On Saturday, September 27th, 2025 at 9:00am, the Riverway Insomnia 100 began: a brutal challenge where 100 of us set out to run 4.2km every hour, on the hour, for 24 hours — totalling 100km. My partner Aiden and I were amongst the herd.In this episode of MELT, Aiden makes his podcast debut as we reflect on the physical and mental toll of the race — from chafing and joint pain to pacing strategies (or lack thereof), from fuelling adequately to the relentless sun and the isolation of running through the night, there's a lot to be said. Both of us well undertrained and overly optimistic, we showed up regardless and walked (hobbled) away with a good story to share. It’s a privileged statement to claim this as one of the hardest things we’ve ever done, but nonetheless, it was a gruelling, character building 24 hours. It didn’t go to plan, but I believe it’s important to give yourself the credit for what you did, without the need to follow it up with how you could have done better. This event supported Prevail, an organisation aiding Ukraine through explosive clearance, trauma care, and humanitarian aid and was proudly hosted by the Townsville Triathlon ClubTo donate to Prevail click here

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