It’s the middle of the year, so let’s check in on how 2022: Capture, has been. The one word, I chose to encapsulate what I hope 2022 would bring is Capture. My intention with this word was to capture memories with the camera. The big boy camera hasn’t seen the light of day so far …
Excuse me? Who am I? Another parkrun? Stawell doesn’t have a parkrun. The closest is Ararat, which I have done once, and I don’t really care for the course, so I’ve never gone back to do it again. Last week, I was in Horsham doing the Wimmera River Parkrun. This week, we happened to be …
Parkrun is a free 5km event held at various locations around Australia. I’ve run at the following parkruns: Albert Park Altona Ararat Bega Goolwa Point Cook Port Fairy Wimmera River Wyndham Vale You Yangs Wimmera River aka Horsham Parkrun is another that I can add to my list. Located at Sawyer park, and starting the …
I’ve been going back and just tidying up old blog posts. Things like checking grammar, adding pictures, and links, and updating SEO. While doing this task I came across this blog post I wrote about Accountability. There were a few changes here and there, and then I started changing big chunks of things. It was …
Ten years ago, I ran the inaugural Run the Gap. This event holds a special place in my heart because it’s where I met Tom (yes my husband). Every year, we have been involved in this event in some capacity. It then got me thinking, of all the things I have done in the last …
I’ve been a big user of the Nike Training Club app for the better part of a decade. In their recent update, I noticed that there are now 434 workouts! The NTC app offers classes for all. From invigorating yoga classes to bodyweight sessions, to workouts with or without equipment. You can find the right …
The Indigenous name for Lake Wartook is Werdug. It is also the Day 3 campsite for those traveling along the Grampians Peak Trail, at approximately the 37km mark. My first visit to the Lake Wartook lookout (Badji-dadjing) was back in December 2017, with my sister. This was prior to the Grampians Peaks Trail officially opening. …
As someone who loves a challenge and loves goal setting, there comes a time in your life when it feels more like a burden than motivation. It’s been years of lockdowns, isolations, and mental fatigue, the thought of goals, is honestly no longer motivating. I had plans to run the year (2022km), again this year. …
By Kim Lock Paperback: 368 PagesAudiobook: 9hGenre: Australian, Contemporary, Travel, Women, Mental Health Rating: 3.75 stars If you are looking for a coming of age (or some might say mid-life crisis) book about a woman in her 30s. Then the other side of beautiful is for you. Mercy has not left her house for 2 …
Back in December 2021, we demolished our house in preparation for building a new one. Three months into the build and a lot have happened. After clearing all the debris we used an alternative to concrete stumps, Mega Anchors. People have asked us why we haven’t gone concrete. Simply put, concrete is not a sustainable …
