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Spring running highlights on Wellington’s trails

Posted on December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 by BritMumInNZ

With continued niggles in my left hip area and peri-menopause symptoms (oh the joys!) I am taking a much more balanced approach to running these days, spending more time on strength, stability and stretching. I enjoy yin yoga classes to balance out the ‘yang’ of running. I listen more to my body and rest when…

Trail goodness in the southern Remutaka Ranges

Posted on October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 by BritMumInNZ

It was a rare Saturday, in the recent spring school holidays, when my husband and I had an afternoon completely to ourselves, that we headed out to the beautiful native forest in the Orongorongo Valley, in the southern Remutaka Ranges of the North Island of New Zealand. It’s not that we don’t walk together often…

June run highlights

Posted on July 10, 2022December 14, 2022 by BritMumInNZ

It felt great to be at the last Xterra Wellington event of the series, meeting up with fellow runners in the Wellington community and hitting the trails at Makara wind farm, with sweeping views over the coastline to the south island on the horizon. Having ran both the medium and long course in previous years…

Running events are back & so am I!

Posted on June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 by BritMumInNZ

February 2020 was the last time I lined up at the start line (well not quite on the start line – as that’s for the real athletes – but mid-way back!) of a running event. The Tarawera Ultra Marathon was the longest I’d ever ran and it was an incredible event. Around six months after…

Walking the Paekakariki Escarpment Track

Posted on February 1, 2021November 25, 2021 by BritMumInNZ

The Paekakariki Escarpment Track, north of Wellington on the Kapiti coast, otherwise known as ‘The Stairway to Heaven’, is a 9.6km walk, comprising of lots of steps (more than 400) climbing to 220m above sea level, a couple of 40m swing bridges and a narrow pathway with some steep drop offs (not for the faint…

Tarawera UltraMarathon – the longest I’ve ever ran in a day!

Posted on March 31, 2020April 1, 2020 by BritMumInNZ

One night in early 2019, in a haze of (a few too many wines) optimism, I decided to sign up for the Tarawera Ultramarathon – held in February each year. I also signed up for the Queenstown Marathon, which was held in November 2019), but that’s another blog post and was a great ‘warm up’…

Xterra West Wind 18km trail run

Posted on March 27, 2018 by BritMumInNZ

I signed up for the Xterra West Wind 18km trail run on a post period high whim (hormones making me feel invincible and able to do anything!). I’d not ran much more than 10km in a while and my hill training consisted of walks on the trails around my home, along with my four legged…

Exploring the new Matairangi Nature Trail, Wellington

Posted on March 30, 2017March 30, 2017 by BritMumInNZ

I first stumbled across the enticing play areas of the Matairangi Nature Trail, along the ridge line of Mt Victoria, on one of my long runs. I couldn’t wait to grab an opportunity to bring my two youngest children to explore, climb and play. I’ve always loved walking and running the town belt trails of…

Reaching the summit of Mt. Snowdon, North Wales

Posted on October 12, 2016October 12, 2016 by BritMumInNZ

In the planning of our visit to the UK we’d set aside ‘Thursday 15th September’ for taking a walk on Snowdon – without setting any expectations about how far we’d walk (since our group of four included my 6 year old daughter, Alice, and we had no idea what the weather Gods would have in…

That day when a sick day required fresh air therapy – at Tawatawa Reserve Loop

Posted on April 9, 2016 by BritMumInNZ

I’m a great believer in gentle exercise helping to heal the body and a few weeks back, when my ten year old daughter was fighting off a long lingering chesty cough, with a dose of antibiotics, I took her out to explore a Wellington trail we’d not explored before. The walk, located in the hills…

Journey running as opposed to road running

Posted on April 7, 2016April 7, 2016 by BritMumInNZ

I’m reading a marvellous book at the moment called, ‘The World at My Feet‘, by Tom Denniss “In 2013, Australian Tom Denniss became the fastest person to circumnavigate the world on foot. His epic journey lasted nearly two years, and for each of the 622 days it took him to run around the planet, Tom…

The Prompt | View – Walking in the hills of Wellington’s south coast

Posted on November 23, 2015April 7, 2016 by BritMumInNZ

Last week, after dropping the girls off at school, I drove back to the south coast, with my dog on my lap, and decided, on the spur of the moment, to do a walk I’d often thought about doing, but hadn’t yet got around to doing. I wasn’t best equipped. I really should have taken…

Lochmara 1/2 Marathon in Queen Charlotte Sounds, Marlborough

Posted on November 12, 2015February 29, 2016 by BritMumInNZ

I’m always looking for the next challenge to keep me motivated to get outdoors and exercise (especially given the Wellington wind can often make that less appealing!). Over the past winter I have felt the most upbeat I’ve been in years (given that my three daughters now sleep through the night, and my eleven years…

Snapshots from runs on Wellington’s Walkways

Posted on August 10, 2015April 7, 2016 by BritMumInNZ

It’s been a fortnight since school started back for my three daughters and that’s freed up some running time for me! I’ve had some beautiful runs on Wellington’s south coast, even a half marathon out to see the winter colony of New Zealand fur seals at Red Rocks, beyond Owhiro Bay, along the Pariwhero Track….

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