Over the past year I’ve been sometimes vocal, sometimes silent, (yes, it’s possible, albeit rare), and sometimes in-between about how I see the running ‘industry’ in South Australia evolving. At various times, I have perhaps, somewhat confusingly, been on both sides of the fence, as well as on it. Now, every time I go for [...]
[5 minute read] My uneasy relationship with social media is no secret. It's like a destructive love relationship where your partner has some great qualities you love and are attracted to, but also some terrible ones that make you miserable. And it's "too good to leave, too bad to stay". (Perhaps some of you know [...]
As an addition to my previous article on low and no cost runs in South Australia, I thought I'd do a few reviews of these runs for you. This one's of the Salisbury Half Marathon which also includes a 2km, 5km, and 10km distance. Location Salisbury is about 20kms north of Adelaide, and about a [...]
As an addition to my previous article on low and no cost runs in South Australia, I thought I'd do a few reviews of these runs for you. This one's of the Orrorroo Half Marathon which also includes a 5km and 10km distance plus a scramble for the kids. Location Orrorroo is about 280kms north [...]
Based on what most people see around them in the world, it would be easy to believe it’s a terrible, negative place filled with anger and hate. But that’s not necessarily the case. Not that those things don’t exist, of course they do. It’s just that they’re so fucking loud, you could certainly be [...]
There's been plenty of questions in the wake of the Australian cricket team's ball tampering incident. But are they right ones? Or at least the most important ones? I have a few of my own, and here they are: Why is everyone so shocked that good people make mistakes? (Have you never made a terrible [...]
There’s been so much said about the Australian Cricket Team cheating incident, I’m loathe to jump on the bandwagon and add my two cents worth. So instead of talking about cheating, I’d like to talk about role models. And our own expectations. It makes perfect sense to me that we might look at someone who [...]
We've all heard about how much of an issue single use plastic in particular is in terms of litter and the environment. But I think we're fairly well 'insulated' from the impacts of it in places like Australia where we clean it up pretty well, and hide it away from sight. So it's easy to [...]
OK, so I’ll admit the quality of the bling on offer plays a part in helping me decide what running/adventure race events I’ll enter these days. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t do an event I’m completely uninterested in just because it has good bling. But, ah, actually, scratch that, maybe I might. You know, [...]
Here's to the misfits. The loners and the weirdos. Because as difficult as it is at times for those who don't fit into the world the way it is, it's those people we rely on to make it different. Better. So if you don't feel like you fit or belong, congratulations. Seriously. And if you're [...]
