On the run

Endings

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:27:20 +1000

My beautiful bird,
if I set you free
then you must fly away.
Don’t be tempted to land again—
rise up and be beautiful.
Shine in the sunlight
so I can let you go.

"When we walk away, we only grow more near When we turn away, it all becomes so clear This..."

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:16:32 +1000

“When we walk away, we only grow more near
When we turn away, it all becomes so clear
This unavoidable thing, joining us”

- ‘This Unavoidable Thing Between Us’ by Evermore

A great day at the races! Brisbane Kokoda Challenge 2013,...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:05:56 +1000

A great day at the races! Brisbane Kokoda Challenge 2013, 30 km of the hills of hell with my team mate, Mandy-Lee Noble. (She’s in shorts.)

Questioning love

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:00:16 +1000

Three questions I must ask myself every day:

Do I love you?
Do I respect you?
Do I trust you?

If I answer no to any of the above, I will move on.

I suspect there are two reasons why I wouldn’t trust someone: because they are not trustworthy, or because I am not trustworthy. I believe the same also applies for respect.

But everyone can be loved, surely…

trailporn: Beauty and ‘bow above Bryce. Photo: Bryon...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:56:34 +1000

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Beauty and ‘bow above Bryce.

Photo: Bryon Powell

When I went to Bryce Canyon, it snowed on me. It was late May 2011.

trailporn: Running above the Little Bighorn River Canyon in...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:15:22 +1000

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Running above the Little Bighorn River Canyon in Wyoming.

Photo: Wolfgang Schwartz

Take me there.

Trip on Love – Abra Moore

Fri, 31 May 2013 22:26:23 +1000

I let my guard down in the momentary lapse of emotion
And it just slipped out and we both knew my heart could be broken
And I said something I never intended to say
You stopped laughing and I said, “Do you feel alone in that way?”

Do you trip on love? Do you run from magic?
When you kiss someone, do you make it tragic?
If you feel too much, do you start to panic?
When the word comes up, do you trip on love?

I just stood there, I’d expected another reaction
Out of thin air came the strangest sense of satisfaction
Can you tell me how you see me so well?
If you help me, would you let me see that part of yourself?

Do you trip on love? Do you run from magic?
When you kiss someone, do you make it tragic?
When you feel too much, do you start to panic?
When the word comes up, do you trip on love?

Where do we go?
Do we say this means less than we know it does?
Please tell me

Do you trip on love? Do you run from magic?
When you kiss someone, do you make it tragic?
When you feel too much, do you start to panic?
When the word comes up, do you trip on love?
When the word comes up, do you trip on love?

Don’t you wanna love me no more?
I just wanna love you some more

trailporn: Runners take in Zion National Park’s West Rim...

Wed, 29 May 2013 12:40:14 +1000

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Runners take in Zion National Park’s West Rim Trail.

Photo: Greg Wagner

I loved Zion NP.

Throw out the map you made for lifeWe’ll never know the...

Sun, 26 May 2013 12:28:12 +1000

Throw out the map you made for life
We’ll never know the future, so just close your eyes and dive

— Run Away, by Evermore

When life gives you lemons, sit under the tree and drink in that...

Sun, 26 May 2013 12:19:09 +1000

When life gives you lemons, sit under the tree and drink in that awesome river view.

trailporn: An early morning descent of the Grand Canyon’s South...

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:03:49 +1000

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An early morning descent of the Grand Canyon’s South Kaibab Trail.

Photo: Andy Gage

I have some very fond memories of running down that trail in May 2011. One of the highlights of my running life, for sure.

"Perfectionism is a cage that has captured our happiness and won’t let it out."

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:13 +1000

“Perfectionism is a cage that has captured our happiness and won’t let it out.”

- James Altucher 2013, ‘Unschool Yourself!’

trailporn: Crossing the Razorback in Australia’s Victorian...

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:41:18 +1000

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Crossing the Razorback in Australia’s Victorian Alps.

Photo: John Power

This is my favourite place to run.

Blind Rapture: Hand (2004)

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:22:04 +1000

Blind Rapture: Hand (2004):

Just read it, okay?

Calm (2004)

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:12:10 +1000

To love without question
And to feel with no regret
Is the sweetest taste of life.

It’s been quiet today,
So quiet.
No thoughts have rushed in
To confuse me
And cloud what I know to be true.
The facts have rested,
Settled in,
And I have grown accustomed to their presence.
The pain is but a whisper,
Drowned out by the rapturous cries of life.

This is how it feels
To be free.