I have travelled across the world for races, travel and work, yet had never gone to Bali. I didn’t see Bali as a paradise. I saw it as an overseas destination over populated with Australians, with littered beaches and filled with people on their #eatpraylove journey (no offense intended).
My mate Locky set up an adventure business in Bali called Four Elements. He advocated that Bali was a destination that could be experienced in an ‘off the beaten track style’ with high adventure. …
After a big month of work I had been desperately looking forward to escaping to the mountains as a chance to relax and breathe in some fresh air. I had become a wound up ball of stress and I was struggling to find perspective and unwind each night when I came home from work. My patient, loving and supportive fiance (Dr Dan) watched as I furiously packed my gear after flying back from Sydney and commented that this weekend away was exactly what the Doctor ordered.…
I have a new favourite trail running location in Victoria. Two weekends ago, Daniel and I went to Mount Baw Baw for the First Series of ‘Seasons of Pain’. It is a mountain bike/trail running race, which for the first race of the series, attracted an impressive field of adventure athletes from Australia and overseas. After a busy week at work, Dan and I decided to do the race as a team, with me doing the two run legs, Daniel the two bike legs and we would run the final 1.5 uphill section together.…
