BK, as he’s affectionately known, is a beast on the Aussie trails. But the intensity at which he trains and races is quite the opposite to his personality – funny, compassionate, and always endearing when seeing friends or making new ones. I like to call him ‘The Godfather’ of the WA racing circuit; not necessarily for bringing to the forefront or developing anything in the running community, but for his nature of nurturing athletes to be their best, and encouraging them at any moment in time.
Now aged 55, BK (which stands for Big Kev) started running shortly after turning 41 and got straight into the sport by training for Comrades in South Africa. More than 10 years later, and he’s faster, stronger, and better than ever.
His first ultra was the Bunbury 50km in the lead up to Comrades, utilised as a training run to see where he stood
