The O’Keefe Challenge The O’Keefe Challenge is a weekend of running, walking and cycling events held on the O’Keefe Rail Trail between Bendigo and Heathcote. The O’Keefe is an inclusive community event, where people of all ages and fitness levels are welcome. Community members are encouraged to be participate or be involved in other ways. […]
Bridgewater Walk
Last weekend, we decided to go for a short road trip to Bridgewater, so we could do one of our favourite walks. Bridgewater is only about 50km from home so we go there fairly often. It’s been an extra special destination in these covid times, each time we’ve come out of lockdown. Walking along the […]
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Mulga Bill Walking Track – Eaglehawk
Mulga Bill’s Bicycle As long as I can remember, I’ve loved Banjo Paterson’s poem, Mulga Bills Bicycle. When my children were young they had the Mulga Bill’s Bicycle children’s book with its amazing drawings. All three loved the book, with it often being the bedtime story of choice. I really couldn’t say how many times […]
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Springing into Spring
Springing into spring this week, using Denyse Whelan Blogs Taking Stock prompts. Admiring: Gardens coming into bloom during my first walk, more than 5k from home, on the day lockdown ended Becoming: A cyclist again, after taking time out due to lockdown restrictions Curious: To check out Mulga Bill Walking Trail, as I’m a […]
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Setting Goals and Planning
The prompt this week for Denyse’s Life This Week is Motivation. This caused me to stop and think, as motivation is a word that I have intentionally struck from my vocabulary, over recent years. Ten years ago, when I was Ambassador for Michelle Bridge’s 12wbt program, we were told by Michelle that the word motivation […]
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Time For A Challenge
Life is now getting back to nomal, post Covid, though not quite normal. This almost normality, once more gives me a feeling of control and possiblity. With that in mind, I have decided that it’s time for a new exercise challenge, and that challenge will be Michelle Bridge’s 12 Week Body Transformation. As I age, […]
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The O’Keefe Challenge
What is the O’Keefe Challenge? #Please note the following post is unsponsored The O’Keefe Rail Trail is my local rail trail and a place that I love for either cycling or walking. It runs from Bendigo to Heathcote, a distance of aboout 50k. The O’Keefe Challenge started off, a few years ago, as the O’Keefe […]
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2021 Year of Health – Fit February
Looking Back to January My theme for 2021 is #YearofHealth, and my plan is to have a theme of the month for each month of the year. January was Less Sugar. I’d say the less sugar plan worked well, overall. In the first few days, I had slight headaches, presumably through sugar withdrawal, but they […]
