Another Newcastle area parkrun adventure today for the first parkrunday of the summer of 25 with fellow Queensland statepersons Lance and Robyn Plahn to Lakeview parkrun which celebrated its 12th birthday

I have now determined it is near impossible to wear down a 5yo and 3yo. We thought after letting them watch some of the Brisbane Lions, AFL Preliminary Final game and subsequent win last evening, way past

Todays parkrun adventure was to complete Queensland’s newest parkrun, Coolum Eco parkrun located at Coolum in the Sunshine Coast region a short one and a half hour drive north of my home at Redcliffe.

The relentless North Easterly wind arrived again today after lunch creating whitewater. My dog Jake was not eager to walk normal pace, perhaps because of the conditions but he still “inspected and marked”

Quite a contrast in weather conditions this morning compared to last week. No sunshine hence no brilliant reflections of the units onto the lake, just cloudy sky and but we still enjoyed the free session

Every Thursday morning at 5.15am, I run with a local running group organized by a qualified running coach. We are required to complete a 1 to 2k warmup run prior to 5.15am which necessitates setting the

Consistent afternoon strong North Easterly wind creating whitewater on waves and making my sensitive eyes water making it an uncomfortable walk. I made an executive decision to reduce the distance and

Beautiful sunrise again today for 45 minutes cross training entertained by bird calls from a bird not heard or sighted in the area previously. Whilst laying on my back for cycle crunches, I took a photo

Two days in a row now that the beautiful morning reversed to ordinary arvo with strong North Easterly wind causing unpleasant conditions for my afternoon walk with my dog Jake. Jake wasn’t deterred from

Unfortunately, last Saturday when returning from Burrum Heads Beach parkrun, located in the Hervey Bay Region of Queensland about 3 hours drive north of my home at Redcliffe, I encountered one of the many

Bright sunshine, near cloudless sky and no wind greeted my group for a 45 minute free boxing session at Newport Park today. Stocklands, who developed the area have sponsored free fitness classes presented

The glorious weather this morning turned after lunch. Walking my dog this afternoon, I experienced a strong North Easterly and endured watery eyes and runny nose so I was encouraging jake to walk faster

My wish for a weather change was answered with a glorious clear sky. Morning cross training for 45 minutes was followed with a 2k recovery walk along the Redcliffe foreshore where I observed magpies being

Ordinary conditions this arvo when walking my dog, Jake and recovering from the morning Bridge to Bridge run. Jake and I virtually had the boardwalk to ourselves evidenced by the photos. Even the Pelicans

An exciting atmosphere today at the Bridge to Brisbane fun run, with a record 37,000 people registered for the 5k and 10k events. The 10k event which I entered, starts on the south side of the Gateway

Today parkrun adventure was to Burrum Heads beach parkrun located at Burrum Heads in the Hervey Bay region of Queensland some 3 hours drive north from my home at Redcliffe. The area in basically not

No Yoga this morning as I had a live radio interview commitment on ABC radio regarding making the banner for the Brisbane Lions game on Saturday night and discussion about making, polling, raising the

The words of a John Denver song “Some days are diamonds some days are stone” reflected this afternoon weather at Redcliffe. With a strong south westerly blowing, the foreshore path was nearly deserted,

Last night I assisted making the banners for this weekend games of the Brisbane Lions AFL Mens and Womens team which the players run through when entering the playing field as the team song plays. Typically

Overcast sky for my morning walk along the Redcliffe foreshore which is a mix of concrete path and boardwalk. A couple of bush turkeys provided entertainment one of which aggressively charged a couple