Pure Outside

How closely do you time your runs? If you’re like me, up to year and a bit ago I never timed anything. I’d run a distance I thought was close to when I should run and call it a day. I didn’t really measure much. I guess that’s why my results were less than stellar [...]

2012 is going to be another awesome year to get outside and participate in the great events all over the island. There are races of all size and description for you to participate in. You can run, mountain bike, ski, kayak, snowboard, road bike, canoe and sail. Make sure you check back to this page [...]

When I got my pair of Infinity HPi Trail Runners from Hi-Tec I have to say I was a little skeptical. I had been a staunch fan of my Salomon Wings when I was running with them. Unfortunately in a bid to make the ultimate trail shoe they scrapped the Wings and made the CrossMax’s. [...]

I’ve been telling everyone I know that a friend and I are going to run the West Coast Trail this summer. The 75 km long run will be tough, including ladders, cable cars over rivers and a hell of a lot of elevation gain and loss. The inevitable question always comes up. Why? Most people [...]

It was love at first sight. I worked at Valhalla Pure Outfitters for a couple seasons. The reps would come in now and then to see how we were doing and to do product knowledge sessions. The Salomon guy showed up and did our session. He was giving us a sneak peak at some new [...]

Ever have those days that you just don’t want to do anything? I know I do. It happens all the time. If I think about going for a run too much, it probably won’t happen. How do you get past that? There are any number of ways to get motivated to get off the couch [...]

Beep. Beep. Beep. My alarm’s going off. It’s 6am. Every weekday I wake up and get ready for work.  I’m a web developer. I sit in a chair all day and stare at a computer. I do love the work but I have an issue with it. It’s not physical. I love being outside too. [...]

One of my challenges(resolutions) this year is to participate in as many races (trail, snowshoe, adventure and mountain biking) as I can. I’ve tried to do this in years past and had a lot of fun doing it but it’s not quite . as fun when your placing is getting higher and higher as the [...]

5. Balmain It’s a little bit out of town but once you get there you’d never know you were still in Sydney. Right on the water and with it’s own good collection of shops and restaurants, Balmain is a pretty place to spend some time. Careful of all the small and dead-end streets though. I [...]

What do you get when you combine breakdancing, the Natural Method of training and running? Parkour of course. Everyone knows about breakdancing. I’m sure you’ve seen it at the clubs, in movies, music videos and online. It can be tame and not very involved but it can be also very intense and exciting. There are [...]