by admin | Feb 20, 2015 | Running Adventures, Running NZ
I’ll confess, by the time I made Queenstown I was a bit of a state. I hit the first section hard and, in a bid to catch a friend before she left town, I went without a break for 11 days. My legs were cut and bruised, I had an aggressive rash covering both cheeks...
by admin | Jan 25, 2015 | Running Adventures, Running NZ
Did I ever tell you about the time I put the bag with all my worldly belongings on a baggage carousel at Auckland airport, without any instruction of flight or destination? Funny story that one. Yes yes, in my overexcited-ness-ness and having already checked in...
by admin | Jan 10, 2015 | Running Adventures, Running NZ
Crikey O’Riley. There’s now just one day to go until I take my first steps onto the Te Araroa. I’m sitting in my friend’s Auckland apartment, looking out over Mission Bay. This afternoon I’ll catch a flight to the South Island for the Journey to Bluff. Next time I...
by admin | Dec 22, 2014 | Cycling adventures, Mindset & Psychology
Yesterday I was going through old notes, and I came across this post I wrote back in March, having been home from the states for a month. I have no idea why I didn’t post it at the time. But with pre-trip nerves for NZ in glorious full swing, it seems rather apt...
by admin | Dec 13, 2014 | Running Adventures, Running NZ
Well stone me, it’s been a while. And seeing as I’ve spent this week piling life possessions into bags and boxes once more, I feel compelled to update you all. Here’s what’s been going down in Adventure Town lately: The Route: Running the Te Araroa...
