My First Sprint Triathlon in Queensland
Six months in Australia and I finally pinned on a race number. Here is everything that went right, everything that went wrong, and what I would change next time.
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Three Nights in the Outback with Nothing but a Swag
No phone signal, no schedule, and temperatures that make the Dorset coast look like the Arctic. My first real outback camping trip stripped everything back.
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Lamington National Park: A Proper Introduction to Subtropical Hiking
Rainforest canopies, volcanic ridgelines, and humidity that hits you like a wall. Lamington gave me a new benchmark for what a day hike can be.
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What Six Months of Consistent Tracking Actually Taught Me
HRV, sleep scores, resting heart rate. I have tracked everything daily since landing in Brisbane. Here is what the data actually revealed.
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Rebuilding My Programme from Scratch in a New Gym
New country, new gym, new equipment. I decided to bin my old programme entirely and build something that suits how I actually train now.
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The Views That Made Me Stay
I came to Australia on a working holiday visa with a loose plan. The scenery between Brisbane and the Gold Coast is what turned a visit into a life.
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Modern Day Minimalist Man is not about owning less for the sake of it. It is about clearing out the clutter — mental and physical — so there is room for the things that actually matter: training hard, eating well, exploring new places, and building a life that does not need constant justification. Written from Brisbane by a 25-year-old Brit who swapped the grey skies for something a bit more ambitious.
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