2021 Tarawera Ultra Marathon Miler: RedemptionTime for a race briefing on my second attempt of the Tarawera Ultramarathon Run (New Zealand) 100 Miler I suppose. This year I went out...
2020 Tarawera Miler: My First DNF33 hours 11 minutes and 46 seconds, that's the time I saw on my watch before I hit the stop button. After 150km my first time...
2019 Kepler Challenge: The Swim EditionWow, where do I start, this was a race of disappointment but also enjoyment. This event had been on my bucket list for a while, ...
2019 Queenstown Marathon: Goal achieved after 6 attemptsAfter completing the Queenstown Marathon as my first marathon back in 2014 in 5:07:57, I have gone back each year with a goal of...
2019 Tarawera Ultra 102km: The Long Walk of PainI'm not sure where to begin this blog entry, so many different places to start, so if it seems a bit all over the place for the first...
2018 Tarawera 102km Ultra Marathon: The Longest Mud Trail I've Seen and My First UltraMy first Ultra Marathon is something that will be hard to forget, but I decided to get this down in a blog post anyway. My #Strava...
2017 Sydney MarathonWaking up at 5am to get ready for a marathon is usually something that I fear, the possibility of missing the alarm, or the fact that I...
Back home & back into it alreadyChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Tuesday, July 7, 2015 Well, where do I start. I guess I should start at the end, after all, this is...
Day Whatever - Finally back in NZAuckland, New Zealand Monday, July 6, 2015 So after a late departure, our plane was apparently slowed down by wind. We finally arrived at...
Day 26 - Day 26, 27 or is it Day 28, I'm confusedLima, Lima, Peru Sunday, July 5, 2015 Time is up... Time to head home today, we have been here for 26 days now and all good things must...
Day 25 - Last full daySurquillo, Surquillo, Peru Saturday, July 4, 2015 Woke up this morning feeling a little excited, but yet also a little sad that today is...
Day 24 - Goodbye Amazon, Hello CivilizationLima, Lima, Peru Friday, July 3, 2015 Back to civilization today, and while I did find myself enjoying the Amazon after a while, I can...
Day 23 - Amazon Day 3 - Bites, Piranha & CaymanPuerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, Peru Thursday, July 2, 2015 This morning I checked out my back which felt a little itchy, it was then...
Day 22 - Amazon Day 2 - Walks, Canoes & CreaturesPuerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, Peru Wednesday, July 1, 2015 This morning I woke up thinking I need to give the Amazon a go... I'm...
Day 21 - Amazon Day 1 - Arrival and MosquitoesPuerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, Peru Tuesday, June 30, 2015 Amazon today, to be honest... I haven't been looking forward to this...
Day 20 - Chocolate Making and MassageCusco, Cuzco, Peru Monday, June 29, 2015 Woke this morning a little before 7am not really sure why, it's either the fact that I've been...
Day 19 - On our own but still togetherCusco, Cuzco, Peru Sunday, June 28, 2015 Today we are on our own, Lucho had left this morning at about 6am to fly to his next job, thus...
Day 18 - Tour Day 14 - Rafting & Last DinnerCusco, Cuzco, Peru Saturday, June 27, 2015 This morning 6 of us got up to go Whitewater Rafting. Laura, Hannah, Sammii, Constance, Bruno...
Day 17 - Tour Day 13 - Machu Picchu & Guinea PigAguas Calientes, Cuzco, Peru Friday, June 26, 2015 Today is here, the main reason of this trip, visiting Machu Picchu. An early start...
Day 16 - Tour Day 12 - Lares Trek Day 3San Isidro, Cuzco, Peru Thursday, June 25, 2015 Such a nice sleep, I woke this morning at a little after 6am feeling great, no longer...