Fastest Known Times (FKT) to run the Grampians Peaks Trail (GTP) from Mt Zero car park to Dunkeld. (North to South) North to South Males Place Name Time Date 1 Michael Dunstan 24:01:33 24.11.2023 2 Matthew Crehan 25:25:16 24.11.2023 3 Chris Mcauliffe 26:02:23 24.11.2023 4 Luke Barrett 28:10:25 24.11.2023 5 Daniel Hughes 29:21:47 24.11.2023 Females […]
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By Nicola Moriarty Audiobook: 9h 45mPaperback: 352 pagesMi Rating: ★★★★ (4) This book is told in multiple voices: Jill (the matriarch) Darren (son) Pete (son) Tony (son) Mimi (Tony’s wife) Callie (Tony’s 16-year-old daughter) Andrea (Pete’s wife) Other characters in the book are: Tara (Mimi’s & Tony’s 10 year old daughter) Twins Elliot & James
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Taper is that weird time after your last long run and race day. This doesn’t mean that you completely stop your training program after your last long training day. Instead, we back off the intensity, while keeping the same amount of training days. It’s normal to feel sluggish, hazy, and tired. You also may feel
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By Sara Desai Book: 352 pagesMi Rating: ★★★ (3.75) I don’t remember the last rom-com (romantic comedy) book I read. It was most likely something by Sophie Kinsella. If you are a fan of Sophie’s work, diversity of say Kevin Kwan’s “Crazy Rich Asians”, then this is the book for you. Daisy is an American
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Starting Point: Tunnel Rd, PomonalEnd Point: Middle Gap, Mt WilliamHighlights: The Flume, Seven Dials, Redman’s BluffDistance: 21.2kmTotal Elevation: 1374mTime: 5 hours When you have 3 hours to do on the training plan, you decide to run from Tunnel Rd, Pomonal, to Middle Gap, Mt William along the Grampians/Gariwerd Peaks trail (aka GPT). Except for the
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With Australia being is the skin cancer capital of the world, Solbari, has created a line of products to suit the lifestyle of many Australia. One being me. Every Aussie knows to “Slip, Slop, Slap”. Which I do every summer when I head out for any outdoor adventure. Three summers ago, I moved from being
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Everyone owns a set of scales sometime during their lifetime. When I first was on my weight loss journey a decade ago, my scales were everything. I would measure all my food, and I would weigh myself every few days. How else would I know if I was losing weight without the scales? That is
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By Leigh Bardugo Audiobook: 15h 4mMi Rating: ★★ (2) Imagine an Ocean’s 11, Steampunk team that lived in Holland during the 1890’s Bohemian period. That is the best visual guide I can give you on the setting of Six of Crows. Kaz (the leader of the pack), is given a lucrative but dangerous heist. If
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Lerderderg State Park is located approximately 6km north of Bacchus Marsh. I’ve always wanted to visit, but for whatever reason, that has never happened until now. I was heading to Melbourne to see the musical Moulin Rouge, and my 3-hour long run was planned out for the You Yangs. However, thanks to COVID, I had
I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling 22! 22, Taylor Swift, Red Every year (except 2021 for some reason), I create a list of things that I want, like, and dream to achieve. This list covers all areas of my life. From running to family to reading, with a few random things thrown in
