As we head into our final week before leaving for Nepal, all packing is done, vaccinations received and travel documents finalised. Exercise training is reducing and with Auckland’s current stormy weather, it appears our final weekend may have little to no chance of outside walking. No matter I can use it for some strength training….
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Coastal Views
Whatipu coastal path (Owanawanui Track) in West Auckland. Day walk as part of our training going to Nepal and the Himalayas. Starting the walk from the Huia Road side, we walked up the gravel road past Mt. Donald Mclean Road to the start of the bush track. The track itself has been upgraded to a…
Gravel Ride
New Years Day 2023, took advantage of completing a training ride in Waikato New Zealand rural location. Using the gravel bike, a friend and I were able to get off the beaten track and explore some mining sites. As part of our training for the trek to Nepal, part of my own training involves participating…
Trekking in Nepal
After a 3 year delay due to the COVID 19 pandemic, I’m pleased to announce I’ll be heading off to Nepal in early 2023 along with a couple of friends. It’s been a long time having to wait, with intrepid anticipation, and now we are close to finally going. There is still plenty to do,…
Day in the life of running
Snapshot of the Rarotonga Theme run before the main event. Wanted to dress up as Superman so just wore the t-shirt.
Runners POV
This was shot going through the 21km mark in the Rarotonga event in 2017. This also marked the start for the 10km event. As you’ll notice there was quite a large amount of participants. Well needed encouragement At this point in distance run I would have been grateful to have finished as I normally enter…