The first half marathon I ran at Run Melbourne, I knew by the 18km mark that I wasn’t going to get a sub 2 hour time. It would be close, and yes, it would have been awesome to get sub 2 hours, but it was my first half marathon, I was just so grateful to …
Last year I decided to take on the handstand. Handstands use to bring me so much joy as a kid. Which is why I wanted to be able to do one. Not only to feel that joy again, but because handstands require a lot of strength. It all began with starting off with practicing free …
One minute is doable. Everyone can do 1 minute. Which is why this particular speedwork session is suited for anyone of any abilities. Whether you a new to running, returning from injury, or just want something different. Just a minute is the workout you need to do this week. Your warm up could be a …
I use to be one of those people that had to have the whole set of something. Especially when it came to music. Yeah, I’m a bit of a music horder. I HAD over 20,000 songs in my iTunes library. As I’ve gotten older I have realised that if something doesn’t bring me joy, then …
In 1988, Australian Rock band The Choir Boys, released a song called “Run to Paradise”. It’s a ripper of a song, seriously, go add it to your playlist now. This year, 2021, marks a special year for me. You see, it’s my run anniversary aka runniversary, and so to celebrate a decade of running, I …
Goolwa is a small country town located on the Fleurieu Penninsula in South Australia. It’s a special coastal town because Goolwa is the end of the line for the Murray River. It’s where the river meets the sea. It was also the locality of this year’s much-needed summer mid-break. While cruising the maps and looking …
Surprisingly Adventure has been a sub-theme for at least the last 5 years, it has however never taken centre stage, until now. The idea of having a single theme for the year is to give you direction and guidance. The power of a single word, can give you the motivation to achieve goals, dreams or …
When you choose a word like Celebrate as your yearly intention, you think there would be big things to celebrate. Instead life through a curveball with the world in quarantine, isolation and lockdown. Could I have changed my word? Yes sure, but instead I decided to look for all the small wins. The ones that …
Music allows you to celebrate, and while this year *should* have been a year of celebrations, it instead was everything that it wasn’t. Sure I could have changed my word theme. But I decided to embrace it and find the joy in music again. My tastes in music range from rock, to EDM to pop …
My objective for 2020 was to read as many books that I have had on my TBR (to be read) pile as possible. You can find my original list here: What to read for 2020 Reading List of 2020 In Chronically order A = Audiobook Light – Michael Grant Toxic Childhood – Sue Palmer Star-crossed …
