We’d like to thank all of our generous supporters and donors, and the whole Trailwalker team for an amazing event. Together we’ve raised nearly $1 million…and it’ll only take a few more donations to get there. We’d also like to acknowledge Barry Russell, and take team Rather Be Rogaining’s words to do so: Rather Be [...]
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A little over 24 hours after finishing Trailwalker, and the memories of pain are beginning to fade. My entire body aches because of it, but I’m already contemplating the next big challenge. How the mind works, I will never know, because it was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Twenty-seven hours of putting one foot [...]
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In 2 days, 12 hours and a few minutes we’ll be at the top of Mt Glorious. If the Bureau are right, it’ll be about 6 degrees centigrade, and a clear sky. It’ll be cold. And we’ll be facing 100km of hills. And hopefully we’ll get to the other end within 24 hours. Our support [...]
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A while back I’d thought we’d run at least some of Trailwalker. Now I just hope we can finish it without crawling too far. On Sunday I decided to go for ‘a little run in the park’. Brisbane Forest Park, of course. So I set out again from the Gold Creek Rd car park (Brookfield), [...]
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On Easter Monday (AKA Anzac Day) we decided it was time to get out and hit the trails and get some miles into our legs as a team. So 3 of us did (note: we’re still not quite organised enough to get our whole foursome together as one of our number (our Jill) is away [...]
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One of the reasons for starting this blog is to write about my team‘s progress (or at the moment, lack thereof) in training for Oxfam Trailwalker‘s debut in Brisbane. You can read the latest here. The Melbourne and Sydney events have raised millions of dollars over the years for my favourite charity, Oxfam Australia, whose aim is ‘A just world without poverty’. Need [...]
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