UltraRunning Magazine

Larapinta Awakening

Returning to my house after six weeks of being away, and having been in this little bubble of a residence for 13 months, was equally exciting, terrifying and understandably, felt unfamiliar. Especially after the previous six years I had spent probably a total of 13 months in this one spot. It was good to be back on the road.

Without having the lure of international travel, I looked “closer” to home. When I say close, I mean 3,000 km and into the deep,

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