Jog around the Blog
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Jog around the Blog brings you mumblings from the back of the pack gang. Jog around the Blog is a a long-form love letter to running, jogging, hiking and tramping. And sometimes even cycling, swimming, or whatever other activity tickles our collective fancy.
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Date: 22 JuneDistance: 40kTime: 7:52 This is one of those ‘bastard’ events: it is not a marathon distance, but almost, and it is not an official walk-only event as stated on the website, you are allowed to run. Twice (on email and in person) the organiser confirmed that this is a do-what-you-want kind of event ..read more
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Date: 16 JuneDistance: 10kmTime: 1:30 After our parkrun, we visited some art galleries in Perth, had lunch, washed down with beer/cider at Picabar, bought some food for two days, before heading south out of Perth. It was about an hour’s drive into the ‘heart of the captivating Darling Ranges’, when we arrived at the Serpentine ..read more
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Date: 15 JuneDistance: 5kTime: 00:31.25 Traveling by air is a waiting game. Just sitting around and waiting … waiting for flights, waiting to board, waiting to take off, waiting for food, waiting to get an innings in the toilet, waiting to land, wait, wait, wait, is exhausting at best. I am less and less keen ..read more
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Date: 2 JuneDistance: 16.5kmTime: 2:15 Yesterday we entered the Old Ghost Ultra, an 85km trail run, traversing the Lyell mountain range. It has been on our list (that endlessly long pipe dream list of events) for a long time, and when the countdown to the opening of entries was ticking down, Gerry and I were ..read more
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2M ago
Date: 7 April 2024Distance: 13kmTime: 1:33 After our last event at Tekapo (50km) in September 2023, our running dwindled quickly, and eventually came to a halt. School assignments had to be finished which included work for an exhibition in the middle of November. With no exercise and working around the clock, I got my first ..read more
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10M ago
Date: 16 September 2023Distance: 50kmTime: 7:51 During the week leading up to the event, we followed the weather predictions closely, and things were looking increasingly grim. When an outing like this starts to get into the thousands of dollars, you don’t want anything to derail your plans. Winds of up to 100km/h (130km higher up ..read more
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1y ago
Date: 25 June 2023Distance: 42.2kmTime: 5:18 They say that nothing beats Wellington on a good day. And we had just that – perfect weather for our marathon. Which really is a rare thing for NZ, let alone Wellington. I have always said that I don’t want to attempt a marathon if I can’t at least ..read more
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1y ago
Date: 14 MayDistance: Approximately 30km (we measured 34km)Time: 5:45 The most fun you can have on winding, super hilly, muddy bike tracks, without a bike. Until it is ‘fun’, but not fun anymore. This was the fifth running of the Summerhill Skedaddle (not to be confused with the new Skedaddle event on the South Island ..read more
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1y ago
Date: 22 AprilDistance: 20.7kmTime: 2:17 For years, when this event was still 18km in distance, we have wanted to do it. Not sure why we never did, but then along came COVID-19, no event for a couple of years, a change of hands, and now it is a (nearly) 21km event, as well as a ..read more
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1y ago
Date: 16 AprilDistance: 12 + 5kmTime: 1:41 Since our last running of the Brine to Wine back in 2016, the course has changed a bit and was shortened from 16km to 12km. The walkway has also been sealed (cemented) all the way, as apposed to our last running when parts were still on shingle (limestone ..read more