After last weeks success, I was keen to keep the ball rolling and focus on training. There's a lot of opinions on how best to train for an Ultramarathon and none of them seem to have much in common except the ultimate goal. Some focus on workouts like speed sessions and hill sprints whilst others … Continue reading Naughty NZ double- training diary week 2
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Get out there: You Yangs- Flinders Peak
The second instalment of the You Yangs Trail series. Last week we looked at the Saddle Back Track. HERE HERE HERE Today we are going to the top of the You Yangs Regional Park, Flinders Peak. Described as 450 granite steps, the track up to the top of the You Yangs curls its away around … Continue reading Get out there: You Yangs- Flinders Peak
Trail crack
I was only saying yesterday that Tarawera 102 k was my heroin and I’d been strung out chasing the dragon ever since. Yesterday, they offered me crack! The Tarawera 100 miler is here! See you down the rabbit hole folks! I’m doing it, I’m signing up, you can read all about my exploits and … Continue reading Trail crack
Missing running mojo
Ok so I may be a bit of a junkie. I realise that this is like saying I’m a bit of a female or a bit of an Aussie but I think I’m chasing the dragon, the Tarawera dragon! I’m blaming Paul and Tim for introducing me. Every other race before that was just the … Continue reading Missing running mojo
#PlasticFreeJuly
Hello lovers! Apologies for being a bit MIA, I've had a few weeks. Last week I got married, ran a marathon, went interstate for work and had a birthday! But I have been continuing my little experiment which bloody Netflix keeps corrupting by adding more and more documentaries. Are you kidding me? How am I … Continue reading #PlasticFreeJuly
Got my keep cup!
Hello enviro lovers! Well I'm feeling quite a little bit impressed with myself. Now when you open my over sized hand bag, not only to lip balm, credit cards and organizers fly out, but so do re-usable shopping bags, a re-usable coffee cup and a water bottle! Everything but the kitchen sink. It's been working … Continue reading Got my keep cup!
Tackling the War on Waste
Don't worry I'm not being slack, I haven't disappeared or given up. In a minor deviation from the Netflix documentaries, I started watching The War on Waste which has become some what of a phenomenon here in Australia over the past couple of weeks. The first installment of the three part series, talked about food … Continue reading Tackling the War on Waste
The True Cost Challenge- Hurdle 1
Bugger. My 'True Cost' challenge this month has really been about thinking more about where my clothes come from and the 'true cost' for humanity and for the environment of the choices that I was making. Honestly I'm being doing really well. I'm not going to lie and say that in the last 9 days … Continue reading The True Cost Challenge- Hurdle 1
The True Cost- Wardrobe Audit Part 1
Challenge: The True Cost I’ve seen it now. I can’t ignore it. So what can I do about it? I don’t subscribe to the theory that one person can’t make a difference. Commercial companies whether that be milk producers, juice bars or clothing brands are there to make money. So I vote with my dollar. … Continue reading The True Cost- Wardrobe Audit Part 1
May Challenge: ‘The True Cost’
#1- ‘The True Cost’ Day 1, Month 1, Challenge 1 Documentary: The True Cost Admittedly, when I declared I was going to do this challenge and try to find a take-away nugget to improve my life from the hours of mindlessly consumed Netflix content I was devouring, it seemed like a win win. My … Continue reading May Challenge: ‘The True Cost’
MelMac Runs 