Escaping to Paradise on One Breadth of Air
Wollongong free-diver Michaela Werner takes in an amazing underwater vista at the base of the Bass Point gravel loader. Free-divers hold their breadth while underwater, giving them more freedom to move around and interact with marine life
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Mountain Bike Ride Day at Appin
Last Saturday, VO2 Vitality and Spearman Cycles organised a mountain bike ride day up at Appin XC Ring Track. It was a great day out on the track where those who haven't mountain biked before had an opportunity to experience the spot and learn a few pointers from the professionals. Read how it went.
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Inaugural 24hr MS Mega Swim in Wollongong
Last weekend was the inaugural MS 24hr Mega Swim at URAC. It was a hugely successful event and they exceeded their targeted fundraising goals, raising almost $40,000. There were around 17 teams, each team can have no more than 15 members and there has to be someone from the team swimming for the entire 24hr duration.
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MS 24Hour Mega Swim in Wollongong
The MS 24Hour Mega Swim in Wollongong is happening on 5th - 6th March 2011 at URAC
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Gym Warning
A Current Affair did a segment on how gyms are multi-million dollar money spinner and how they get us to part with our hard earned cash.
Read MoreScuba Tennis – combining two sports into one
Love the Wimbledon and Scuba diving? Why not combine the two into one? That's what scuba divers at the British Blue Planet Aquarium in Cheshire Oaks did. The game was played among 3 meter long sharks and giant stingrays.
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Why I run the Comrades Marathon
Why do runners run? Why do they enter a half marathon, a marathon, and who in their right mind would enter an ULTRAmarathon? Why would anyone want to run 89.17km on a road? Surely there are easier ways to get from one city to the next - bicycle, bus, car? Yet every year thousands of athletes from around the world line the streets of South Africa to compete in the 89.17km Comrades marathon, known as "the ultimate human race".
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Comrades Marathon 2009 Michelle’s Story
Wollongong runner Michelle M. recently completed the 2009 Comrades Marathon in South Africa. This is an account of her 2009 Comrades Marathon journey.
Read MoreSusie’s Sydney to Wollongong Swim Appeal
Susie is returning to the water to swim from Sydney to Wollongong, a challenge set to raise money for the victims of the devastating Victorian bushfires .
Read MoreSydney Morning Herald Half Marathon 2009 – Entries now open
Registration is now open for the Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon 2009! Over the 15-year history of what is regarded as Australia’s premier half marathon the entrants have covered a staggering one million, four hundred and thirty-four thousand and eight hundred kilometres if you were to multiply the distance covered and the number of enrolments.
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