Keen Kiwi Conditioning

Leeks are in season and my soup is on! I'm also spiking everything with ginger and turmeric - cereal and yogurt just got a glow up!

Outside gym/patio set and summer ready! Not quite Santa Monica beach but my kids can learn and play while the action happens. Summertime goals.

Cheers candy for the cameo two weeks in a row. First time running the gut buster with a Scot’s boy. Felt almost forbidden haha.

Back on Tuesday the 19th. Bring the action!

Shinrin-yoko with my little monkey. Sneaky front pack hike before the rain.

Something special about coastal trail runs. Lucky Welly has plenty for years of running. Apparently I ran through a 5.7 earthquake as well 👀.

Sauerkraut round 2. Ginger, garlic, smoked paprika and carrot. One of the easiest and beneficial creations for your microbiome. Feed those little sea monkeys in there. Let me know what flavours you have tried and personally rate.

Shout out to Dr. Martens and their “for life” program. Versatility and comfort. Gym ready I found out this morning also. Feeling dusty but amazing finish to our trip! Congrats to Cass and Will.

First double kid hike. Mt Vic special 5mins walk from our place. Kees in the front pack slept the whole time. Calais is growing,exploring and expanding her love for nature on our hikes, at her own pace. Challenging to foster positive interests without telling them what to do. If it’s fun then nothing really matters. Bonus she’s walking almost the whole time now. Turns into a decent weighted walk for myself. Rest day or alternate day. Maybe my dad’s standards have slipped…..

First go at sauerkraut. Pretty easy. Need a jar basically. Cabbage, garlic, lemon rind and juice, salt and coriander. Sarah had her gut flora wiped from antibiotics during birth and Kees is having a wee gastric time of his life. Hopefully it helps via the milk of the mother.

Day 4 of running in places I never thought I would. Philippines is humid and hot and generally gets more sticky as the sunsets. It has taken about 4 runs for my body to acclimatise to the humidity. Running early with sunrise helps, still drenched by 2-3 miles but the heart rate has relaxed back to baseline. El Nido is a charming coastal town. Clean amazing sights and easy to hit some hills. Coron is more flat dirty and mainly one road in and out around the coast. Locals are lovely, genuine and friendly in both.