Am I A Fireman Yet?

Here is a touching story doing the rounds this week -
In Queensland, Australia, a 26-year-old mother stared down at her 6 year old son, who was dying of terminal leukaemia. Although her heart was filled with sadness, she also had a strong feeling of determination.
Like any parent, she wanted her son to grow up […]

Lest we forget..

Today was ANZAC day “down under” and my boys were involved in the local parade as part of Cubs.
It is so awesome to see young people remembering our fallen soldiers who died to protect our freedom as Australians and New Zealanders.
ANZAC day holds more reverence to all New Zealanders than our own national holiday of […]

I Did It!!! I Survived My First Duathlon!!!

Yep!! I did it and it feels GOOD!!
The sense of acheivement is amazing.
I was so worried about the cycle section - I hadn’t been able to train for a couple of weeks and I was so worried about falling off or having to get off the bike to get up the hills - BUT I […]

Taking Time Out (over Easter)

I hope you all had an awesome Easter break. I certainly did!.
We decided to go away to Sandspit about one and a half hours north from Auckland (the major city in New Zealand). I am so glad that the weather forecast was wrong - it was amazingly sunny ALL weekend - a bit different from […]

Training for my Duathlon

There is only two weeks to go! Yep I have been training for a duathlon. I can hardly believe it myself.
My main motivator was watching my sister train last year and I saw how it changed her outlook and her body. So after the January holidays I started training. I am really proud of how […]