I’m a little bit behind where I intended to be by now,for my 150 Walks in Victoria Challenge. This is mainly due to the extreme hot weather we’ve been having here, in Central Victoria. I think it’s irresponsible to head out into the bush in temperatures over 41 degrees. But the extreme heatwave has now […]
The O’Keefe Challenge Walking Events
The O’Keefe Challenge is a running and walking event that takes place on O’Keefe Rail Trail, from Friday 20th April to Sunday 22nd April. The O’Keefe Rail Trail is in Central Victoria, starting in Bendigo and finishing at Heathcote. Consider combing a lovely weekend away with a community and family fun run, marathon or […]
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It’s our blogiversary
The message below, from WordPress, alerted me to this huge milestone, that I’d almost missed. Next Phase in Fitness and Life has turned 7 years old! Just writing that seems really strange to me. When I started this little blog, about my adventures in fitness, I had no idea that it would still be going […]
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Maxine’s Challenge
Just for a little extra motivation in the gym, I’ve joined Maxine’s Challenge. Having previously participated, I know the benefits of their strength training programs, and look forward to another 12 weeks of Maxine’s. This 12 week challenge has been around for five years now and I have watched it’s popularity and presence on social […]
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Walk 4/150 Maldon
I’ve been to Maldon many times, and before setting out on this walk, felt that I knew the town well. But not at all, it seems. Firstly the route took me to Anzac Hill, followed by the ascent up Mt Alexander to the summit, using fairly rough four wheel drive tracks. After stopping to look […]
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3/150 Mt. Alexander
Mt. Alexander is almost in my backyard, so just a short drive to the start. This walk is rated easy, with a peak of 746m. In the 19th century it was a huge gold rush area. There are also large, very old outcrops of granite rocks to walk around and over. The walk forms part […]
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Walk 2/150 Castlemaine
Today I headed to Castlemaine for my second walk of the 150 Walks in Victoria Challenge. The walk went into the National Heritage Park of the Kalimna Gold Diggings, on to the Botanic Gardens and then followed a route along the creek and around town, including passing the Old Castlemaine Gaol. This was a really […]
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150 Walks in Victoria List
In a previous post , I mentioned that my challenge for 2018 is to complete every walk in the book ‘150 Walks on Victoria’. Below is the list of walks that I will tick off and mark in bold as they are complete Long Forest Gellibrand Hill Werribee Gorge InglistonGranites Organ Pipes Conglomerate Gully Pyrite […]
