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Let me preface this by saying, before last year, I would never have considered myself a runner. And I still don't! As you know, I have had a lot of time on my hands over the past couple of years and decided to take up running as a "hobby". Yes, I know. This does not sound like the Kath you used to know. But alas, desperate times call for desperate measures. It was after signing up for a 10k at the beginning of 2016 while Brad was doing his marathon, that I realised event running is a LOT more fun than your average Monday night jog. And if the best part about running isn't that you can eat whatever the hell you like, then I don't know what is.  Brad smashes out the Gran Canaria Marathon, 2016 After a couple of half marathons (I know, right? Who even am I anymore?!?!) and another couple of 10ks, I thought, "bugger it. Why not give a marathon a crack?" Brad and I decided to choose a primo location for the marathon, so that we coul...

It's that time of year again, folks. The time of year when the green lady graces Northern Europe with her presence. You guessed it! My current obsession is with the Aurora Borealis. Actually, who am I kidding, I have been obsessed since I heard it existed! Having bargained with Brad, using a week of skiing as a sweetener, we booked a trip to Finnish Lapland via Austria for another shot at seeing the Northern Lights. First, we flew off to Ellmau Ski Resort in Austria, where Brad spent four days laughing at my skiing skills.... Not really, he was very supportive! I got off to a really good start by thanking the ski hire staff for their help and walking straight out of the store with ski boots on - without my skis. In the end, I was pretty stoked with my progress, having skied only once before in Andorra a year previously. Sure, there were five year olds whizzing past me at lightning speed, but you can't let that dishearten you....much. Allll smiles until I saw the ...