In August, I set myself the challenge of completing a virtual marathon, specifically the Angel Kisses Virtual Run. Australian virtual fun running site, Heart & Soles Running, hosted the event. The difference between this virtual marathon and previous virtual marathons I have completed is that the goal was to complete a specific weekly distance: 10km per week, 20km per week
Read moreI got an email from the Heart Foundation of Australia advertising their MyMarathon event by asking me what type of runner/walker I am. Their email continued to encourage me by stating that I don’t have to be a world-class athlete to complete a marathon, anybody and everybody can run, wheel or walk MyMarathon. The email also stated that MyMarathon is
Read moreI’ll write a blog post on how COVID-19 has affected my fun running practises and future plans, but this post will focus on the first run that was affected—the Queenstown Marathon. I registered for the Queenstown Marathon as the first stop for my yet-to-be-fully-planned international fun running tour, which will be called Fun Walking Not Running Around the World. I
Read moreAnother virtual run I completed this year was Virtual Run Event’s World Chocolate Day Run 2020. The World Chocolate Day Run 2020 was established obviously to celebrate World Chocolate Day. It was Virtual Run Event’s third annual World Chocolate Day run. There was the option of five distances to complete: 1 mile, 5km, 10km, 13.1 miles and 26.2 miles, I
Read moreMy first virtual run of the year was the Pi Day virtual run. The run was to celebrate Pi Day, which is 14 March. I actually didn’t get around to completing the run on Pi Day as I was busy with work and study, and Coronavirus cases were also being reported all over the world at a rapid pace. It
Read moreIn late 2016, I came up with the idea of doing a Fun Walking Not Running Tour as I was 26 years old, had fully embraced fun running (walking) and realised I have never travelled on my own before, and decided to hit two birds with one stone. I made the decision to do at least one fun run in
Read moreOn Sunday 12 May 2019, I completed the SA and final leg of my Fun Walking (not Running) Tour, by participating in the Mother’s Day Classic 2019 in Adelaide. According to their official website, the Mother’s Day Classic is “an annual fun run and walk raising funds and awareness for breast cancer research. Their aim is to deliver a fun,
Read moreOn Sunday 17 March, I participated in Run Devonport 2019. Run Devonport is a family focused event where everyone can participate. It’s non-competitive and affordable for the whole family, and this year the entry fees were donated to the Tim Blair – Run for Kids Foundation. Run Devonport 2019 was held at Mersey Bluff near Devonport Surf Life Saving Club.
Read moreI decided to post a gallery of my “Fun Walking not Running Tour” maps to show how far I’ve come over the last year-and-a-half on my fun walking not running journey. It doesn’t consist of every map I’ve created, but it’s close enough and the gallery below is in chronological order.
Read moreAs I have completed the WA leg of my “Fun Walking not Running Tour” and I’m yet to complete the SA and TAS legs, the below map is the current Tour Map as of today.
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