Most people plan or prepare or possibly even train for their marathons or half marathons and it’s fair to say this is a pretty fucking excellent idea. So when I signed up for today's Adelaide Half Marathon at 3pm yesterday, it’s fair to say this was not an excellent idea. But I sort of wanted [...]
If like most of us, your calendar is looking decidedly fucking empty for the next three or forever months, welcome to the Covid Club. And we’ve all seen the announcements about things being cancelled and fuck, we get it. It’s all cancelled. Everything. But not really. Some things aren’t cancelled. There’s plenty of awesome things [...]
Amidst all the upset, angst, frustration and yes, for some, even anger and outrage amidst a shit tonne of event cancellations, I’m here to deliver you some good news. “What the fuck? Good news?!?!?” I hear all you lovely little runner people cry out in unison. Yes, good news. The good news is… you didn’t [...]
I remember when I first got into running and I thought what a great, inclusive, and inexpensive sport it was. Because I can be hilariously fucking naive at times. I actually still remember saying to someone on one of my early runs “oh wow, everyone is just so nice” and them replying “oh, you just [...]
So we all know how completely messed up the Aussie bushfires are. Lives and property lost, environment decimated, animals and potentially entire species gone forever. We're all doing what we can in our own way, at whatever level we can. I know we're all being bombarded with fundraisers left, right and centre and there's only [...]
Want to know where my next Rainbow Run will be? Want to run with me or just come along and give me a cheer? Here's what I've got planned. And if you've got a run you want me to come and do, give me a shout and let me know! (Don't know what the Rainbow [...]
A few weeks back, I made a last minute decision to run the Murray Bridge Half Marathon with a massive rainbow flag. It wasn't something I dreamed up over time and planned meticulously to be some comprehensive campaign. It was originally a one-off thing born of frustration that people in the LGBTIQ community are constantly, [...]
Anyone who knows me knows I’m scared of lots of stuff including all sorts of creepy crawlies… and snakes. Especially snakes. Australia has twelve of the top ten most dangerous snakes in the world, and I’m scared of all 172 of them. Even the ones that aren’t dangerous. They scare the absolute shit out of [...]
So I roll into Coober Pedy on Friday to run a marathon the following day. I see the two big Wind Farm propeller things, and wonder, does two even qualify as a ‘farm’? And fuck, there's literally not a breath of wind so they’re not doing much. Which is exactly what I’ll be doing while [...]
This is not part of my low/no cost races in South Australia, but a guide to the new distance addition to the iconic City2Bay fun run in Adelaide. Traditionally the longest distance has been the 12kms between the city and the bay, but in 2018 they added a half marathon distance so that's what [...]
