Back to the Smoke

It's our last day in the mountains so we make the most of the situation and squeeze in one sneaky last bushwalk. We're up earlier than ever, enjoy another of Jenny's delicious breakfasts and then [Read More]

Mountain Climbers

I'm up and out early getting me my mountain groceries and a stash of supplies for our big bushwalk today. Breakfast is a feast from Jenny's kitchen which sets up nicely for the long walk ahead. [Read More]

More Mountain Magic

Sarah and I are escaping to the country today. I'm retracing the steps that I took with Beverley and Joan last month, and heading for the Blue Mountains! I am sticking to my tried and tested mountain [Read More]

Another Day, Another Visitor

Waking up in the wee hours is turning out to be a daily occurence. The novelty has definitely worn off! I'm not sure whether tonight this is due to the lovely white wine imbibed last night, the [Read More]

Food, Friends and Fitness

My sleep pattern is stuffed. I'm up in the wee hours... again! However, after getting cosy with my computer and a nice cup of tea, I'm back in the Land of Nod, and catch up on some quality zzzs. [Read More]

Pump up the Volume

Despite being tired as a worn out shoe, I'm up in the small hours with a cup of chamomile tea for company. Apart from the obvious and most unwelcome  interruption to my beauty sleep, this little [Read More]

Sweets and Tweets

Last night I dreamt that I overslept and missed the start of the half marathon, and by the time I made it to the start line, all the other runners were well on their way. I started the race - better [Read More]

Movie Motivation

I'm pleased I make it to pump this morning. I pump iron like it's going out of fashion and feel strong as an ox. I'm back to the weights I was lifting before I hurt my back, which seems like aeons [Read More]

The Need to Feed

I took the left overs of the lovely Donna Hay's Lemon Yoghurt Cake to the Pub2Pub - I thought it would make a good post-run-pick-me-up or a nice teatime treat for later. The cake was a big hit with [Read More]

Pub2Pub

I'm out of bed with a hop, a skip and a jump. Hooray! Today's the day I'm going to run my first Pub2Pub - all 13km of it! Who needs friends with benefits, when you have friends with wheels? Today [Read More]