New Zealand strikes again!

New Zealand strikes again!

The mighty Aoraki/Mt Cook. New Zealand is so ridiculously beautiful, it still renders me speechless. Do I say that a lot? Yes. Is there a reason for such repetition? Well, yeah, because look at the state of it! The Mackenzie Region features some of the most...
The Marathon debrief.

The Marathon debrief.

Crossing the finish line at the Queenstown Marathon. Four solid months of training for the Queenstown Marathon, an epic running programme and a game plan for race day. The running gear is perfected and I’m fizzing to get to that startline. And (don’t worry I can laugh...
Loves me a bit of Marlborough.

Loves me a bit of Marlborough.

Enjoying a glorious Roots Gin at Elemental Distillers. After another epic weekend away in Marlborough, I thought I’d share a few tips so you can plan a cool trip to one of our most special regions! I’ve spent a few weekends in Marlborough the past couple...
Self What?

Self What?

Just got a little something to say! Not that long ago I turned 34, and in my first week of turning 34 I got hemorrhoids. Yip, hemorrhoids. Bum hurt all week, felt like a bag of shite (never a truer choice of words). In those first couple of days of the first week of...
Woah, we’re halfway there!

Woah, we’re halfway there!

Running the Four Paws Half Marathon – which I can confirm involves a lot of sand. So the Queenstown Marathon is pretty much bang on two months away and my epic coach Lydia O’Donnell has had me on a pretty full noise training programme. I do a long run on the...