Tag: running
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A fun way to spend 2hrs and 32 minutes
Watching a movie? Going to the footy? Or going out for some fine dining? All viable options for a fun way to spend 2 hrs and 32 minutes of your time. And neither of them take too much prep time either. But where there is not much prep or initial investment for these activities, you’re…
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Back to the Business of Bushwalking
This week in the life of Fraser (*cue early 2000’s style TV montage*) I was back to the business of bushwalking. The trip was a pretty straightforward one in theory, 3 days of walking with Gladstone High School (Gladstone, SA, not QLD…) in the Mount Remarkable National Park area basically along the course of last…
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Compare the Pair: Melrose 50km Race Report
And we’re back to regular programming folks, enough of this skiing tomfoolery or holidays business, it’s time for outdoor ed work and trail ultras. Cracking off the second half of the year’s racing schedule was yesterday’s jaunt from Mambray to Melrose. 50km long, 2400m or so of elevation gain and once again a race that…
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Pichi Richi Marathon Report
The big dance. The final exam. The Granny or just the GF. Or even just THE Final. Every sport has them. The final match of the season where the result matters a lot more, not a little more, a LOT more. The Pichi Richi Marathon fit the bill for my GF for the first six…
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Charging Up in Race Week
The week before a race is a long time. Well, not really, time doesn’t change obviously but my perspective of it does in the week leading up to a running race. Three consecutive weeks of hard training has meant race or no race, this 4th week should be a little lighter in terms of running…
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