After more than several weeks away from it, I resumed running this morning with the Shoreline Shufflers at Norah Head. This little running group meet several times a week, but I only ever join them on Tuesday mornings for a 7km run behind the dunes and along the beach before heading down past Norah Head [...]
Across The Lake Swim
Over the weekend, I crossed another activity off my bucket-list by swimming across Australia’s largest coastal lake. I’d paddled a sea kayak from the very southern end to the very northern end, but going acrosswise without a boat was something I’d always wanted to do. So it was that I lined up to take part [...]
Race or Writer?
After several years of missing out on the Anaconda Forster Adventure Race due to club commitments I was really looking forward to heading up and having a go now that I’m clubless and free. Admittedly, after the Bay Adventure showed me just how awesome I am not I had pulled back from two days to [...]
Two Towers Training Run
With the Anaconda Forster only 6 weeks away, I thought I’d best ramp up my training a touch so this morning I headed out for a 8.7km trail run along the coast from Shelly Beach where I patrol. Starting at the patrol tower, this run took me southwards and up to Crackneck Lookout before traversing across the [...]
Bay Adventure – Race Report
A beautiful morning arose on beautiful Port Stephens as I drove in to Soldiers Point with my mate Stuart “Stew Beef” Blyton. The sun was rising up over Tomaree Headland, and the waters looked calm and peaceful. Sadly, they did not stay that way! From where the registration and finish line was, we walked up [...]
Another Multisport Training Session
As you may quite possibly know, I generally don’t like doing the same training session over and over again, and like keeping it fresh by doing something different on a regular basis. This weekend’s training session saw me try something new as a multisport training session which was most enjoyable and gave me the chance [...]
Coastal Classic
The Inov-8 Coastal Classic is a running race along the classic Coast Track from Otford to Bundeena. With 29km of trails, beaches, sand and rainforest – this race has a little bit of everything with great views to top it off! While the Royal National Park has long been used by runners, thanks to its [...]
Race Report: Tre-X Offroad Triathlon
PART ONE Saturday 29th January saw me head up to Queensland’s Sunshine Coast to take part in my first ever offroad triathlon. I’d become a bit jaded with ‘traditional’ triathlons after going as far as I wanted to in that type of race, so I decided to move in a new direction and get into [...]
2011 Across the Lake Swim
The 2011 Across the Lake Swim will mark the 51st Anniversary of the first crossing of the lake by Swansea-Belmont Surf Club members. The swim will commence on Saturday 5th March 2011 from Coal Point at 9.30am with the first competitors expected to reach the finish line at Belmont about 40 minutes later. [...]
Newcastle Harbour Swim 2011
On Australia Day, I hit the waters of Newy Harbour for my third crossing to Stockton and back as part of the annual harbour swim as put on by Stockton Surf Club. I didn’t have a record of my 2010 time, but my time from two years previously was 26:30 so that was my time [...]
