Latest Blog Post
Trail Running the WUU2K and visting some Lord of the Rings Locations in Wellington NZ
Set Sail and find all statues of One Piece's Straw Hat Pirate crew scattered throughout Kumamoto Japan as well as an amazing Castle and a Ghibli setting.
My WIP bucket list map
About me and this site

I have a lot of hobbies and this is a new one: blogging things I’m interested in, trying to be more creative and sharing my many learnings with my friends, family and anyone else willing to read. The main areas I’m planning on covering are:
1. My Life: Track and gain clarity into my own way of life, and;
2. Life Advice: Share my life philosophy with you with the aim to inspire

You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do – Carl Jung

Upcoming Events
1 | Date | Event | Event Type | Location | Days to go |
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2 | Saturday, April 26, 2025 | Rock 'n' Roll - Nashville | Marathon | Tenessee, USA | 43 |
3 | Saturday, June 14, 2025 | Lowells Loop | Last Man Standing | Oregon, USA | 92 |
4 | Saturday, July 12, 2025 | Beaverhead 100k | Trail Race (100K) | Idaho, USA | 120 |
5 | Saturday, October 25, 2025 | Chicago Marathon | Marathon | Chicago, MI | 225 |
6 | Saturday, April 25, 2026 | Ultra Trail Mount Fuji (TBC) | Trail Race (100M) | Fuji, Japan | 407 |
7 | Saturday, July 11, 2026 | Western States 100 (TBC) | Trail Race (100M) | CA, USA | 484 |
8 | Saturday, July 11, 2026 | Hardrock 100 (TBC) | Trail Race (100M) | CO, USA | 484 |
9 | Sunday, August 22, 2027 | UTMB (TBC) | Trail Race (100M) | Chamonix, France | 891 |
Recent blog posts
I attempted to run the entire Great North Walk from Newcastle to Sydney (~270kms) over ~3 days. Supported by my lovely wife - we had an epic journey!
Not only home to the the 2nd bombing in WW2 in 1945 but well before this another dark past at Unzen Jigoku. The site of Christian martyrdom, a dark period during the Edo Period when Christianity was banned. Practitioners were tortured and killed in the boiling hot waters.
Visit the unreal forests of Studio Ghbli's Princess Mononosuke or see a rocket launch from Pokemon's Mossdeep Space Center
Shikoku - Mountains, Gorges, History and adventure