I recently had the privilege to watch the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival world premiere online screening from of the documentary, Piano to Zanskar.
The day had arrived! The visit to the Tiger's Nest, a sacred Buddhist temple in Bhutan. The temple is located on a clifftop in the Paro Valley.
This weekend, you will toe the line at your 2nd attempt of the 100km Ultra Trail Australia.
It was great to be at Melbourne film premiere of The Bikes of Wrath this past week; it follows the tale of John Steinbeck's book, The Grapes of Wrath.
The film tracks 5 young Australians cycling across US from Oklahoma to California in the footsteps of the Joad family as famously portrayed in Steinbeck's book.
I was excited but a bit anxious about my first race of the year on Sunday. I had not raced since The North Face 50km in May last year due to ongoing foot problems. Therefore I took the approach to the race like I would first and foremost focus on enjoying the experience.
When choosing races, I like to pick different distances and locations for the majority of races I do and The Great Rail Run was no exception, I had not run down along the Bellarine Peninsula previously.
The Great Rail Run is a picturesque run along the Bellarine Rail Trail a 17km traverse between Queenscliff Railway Station to Drysdale Railway Station. The challenge for runners is to beat the steam train to Drysdale.
The conditions on the day were cool and overcast, perfect running conditions I say! The race route navigates through farmland and local native vegetation along the rail trail across the Bellarine Peninsula.
In the run I focused on consistent form and speed throughout the run with the course being a slight gradual incline all the way to Drysdale Railway Station.
I was happy with how my race went and learnt I need to focus and build some more speed sessions in my training to have some added kick during and in the later stages of the race.
I will definitely heading back to do some training or racing along the Bellarine Peninsula, a beautiful spot to race.
I didn’t beat the steam train but was a fun experience nonetheless.
I came across this article recently and it got me thinking about all the gadgets and technology we are constantly surrounded by in life from Smart Phones to iPads,
