Audax Deliverance

I have been doing a lot more long distance riding lately, often Audax endurance rides. I had planned to do the 200,300,400 and 600km series this year but Covid-19 came along and killed everyone’s plans. Rides more than 150km from home have recently become allowed, so after a quick coffee at 5AM I was off to Fernvale to do the 223km Deliverance

Read more about the article First Trail Run Race
The start line

First Trail Run Race

I love hiking in beautiful places and running so I decided to try combining them to see if is the perfect mix? Spoiler - it is!

I made it!

Noosa Marathon is done! My time was 4:17:56 It was definitely hard, but I have done hikes that were much harder on my body. I ran out of sugar during…

Read more about the article Climbing Yarigatake, one of Japan’s ‘best’ hikes.
The Northern Alps stretch below you

Climbing Yarigatake, one of Japan’s ‘best’ hikes.

First day back in the Japanese Alps, it was a pretty serious day with a lot of up in a short time; tomorrow will be far, far worse. My goal is Yarigatake, at 3384m the fifth highest mountain in Japan; often considered one of the best climbs in the Hida Mountains.

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Read more about the article Fraser Island, stunning!
It is hard to tell just how white the sand is

Fraser Island, stunning!

Fraser Island is a stunning sand island just off Hervey Bay in Queensland, about 4 hours North of Brisbane. It is the world largest sand island and has no bitumen…