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What can we do instead of driving our children to and from school? We could teach our children how to walk, run or ride to and from school. This is what Australians did in the good old days when the percentage of overweight people in our population was very low. It is also what people are doing in u...

Each month, one runner from MELBOURNE PACK will win a special award for being the “Runner of the Month”. This may involve a person running a PB, fighting adversity, winning their age division in a race, defying the ageing process or several other achievements. The prize is: a) A copy of ...

The Stromlo Running Festival is an annual off road event held this year on 20 November in Stromlo Forest Park in Canberra, and offers 50K, 30K, and 10K courses on the once bushfire affected Mt Stromlo. It attracts runners from all over Australia, especially with the longer two courses being qualifie...

SWEAT IT OFF- Part 2: The venue is one of Australia’s most exclusive private schools. It’s mid February and Term 1 is in full swing at school. The time is 3.10pm, the peak time for parents to pick up their children from school. The afternoon pick-up system is quite an amazing sight for the unini...

SWEAT It Off- Part 1 Australia has much to be proud of on the international stage. We are a country with a short history but long list of champions and highly successful people. Our musicians have been world class for a long period of time, from Dame Nellie Melba through to Kylie Minogue; from Roger...

The 2016 World Masters Athletics Championships have been held in Perth over the last 2 weeks. The cream of the crop of the planet’s 35-100 years old athletes assembled to compete for championship medals. 5 online coached athletes represented Australia with pride in this global event in Western Aus...

On Patriots Day in Boston in April I staggered over the line, shattered after my dream of a strong and memorable finish at the world’s most famous marathon went out the window somewhere in the hills on Newton! After this race while attempting to drink a Bud Light I decided that after over 25 years...

The 2016 World Masters Athletics Championships commence in Perth tomorrow. They run from October 26- November 6. “Masters” you may chuckle. Oldies hobbling around trying to recapture their youth. The grey brigade looking for another shot at athletic fame and glory. Grannies trying to rec...