Eylie – Bonac Distance: 17km Elevation: 800m Fuel: Rye bread and Nutella, peanuts, plate of couscous, cheese, salad and bread, rye bread and mackerel for dinner, mars… Read more “Day 19: The Variant”
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The Runner’s Guide to Perth
5 Perth trail running routes worth getting lost for
Trail Run Guide: Heysen Trail, Mt Lofty, SA
Explore a bite-size chunk of the Heysen Trail through the Adelaide Hills. Wait, did someone say “wine”…? WHY GO? The Heysen Trail winds from Cape Jervis on the Fleurieu Peninsula,… Read more “Trail Run Guide: Heysen Trail, Mt Lofty, SA”
Trail Run Guide: Bald Head, Albany, WA
“Don’t do Bald Head first – it will ruin you for all the other trails.” Very sound advice. But we pretty much ignored it and took on… Read more “Trail Run Guide: Bald Head, Albany, WA”
Counting cows and running with dogs in Arcadia Valley
The cows stare as we hold out our arms and try to “shoo” them out of the open gate. Then Bruce, a hyperactive Jack Russell, nips at… Read more “Counting cows and running with dogs in Arcadia Valley”
Tall trees, giant nuts and ice in the Bunya Mountains
Waking up to icy windows, surrounded by red-necked wallabies munching on crunchy frosty grass, before hiking through a majestic bunya pine forest is not the first image that comes… Read more “Tall trees, giant nuts and ice in the Bunya Mountains”
What happens when critters and vanlife collide
What happens when creatures and critters invade the sanctuary of your van? Here are lessons from some of our wildest encounters… Imagine the scene. You’ve been out all day, checking out the… Read more “What happens when critters and vanlife collide”
Why Newnes really is everything money can’t buy
Sometimes driving to the end of a dirt road brings the best surprises. Exhibit 1: Newnes, New South Wales. There’s a sign as you come into the old… Read more “Why Newnes really is everything money can’t buy”
5 surprising things you shouldn’t live without on the road
Have you ever lived in 6 square metres for a year? No, me neither. Which is why every item we packed was a gamble. There are some… Read more “5 surprising things you shouldn’t live without on the road”
Run Review: Ultra Trail Australia
What is it? UTA is the ultimate in trail running. The event trail running was made for. The event you have always been training for, but didn’t… Read more “Run Review: Ultra Trail Australia”
