Kathmandu Adventure Series – Blue Mountains Results and Event Wrap
The first leg was a mini rogaine around Euroka Clearing. Competitors needed to collect six checkpoints scattered around the clearing before transition to the kayaking leg. Teams then kayaked 3km up the Nepean River to Glenbrook Gorge. They then transitioned onto the Canyoning section...
Read MoreExercise and Increase your Workplace Productivity by $2500
Illustration: Cathy Wilcox This is based on an Australian clinical trial in Melbourne by Body-Brain Performance Institute and...
Read MoreWhy I Relay
September 24th - 25th is Relay for Life in the Illawarra . Over 130 teams and 1000 participants will be taking part in the relay. For some, the reasons for doing so are more personal than others. Below is Shannae's story.
Read MoreInaugural 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.
Read MoreGym 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.
Read More50km Night Run in Wollongong
With the North Face 100 challenge coming up, a fellow runner in Wollongong, Neil H., decided to do a 50km night run to see if he is ready for the challenge. This is the account of his run:
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.
Read MoreLicense Fees for Fitness Operators in Wollongong
Wollongong council is introducing a licence fee for fitness operators in the city's public parks and beaches. Under the licensing structure, commercial fitness groups would be limited to 18 participants per instructor and operators will be assigned specific areas and times for use.
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