Planning Nepal Island Peak Climbing and Everest Base Camp Trek

Planning Nepal Island Peak Climbing and Everest Base Camp Trek

So I’ve been thinking of what my one big trip for this year would be and it looks like I’ll be returning to Nepal again. I did the Annapurna Circuit in March/April 2010 and it was such an amazing trip that I’ve decided to re-visit the country and do something bigger...
Hiking Mount Solitary

Hiking Mount Solitary

We decided to spend the October long weekend doing the Mount Solitary traverse, following the instructions from bushwalkingnsw.com. We did a car drop at tablelands road in Wentworth Falls, grabbed a quick coffee and by around 9:30am, we were on our way down the golden...
Spartan Race Sydney – Free and 10% Discount Tickets

Spartan Race Sydney – Free and 10% Discount Tickets

Have you signed up for the2014 Spartan Race in Sydney yet? I have two free tickets on offer for first two Wollongong Fitness readers who contact me. Also there is a 10% off discount code exclusively for Wollongong Fitness readers, which can be used for Kids Race, Sprint & Super!

2014 Run Wollongong

2014 Run Wollongong

Do a running event for a good cause where 100% of your registration goes to support the redevelopment of the Wollongong Hospital Children’s Ward & Illawarra Shoalhaven Children’s Assessment Unit.

Running Apps in Airplane Mode

Running Apps in Airplane Mode

This morning, I decided to try doing a run with my iPhone in Airplane mode. I did this because I wanted to see how accurate the GPS positioning will be when in that mode and whether it is a viable sports tracking tool when you are overseas (with no global roaming). I used 4 running apps and compared how they fair when recording a run without cellular connectivity.