Another year, another Round the Bays, another year of more fun.
Personally, I think this awesome event is never about being first, it’s about finishing. It’s about people getting together, getting fit and being present on the day …
Well, turns out I had it easy this year!
I managed to get in the ballot, found a hotel for myself (wonder staff at the Sunroute Plaza hotel at Shinjuku) less than 3 blocks from the Keio Plaza (start …
Wow, another year, and Auckland Marathon now has a Half Marathon wheelchair section!
This was my 11th Marathon, my 4th time completing the Auckland Marathon, so I know the course pretty well now. Doesn’t make me any faster, but …
There are several Park Run‘s around Auckland, this was another one set up by another group of wonderful lovers of running.
It’s great to have people meeting together to catch up, get a little movement, and then have a …
Mammoth effort from Mark Liddle (of Hollister) who managed to set up 4 engagements around NZ for me to share with groups. He’s a super star himself, released a children’s book earlier this year (2025) and was also selected …
Each year Firefighters from around the country gather to race up the 1103 steps of the Auckland Sky Tower. The elevators generally only stop working once a year, so it’s lucky this event is on the same day.
LBC are …
This was the finale of the 3 Round the Bays events. It was a fantastical fun 3 events, and this was the first Round the Bays for Christchurch! These are wonderful 8.4km fun-run events and there for everyone to …
This happened, after a couple of Round the Bays they have a few photos of me… and they have been used on the RtB’s website and this email, the email sent out to over 30,000 people!
I was lucky enough …
So my bib number was 9, that’s perfect for me, as it’s also my mum’s birthday!
Everything that could’ve gone wrong, went wrong in Wellington RtB, so Auckland RtB was bound to be better, right… Well, mostly right. I …
I was on the news!! Nothing to do with crime watch or police 10-7… Ha ha.
Whilst I had the opportunity to partake in all the Round the Bays in NZ, Stuff/TV3 heard about me, and next thing I knew, …