Todays tourist parkrun was to complete a parkrun with a repeat word name, Woy Woy. Towns with repeat word names are known as reduplicated place names or tautological place names which is common in indigenous

Met Brad at Scribbly Gums parkrun Scribbly Gums parkrun was my targeted parkrun today to tick off event number 193 for t

Another busy week Monday 6am an easy 8k run – 2pm travel to Springfield to make a banner for Brisbane Lions AFL side for their Perth game on Saturday, duration is 6 hours - 4 hours travel and 2 hours making

Today I was accompanied by three parkrun friends from Redcliffe to complete Calamvale parkrun located in the Southern suburbs of Brisbane about 1 hour drive from my house at Redcliffe to celebrate my

On Monday my wife, daughter and I accompanied 2 of our grandkids to the world renown Australia Zoo established by the legendary Steve Irwin, to be Zookeepers for the day It is a special innovation at Australia

Life is so busy with work, hobbies, grandchildren that sometimes it is very difficult to step back and find time to record daily happenings Last week is a prime example, Tuesday spent 6 hours travelling

This morning was a 4k recovery walk/slow jog following my 10k run yesterday. A cloudy sky with some light rain didn’t deter me or the foreshore scrub turkeys from scavenging near the vegetation and on

This morning, I participated in the 7th running of a non-official charity event for our local Redcliffe Hospital auxiliary to raise vital funds for renovations to the palliative care section of the Redcliffe

last Saturdays tourist journey was to Rockhampton to complete Kershaw Gardens parkrun and regain Queensland statesman. Greg and Carolyn McLaughlin from Brisbane also attended to regain their Queensland

Another Newcastle area parkrun adventure today for the first parkrunday of the summer of 25 with fellow Queensland statepersons Lance and Robyn Plahn to Lakeview parkrun which celebrated its 12th birthday

I have now determined it is near impossible to wear down a 5yo and 3yo. We thought after letting them watch some of the Brisbane Lions, AFL Preliminary Final game and subsequent win last evening, way past

Todays parkrun adventure was to complete Queensland’s newest parkrun, Coolum Eco parkrun located at Coolum in the Sunshine Coast region a short one and a half hour drive north of my home at Redcliffe.

The relentless North Easterly wind arrived again today after lunch creating whitewater. My dog Jake was not eager to walk normal pace, perhaps because of the conditions but he still “inspected and marked”

Quite a contrast in weather conditions this morning compared to last week. No sunshine hence no brilliant reflections of the units onto the lake, just cloudy sky and but we still enjoyed the free session

Every Thursday morning at 5.15am, I run with a local running group organized by a qualified running coach. We are required to complete a 1 to 2k warmup run prior to 5.15am which necessitates setting the

Consistent afternoon strong North Easterly wind creating whitewater on waves and making my sensitive eyes water making it an uncomfortable walk. I made an executive decision to reduce the distance and

Beautiful sunrise again today for 45 minutes cross training entertained by bird calls from a bird not heard or sighted in the area previously. Whilst laying on my back for cycle crunches, I took a photo

Two days in a row now that the beautiful morning reversed to ordinary arvo with strong North Easterly wind causing unpleasant conditions for my afternoon walk with my dog Jake. Jake wasn’t deterred from

Unfortunately, last Saturday when returning from Burrum Heads Beach parkrun, located in the Hervey Bay Region of Queensland about 3 hours drive north of my home at Redcliffe, I encountered one of the many

Bright sunshine, near cloudless sky and no wind greeted my group for a 45 minute free boxing session at Newport Park today. Stocklands, who developed the area have sponsored free fitness classes presented