Author: Fraser Darcy
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Peak Season
April. The time of great sun in Cuba and also Easter bunnies. It’s also my ‘peak’ season for this current training block and time to see what effect the training I’ve been doing has had. Starting with some stats first, I’ve monitored the last 15 weeks of running and averaged 110km in this period. From…
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Running BC, AC and the Meaning of Being an Outdoor Athlete
Covid changed a lot of things for a lot of people. One of the ways it impacted me was it pushed me into climbing more than I ever had. You can’t overfill a glass of water so to fit in the time for climbing there must have been something I let drain out. It didn’t…
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Reflections on ‘Wanderer’
One of my motivations for starting this website was to share information I’ve found useful as I discussed in my first blog post. With that disclaimer in mind, I’ve tried my hardest to stay away from the ‘influencer/click bait’ style self-help preacher person with the following discussion about a piece of text from Wanderer by…
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Port Lincoln to Adelaide…the direct way
In April 2014 word was on the street that a crew of paddlers was being put together for a Bass Strait crossing, the ‘Everest of Australian Sea Kayaking’. I was obviously keen to throw my hat in the ring but didn’t really know what I needed to do to prepare for it. The three youngest…
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Why I bought my first house in Quorn
‘Congratulations on buying a house… but why did you decide to live in Quorn?’ This is the most common response I have received from Quorn locals, family and friends over the last few months when I’ve shared the news I purchased my first house in a small country town 4 hours north of Adelaide. On…
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