On Sunday 15 October, I participated in the Melbourne Marathon Festival. The Melbourne Marathon Festival consists of five distances—a marathon, a half-marathon, a 10km run, a 5.7km run and a 3km walk. I chose to complete the 3km walk, a shorter distance to the previous fun runs I’ve completed as part of my “Fun Walking not Running Tour”. Unusually, the
Read moreThis is the “Fun Walking not Running Tour” Map as of now. As you can see I’ve completed fun runs in three states. The next and last stop for 2017 will be Victoria in October. Fun Runs for the ACT, TAS, SA and WA in 2018 are yet to be decided.
Read moreOn Sunday 20 August, I participated in the Alice Springs Running Festival. Its official website states that the Alice Springs Running Festival “is the Red Centre’s pinnacle running event, held on the third Sunday in August.” The Alice Springs Running Festival consisted of four distances–a marathon, a half-marathon, 10km and 5km. I chose to complete the 5km distance. Weather-wise, the
Read moreOn Sunday 12 May, I completed the Mother’s Day Classic in Brisbane. The Mother’s Day Classic is a national fun run and walk that raises money for breast cancer research. The distances for the Mother’s Day Classic vary in each location, however in Brisbane there were two distances that participants could complete: 4.5km walk or run and a 8km walk
Read moreI have registered to complete a fun run in Melbourne in October, which covers Victoria in my “Fun Walking Not Running Tour”. You will find below an updated map of my “Fun Walking Not Running Tour” showing what states I have completed and have registered to complete fun runs in. Stay tuned for updates!
Read moreLast month I completed my second virtual run with Virtual Runs Australia. This virtual run, ‘We Run the World’, was to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8 and to raise funds for Share the Dignity, a charity that distributes sanitary items to homeless and disadvantaged women. I completed this virtual run as a 10 km triathlon (8km stationary bike
Read moreLast month I came across Virtual Runs Australia as I was looking for different ‘sports’ to compete in on top my fun walking. I love fun walking and training for fun runs, however I do worry about the injuries I’ve inflicted on myself in the process–a fractured shin, a sprained foot and now a medial ligament sprain. The medial ligament
Read moreLast Wednesday (March 1) I had my fifth and last physio session with Eliza. This session was basically a follow up on the exercises and anything else that happened over the last month. I told her that there was one particular week where I experienced knee pain again, which made me feel like I was back at square one, but
Read moreOn Sunday 26 February, I completed the Illawarra Memory Walk & Jog 2017. The Memory Walk & Jog raises money for Alzheimer’s Australia. There were three distances that participants could complete: 7.5km run, 6.5km walk and a 2km walk. Due to my recent ligament injury, I chose to complete the 2km walk. Weather-wise the day was overcast and humid after
Read moreI published a blog post on Christmas Eve last year about my decision to go on a “fun walking not running tour” this year. I wrote that my tour would involve participating in fun runs in all of the capital cities. I have now settled for completing at least one fun run in every state and territory and have even
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