Falls Creek

I have recently completed a 16 day altitude training stint up at Falls Creek, Victoria, followed by a hitout in the Victorian Milers Club meet in Melbourne on the 17th of Jan.

This was my first trip across to Falls and for those of you who are (as I was) unaware of what goes on up there, an average day up on the mountain would go as follows:

Wake at 8am, get out for the morning run or Tues/Thurs/Sat session at 9:30.

The hard morning session is generally followed by an ice bath in the aqua duct at the foot of the village and home by 11:30am.

Then its time for a healthy lunch, movies, video games, possible afternoon nap and relaxing in our apartments until the afternoon run or gym session at 5:30.

Post avo session it is prep for and then dinner, together in the apartments, another movie or disc of a TV series, possibly a trip to the local pub for a game of pool, then bed. Day trips to the local towns below – which were much warmer than Falls (it actually snowed up there on my last day), fishing in the dam, meeting friends for coffee and hitting up some of the more experienced runners for advice were other ways to pass the time.

As a physio amongst athletes I also spent some time treating sore bodies each day.

The 3 sessions a week and many easy runs (in groups of up to 80 runners) with lots of down time made for great training and I will definitely be back for many years to come.

I made it off the mountain without any injuries or training myself into the ground and ran well at the VMC race 5 days later, managing to snag a win in the 1500m race.

I now have a week at home before flying out to race another 1500m in Adelaide as part of the Australian Athletics Tour. I’m hoping for a fast field and to knock down my 3:44 PB to something a little closer to the 3:40 barrier.

Thanks for reading,

Gotta run
 :-) Marc

The race, so far.

For those of you who have stumbled across this page, hi. I am Marc See, a 22 year old middle distance runner from Perth, Western Australia.
When not training, I work part time as a Physiotherapist at The Running Centre in West Perth - WA's leading running specialist store and health services provider. I have been coached by Sarah Jamieson since mid 2011 and for the 8 years before that I owe my development as an athlete to Margaret Saunders.


Yes, I am a runner. And to many people in my local suburb of Morley - that is an oddity. Running those streets for the past 15 years (any time from 5am to midnight) has raised many eyebrows as well as voices. I have been competing at a national level since 2002 - in cross country and track events. And am currently focusing on the 1500m race distance, an event I have claimed the last 4 WA state titles for (my current personal best stands at 3:44.16).


In my work as a physio I have the great fortune of working with runners each day - whether to help heal or prevent injuries or to improve their running performance. People varying from walking and running to lose weight, to professional athletes competing all over the world. Work hours pass seemlessly when the subject is something you are passionate about.


As 2012 starts I am entering into the competition phase of the year. With the majority of the hard races being over east, it means flying back and forth across the country at least once a month. The Olympic trails in early March is something I have targeted, to get into that race with all the guys racing hard and to see how I fare. I'm not at the point yet to seriously contend for a spot in the Australian team but with each experience and each test I learn a little more about myself, my limits and what it takes to expand them.


Well, I think that is enough of an into. Thank you for taking the time to read & I wish you well in whatever ventures you tackle yourself.




Gotta run
 :-) Marc