On December 12, 2019, after completing my Fun Walking Not Running Tour around Australia, and inspired by two old friends who had completed the half-marathon course, I decided that I would complete the 10km course of the Queenstown Marathon. I registered for the 10km course at the 2020 event, planning for it to be the first stop for my yet-to-be-fully-planned
Read moreI completed my first “real world” fun run for the first time since COVID hit on 24 September – the 2023 Lake Run and Ride. This fun run was significant for me as it was not only the first “real world” fun run I completed since COVID hit, but the 2019 Lake Run and Ride was the last “real world”
Read moreLast year I published a blog post detailing how my registration in the 10km run in the 2020 Queenstown Marathon was deferred to this year, due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on international travel. This year, I had to defer my registration again, this time to 2022 for the same reason. I’m hoping I’ll be able to
Read moreIn an earlier blog post, I talked about my decision to try a new type of virtual run challenge, the Conqueror Events, as well as my completion of my first and second Conqueror Virtual Challenges, the English Channel and the Inca Trail respectively. I have since completed my third Conqueror Virtual Challenge – Mount Fuji. The Mount Fuji Challenge is
Read moreThe sixth virtual run I completed for my Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II was the Egypt run. As mentioned in a previous blog post, I decided to do a second Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) as I signed up to other country races after starting my first tour, as well as
Read moreThe fifth virtual run I completed for my Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II was the Haiti run. As mentioned in a previous blog post, I decided to do a second Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) as I signed up to other country races after starting my first tour, as
Read moreThe fourth virtual run I completed for my Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II was the Brazil run. As mentioned in a previous blog post, I decided to do a second Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) as I signed up to other country races after starting my first tour, as
Read moreThe third virtual run I completed for my Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II was the India run. As mentioned in a previous blog post, I decided to do a second Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) as I signed up to other country races after starting my first tour, as
Read moreThe second virtual run I completed for my Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II was the Jordan run. As mentioned in a previous blog post, I decided to do a second Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) as I signed up to other country races after starting my first tour, as
Read moreThe first virtual run I completed for my Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II was the Russia run. As mentioned in my previous blog post, I decided to do a second Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) as I signed up to other country races after starting my first tour, as
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