There is something interesting that happens once you cross the twenty one kilometre mark in a run, because even if you started the session thinking in practical terms such as pace, hydration, time on feet, and whether your legs would hold up, your mind eventually begins to frame the effort differently. Twenty one kilometres is […]
The alarm goes off before dawn and the world is still quiet enough that the layers of sound have not yet stacked on each other. I lace my shoes and step out into a street that belongs to the early risers. It is six in the morning and the city is already shrugging off its […]
Unboxing a new bit of kit is always exciting, but it’s even better when that kit solves a very specific, real-world problem. In this case, the Kiorafoto dual magnetic phone mount is designed to make mounting your phone to metal surfaces fast, secure, and reliable — ideal for runners, content creators, and anyone who needs […]
Good morning indeed — and what a morning to celebrate. After a full year of daily commitment, the challenge to complete chin-ups, dips and knee raises has come to a satisfying close. It’s the sort of announcement that sounds simple in a sentence but contains hundreds of hours of effort, thousands of reps and a […]
The thrill of unboxing a new pair of performance running shoes never really fades, does it? There’s a moment of pause, a simple “So…” as you lift the lid and finally see what all the anticipation was for. That was the tone of my first look at the Under Armour Velociti Elite 2 STR—a shoe […]
Good morning indeed — and what a milestone to greet the day with. Six years of running five kilometres every single day is more than a streak; it’s a lifestyle. When you translate that into numbers, it’s 2,192 consecutive days, roughly 10,960 kilometres covered, and about 1,096 hours spent moving, breathing, sweating and calibrating the […]
I’ve been testing a new running belt that uses a clip fastening rather than my usual Velcro. At first glance, it’s a tidy, practical piece of kit with a few thoughtful features: a main zipped pocket large enough for a modern smartphone, a smaller pouch that looks ideal for keys, and a water bottle holster […]
Today marks a significant milestone in my running journey. I have officially completed my 2000th consecutive day of running 5 kilometres every single day! It’s hard to put into words the emotions I feel as I reflect on this journey, but let me share some thoughts and experiences from these past years. When I first […]
I can’t believe another year has gone by so quickly. If you’ve been following my digital journey, you should know by now I’ll be doing an annual review and also setting some goals for 2025. One of the things I don’t regularly do is check the goals for the year and see if I’m on […]
It’s been 5 years! Yes, 5 years or 1827 days since I first started my 5 KM per day running streak. There are moments I question why I keep going—yet pausing means losing all the progress I’ve made. So why stop while I still can? Here’s a video I created using Wondershare Filmora 14: You […]
As someone who enjoys running, I often find myself pondering the significance of tracking my workouts. Recently, I had a rather frustrating experience where I set out for a five-kilometre run, only to realise that neither my watch nor another device I commonly refer to as “shovel” recorded the session. This prompted me to embark […]
Over the weekend (30th March 2024) I did my longest run of 30 km and it’s my PR. My previous longest run was 25.6 km set on 16/04/2022. My initial goal was to just beat 25.6 KM so I set a goal of 26 KM but during the run, I still had energy at around […]
Another year has quickly gone by and what a year 2023 has been. Like most other years it is time for me to review 2023 and set (copy) the same goals from 2024 as I didn’t achieve most of those goals. These are the articles I published in the previous years: ANNUAL REVIEW 2022 AND […]
Time flies and I completely forgot that it’s been 4 years since I started the journey of running every day for at least 5 KM. My running streak as of today is 1467 days and yes, it’s been quite a journey. This picture is of me running this morning when it was sprinkling with rain […]
When I go on a holiday, I always try to explore the surrounding areas during my daily runs. I recently visited Lake Conjola with the family and ran to various locations. On my 10 KM run, I actually ended up running on Buckleys Pt Trail which leads to Buckleys Beach. On this trail, I ended […]
Wow, how time flies so fast. It’s been 3 years since I started running at least 5 KM per day. You can read my full journey here: RUNNING EVERY DAY This year had its challenges as I caught COVID but still managed to run. I just had very mild symptoms. What I learn through this […]
Today, I’ve reached another milestone in my running journey. It’s the 1000th day I’ve been running 5 KM per day – I haven’t missed a day and yes I’ve also been running in the rain! Running every day has become one of my daily habits and every day after the run I feel as though […]
Yes, I caught COVID last month and hence the reason why I’ve been fairly quiet on my website. I generally try to aim to write at least once a week but last month I was fairly busy with TAFE, University Assignments and just dealing with COVID. My daughter was the first one in the family […]
As part of my running journey, I have decided to do more uphill runs. On my daily 5KM runs there is a small hill that I normally run and the grade is 12% for around 100 metres. I don’t find the hill too hard to run but a few weeks ago there was someone that […]
Happy New Year all! It’s now 2022 and time to publish my annual review and goals for this year. This is the article I published last year: ANNUAL REVIEW 2020 AND GOALS FOR 2021 Let’s recap the goals I wrote down for 2021: increase traffic to this website and other website I manage increase YouTube […]