The First Half

After all the running in the run up to the Half Marathon, Race Day is finally here! I am so excited I could crush a grape! My 4.45am wake up call doesn't leave me feeling quite so enamoured but [Read More]

Half Marathon Eve

So it's Race Day Eve and I'm taking it easy. Today I don't even leave the house bar the usual Saturday morning grocery and coffee stop. Life has been so fast and fun packed of late, it's nice to take [Read More]

BCD

Race day is fast approaching! I have nominated today to be BCD (Bib Collection Day) so  after work I head off to Town Hall to the awesomely organised ASICS  Expo to pick up my bib number and goody [Read More]

Pals and Pizza

It's Sarah's last night, and so we've saved the best till last! After we've been to work and Sarah's been for a blow dry, the clock strikes wine o'clock and we stop in for some liquid refreshment at [Read More]

Back to Bayleaf

Tonight I'm back at Bayleaf for another crack at the cooking class with Chef Gaurav. I'm bedazzled once again by the vast array of herbs and spices and Gaurav's kitchen wizardry. I get another step [Read More]

Time for Tea!

Tuesday is off to a great start. I'm up early enough  to throw some weights around in Kristy's early morning class and my homeless friend is up and about uber-early too, so I can give him some Pumpkin [Read More]

Into the Spin of Things

It's back at work and back to reality today after a whole 7 days of fun and frolics. It must be true what they say about absence making the heart grow fonder, because I'm genuinely excited about being [Read More]

Rock On

"Fragile" would be a good way to describe everyone this morning after the night before! We spend the morning regrouping and after lunch I take Sarah to the Rocks Markets, an unmissable treat for [Read More]

Friendship Fest

Sarah and I have a sporty start to Saturday - Sarah is swimming and I'm running rings around Sydney. You can tell Blackmore's Sydney Running Festival  is nigh because the city is experiencing a [Read More]

Hooray for the Hunter Part 2

So yesterday we left the mountains, and today we're off to the valley; the Hunter Valley to be precise! Wine country, here we come! Once again, we're following in Beverley and Joan's footsteps on our [Read More]