Pre-race ramblings: Four years ago, I travelled to Melbourne with two of my best friends for the longest mud run I’d ever attempted – a 20km Tough Mudder. Now, 10 Tough Mudders later, I am four sleeps away from my biggest challenge of 2017 – World’s Toughest Mudder. If you had’ve told me four years … Continue reading World’s Toughest Mudder 2017
Heading to London? I had three days to explore so I crammed as much as I could in that time!
Why is it that the easiest tasks are sometimes the hardest to undertake? In theory, my latest task was simple enough – write about my year and what I’d learnt. The intentions were there and every day for the last three weeks I would tell myself that ‘today is the day’. I would turn on … Continue reading The Journey is Just the Beginning
What a year! I am still at a loss as to how to put my year into words, so here are some statistics instead 😀 364* days 38 EVENTS 95km // 15 hours of Fun Runs. 215km // 120 hours of endurance events. 425km // 115 hours of Obstacle Races. That’s a total of 735km/457 … Continue reading 2016 Race Recap
A slice of the Big Apple
If there’s one thing I’m unapologetic about it’s doing things that make me happy. When I was in Orlando a few weeks ago I took two days out of my writing schedule to visit Disney World and Universal Studios and have fun! I’m going to save you from the boring details of how I spent … Continue reading Orlando, Florida
As I boarded the plane in Melbourne I couldn’t help but feel excited about going back to Hawaii. This trip was specifically for the Spartan Race Trifecta weekend and would be my sixth visit to Hawaii. I’d been looking forward to the trip for months as it was an opportunity to catch up with both … Continue reading Aloha Hawaii!
Now a four-hour bus ride isn’t anything to write home about so I won’t bore you with the details, but I did see the Big Prawn as we drove through Ballina. Much to my friend Gina’s delight, it was located next to a Bunnings and a roundabout. Brett from Coffs Harbour YHA picked me up … Continue reading East Coast Road Trip – Part 2
After three weeks in the outback I was back in the big smoke and staying with my friend Kirsty on the Gold Coast. I had two weeks free before I needed to be in Melbourne so I decided to stay with her for a few days before making my way down the east coast of … Continue reading East Coast Road Trip -Part 1
Beijing is one of the busiest cities in the world, yet there are still some places that you can escape to for peace and quiet. With no Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat or Google to distract you, it's a perfect chance to strap on some walking shoes and head outside. Temple of Heaven, Beijing If you want … Continue reading Beijing
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