It was October 2001. I had thrown everything up in the air and driven off in my car and really didn’t know what was going to come next. That’s when this website began, well before it was seen as an everyday (or even sane) thing to write a journal and publish it online.

Well this night was my first in Nelson. I went for an unforgettable run along Tahunanui Beach and the esplanade. I had this sense of well-being that night. One that I strive to capture and carry with me always.

That’s what my relationship with exercise has become for me. Shining moments in time that fill me with a sense of joy and well-being. The events I might train for are important, they motivate and challenge me to take myself to new levels and learn new things, but they’re also accessories to the true purpose.

I exercise to be ‘in the moment’. The joy of that can’t be encapsulated in words.

Want to come for a run?