A few weeks ago I made the last minute decision to run to Landsborough as a training run for my Run to Paradise project. This week on the training plan I had a 5 hour adventure run on the cards. Checking out the map and various routes, I decided the best option would be to …
Christmas Eve falls on the last week of the year, week 52. Sure this image could be Christmasy, but it’s anything but. I made the decision a few years ago to just not get into Christmas. When you have kids whose birthday’s fall on each side of Christmas, it all gets too much. Not being …
My parents decided to come up for the weekend for a visit. As it had been since January since we had seen them. With working full time, kids going back to school, and general life, it’s hard to go down to visit them regularly. It was actually nice for them to come to visit us. …
August is over, so let’s sit down and check in with the Ultimate Coffee Date! If we were sitting down for coffee, I would tell you that I’m so glad that winter is over. It has been a very cold winter here. Sure we don’t get snow, but we do get Southerly Antarctic winds. Brr, just …
2015 saw the inaugural Wonderland Run on my home turf, The Gariwerd/Grampians National Park. Now because I’m a local I decided to volunteer for the event, as I can run the tracks at any time. Sure I might not get a medal, but that’s ok with me. The Wonderland Run has 3 events on offer, which ran …
This year’s race review for Run The Gap is going to be slightly different. In the past, I have given this race review from the perspective of a runner. This year it’s going to be from the perspective of a race director. Last year (2014), I was the race director for the 21km trail event, …
Run the Gap is close to my heart for many reasons. It was my first local running event. It was where I met Tom I was on the committee for this year’s (2014) event. Tom & I got the 21km trail event up and running. Being on the committee and running the event on the …
If you are expecting a race recap from yesterday’s Tough Mudder event, well hold your horses because it is coming, I need to recover first. In the meantime enjoy this post about our bushwalking adventure to Silverband Falls. Early in the day, I was dropped off at Tunnel Road so I could do my Bellfield …
If you have been following me on Twitter you would have seen that my beloved Grampians is currently engulfed in flames. #vicfires photo: An aerial shot of the Grampians bushfire in Victoria from the ABC helicopter #bushfires pic.twitter.com/YYxTAfcHke — ABC News 24 (@ABCNews24) January 17, 2014 It’s heartbreaking to see that my beloved Grampians is …
The Indigenous name for Mt Rosea is Bugiga-mirgani Hike 1 option Start: Rosea car park Distance: 9km returnTime: 3 hours Return Hike 2 option Start: Borough huts campgroundDistance: 16km returnTime: 5.5 hours return I’m very fortunate to be living so close to such a beautiful National Park – The Grampians. The Grampians National Park is located …
