Pine Forest Moor
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Windermere to Pelion

Heading south to Pine Forest Moor just before sunrise.  Mt Oakleigh brooding in the distance. Snowy walk, saturated run, even snowier walk.  What a way to spend a few days on Tasmania's iconic Overland Track!  This was my first time combining trail running with an overnight bushwalk.  On day one Kylie and I enjoyed a snowy wander from Dove…
Crescent Bay
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Crescent Bay

Crescent Bay Yesterday guiding work took me to the Tasman Peninsula where I get to enjoy a lunch break lasting over 2 hours. Perfect for a run. Starting at Safety Cove I followed single track from the end of the beach, through the Tasman National Park around Briggs Point, past Dog Bark, over Stand Up Point to the blowholes…
Roller Coaster Run
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Inspiration

My trail running inspiration comes from many sources. I could mention my childhood home, family, faith, role models and many others. Perhaps living in Hobart, Tasmania on the slopes of kunanyi / Mount Wellington is inspiration enough. Setting out on the half-marathon Roller Coaster Run Recent inspiration springs from meeting my delightful, trail-running, South Australian wife, Kylie, in 2013.…
Dam Proposed for World Heritage Area
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Dam Proposed for World Heritage Area

I thought building dams in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (WHA) was dealt with by the Australian High Court on 1st July 1983. According to a Tasmanian Times article this week and this month's Meander Valley Council (MVC) agenda, we're going back to the future! Maps and diagrams included in the council agenda show the power station (4 shipping containers),…
2013 Trail Running
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2013 Trail Running

Where have I been the past 12 months?  Trail running mainly.  My first interstate trail run was the 2013 Roller Coaster Run in Victoria's Dandenong Ranges.  Little did I know just how good this trail running caper can be. At the Roller Coaster I met a girl, fell in love... and the rest, as they say, is history.  Many trail runs…