallery images
- 4
- Videos
- 57