July 31, 2012 | Current Affairs, Endurance Sport, Personal Development, Syntropic Enterprise
When Gods Fall The fall of James Magnussen, Australian Olympic Swim team, London 2012 All of us have at some time fallen hard to Earth. Our hubris, arrogance, superiority and judgement have hit us so hard that we have been left gasping for air, mortified, humiliated,...
January 9, 2012 | Endurance Sport, Personal Development
Year review – endurance running and swimming In 2011, I ran at least 3,380 kms in total. (I have run over 50,000 kms in the last 16 years.) Swam approximately 572 kms I ran my 8th Gold Coast Marathon on very limited training (the longest run was 18 kms; for...
October 25, 2011 | Endurance Sport, Personal Development, Personal Sustainability
Running trails, high frequency tuneable sets, a body singing How to explain to non-runners the feeling of running when you hit the high note? A natural high, the body, nature, beauty, freedom, and low-level flying. This past weekend, I participated, for the second...
July 11, 2011 | Beauty of Beginnings, Endurance Sport, Personal Development, Personal Sustainability
On a Sunday morning run It was freezing. Well, freezing for us from the Sunshine State of Queensland. About 6 C (42F). Our homes are built for the heat, so in winter they are often cold, and we do not use heating. Getting out of bed in winter on a cold, dark Sunday is...
July 4, 2011 | Endurance Sport, Personal Development
Gold Coast Marathon 2011 I have lost count, but counting is not that important. I am heading to 20 marathons in total, which have included New York (twice), Boston, Chicago, Honolulu, Big Sur, Sydney (pre-Olympic, and on the actual Sydney Olympic Marathon Course), a...
May 12, 2011 | Beauty of Beginnings, Endurance Sport, Personal Sustainability
The Majesty of Morning I have never been a meditator, at least not in the sitting still form of meditation. Running and swimming are my forms of meditation. And these two activities are a habitual part of my morning, rain, hail, or shine. In my running, there is a...
