by admin | May 13, 2016 | Mindset & Psychology, Resources and Links, Running Adventures, Running NZ, Speaking
I emerged from the myriad of tunnels that form Old Street underground station and picked up a message from my good chum Laura K. She was in the coffee shop next door to the location for today’s shoot. I still had plenty of time to spare, so I tracked her down and we...
by admin | Sep 10, 2015 | Running Adventures, Running NZ
Better late than never for a final blog post, I’d say. Although it feels like I’ve been back in the UK for a lifetime, it’s only actually been 7 weeks. How quickly life slips back into ‘normality’ (whatever that means). I often liken finishing an adventure to a break...
by admin | Jun 10, 2015 | Running Adventures, Running NZ
Jees Louise, I am tired. And it occurred to me that in my barefoot running, sunset snapping, unicorn pant wearing daily shares – that might not necessarily come across. So I thought I owed you all a little shot glass full of honesty. The reality of entering the...
by admin | May 28, 2015 | Running Adventures, Running NZ
If Carlsberg made rivers, they would make the Whanganui. It really is everything a river should be: Wet, winding, steep-banked, gorge-framed, tree-lined, tumbling and with a flow that can change from gentle stream to raging torrent on the flip of a dime. But I know,...
by admin | Apr 28, 2015 | Running Adventures, Running NZ
I’m in big trouble. I mean, like serious, knee-deep doggy doo doo. My problem? People. I arrived in Wellington 10 days behind original schedule. No biggy, I thought, and reasoned that I’d make up time in the North Island. The terrain here is more suited to...
by admin | Apr 7, 2015 | Running Adventures, Running NZ
In the days leading up to heading over Waiau pass, I consulted the map. Uh oh – a dotted line. Dashed lines are good, dotted lines – not so much. They mean ‘a route’ rather than a trail. As in, you can go this way, many do, but be prepared to...
