Cold, wet run in the woods – Woodstock, New York

As runners, we all have those days. When there is evilness outside that means we can’t possibly go out there. Like when it is raining / too hot / too cold / lightning / tornado headed your way / flooding in the streets. Well I say, get out there anyway! If nothing else, it will be memorable. Okay, so I wasn’t quite staring death in the face when I went running that morning in Woodstock. Yes it was raining, yes...

Antarctica or Bust – Getting to “The Ice”

I’m a sucker for ice and snow. So it should be no surprise that Antarctica has been high on my travel hit-list for a long time. I could have gone there the way most people do, by cruise from South America, but I stumbled upon an opportunity that would get me a whole different experience. I applied for, and won a place in, the Postgraduate Certificate in Antarctic Studies, run by the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. The...

Race Report – Dungog Dash & Dawdle (How I Fluked a Win)

Now I am not a particularly fast runner (no, no. It’s true). I’m more your average type runner. So how is it that I managed to win a running race?? Before I explain, first lets check out the place in which this miracle occurred… Dungog is a lovely, small country town in the Hunter Region of New South Wales with beautiful rolling hills and more cows than you can poke a stick at. A few months prior to this run,...

How to Catch an Emu

It’s one of life’s big mysteries… Why is the sky blue? What do they really put in meat pies? And how do you catch an emu?? Well kids, gather round and let me tell you a story… A little while ago I worked as a keeper at a small wildlife park. One morning, we discovered that a group of dogs had been running around the perimeter of the park in the night, frightening many of the animals. A few animals...