Australians like to be challenged and author Chris Pavey is no exception. Running Against Time is a piece of work that many may easily relate to as Pavey begins the tale by revealing his unhappiness with weight gain and moving overseas for a few years. It was while in Japan teaching English that he met his now wife Julia and discovered a passion for regaining control of his health and running through the streets of a country not considered his homeland. Pavey tells it like it is – how … [Read more...]
Oct 4, 2012
For the athlete in all of us, Lisa Tamati inspires to the extreme
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WIN A COPY - see bottom of post New Zealander Lisa Tamati has done it again with her second publication Running to Extremes, released on September 26. Lisa's background is one that could ultimately lead to a movie deal - literally. When she was 21, she was involved in a cycling accident where doctors gave her the devastating news she had broken two vertebrae and compressed two discs in her back. So imagine being told you'd never be able to run again, that all hope was lost and to just … [Read more...]
May 25, 2012
It definitely is…dead until dark
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Skinny intro: I’m not a fan of the television show True Blood. Never have been, never will be. It’s not that I don’t like vampires or the paranormal by any means, it’s just that I’ve never had the opportunity to pick up the show, there’s never been an interest. But this year I discovered there was a series of books behind True Blood by Charlaine Harris and wanted to pick up a hardcopy of it – only it cost something ridiculous like $20 for the first one, Dead Until Dark. I used my … [Read more...]
