Ahhh....Sunshine!

What a great feeling running in the sun and heat again! Not that I would recommend going out for a 3 hours run after a 24 hours flight - almost fell over falling asleep running. Slowly getting back into the rhythm now.

Like to thank you all once more for the great evening at the

Moroccan Feast. I was able to transfer over 1'200 $ to The

Fred Hollows Foundation. Almost 50 blind people will have

their eyes saved thanks to your generosity!

Thank you!

Brrrrrr.....3 degrees and snowing....

I am looking forward to coming home to hopefully sunshine and hot weather. Running and training in the European winter is tough! Respect to all those runners who have to get ready for Morocco in freezing temperature.
I spent all but one day on the treadmill in the gym, which was boooring, especially the 5 hours last Sunday. Can't wait for some outdoor trail running next week again.
Paris was great for gear shopping even so they had mostly winter gear in the shops. So much more choice then in Australia.
65days22hours to the start gun!

BIG Thank You All!

I'm sitting at Gate 31 waiting for my flight to Paris. This morning, I just had enough time to put all my running gear away and pack for 2 weeks winter weather in Europe.

Unfortunately, we have a small problem: for those kind people who donated equipment last night – the restaurant staff was too efficient and cleaned away that list with your names on it. Uli and I could remember a few, but if you could please be so kind and send an email to info@run4vision.com and let me know what gear you did sponsor last night for my race so I can update my list and thank you properly once I am in Paris tomorrow. Uli will also update the website and blog with photos and report ASAP.

Thanks again for your incredible generosity last night – we have saved many unnecessary blind people's eyesight!

Check out the photos of the evening, taken by my friend Warren Field.

Moroccan Feast & 82 Days to Go

Happy New Year! It will be a very exciting one for some of us. 82 days to go!

Christmas and New Year I spent running in National Parks. The cool weather was nice to run in, but I really look forward to get some hot 'Moroccan' days soon. Won't happen this month as I am off to Europe ... brrrrr. Hotel gym and treadmill work for me in freezing Paris and Switzerland.

Spent the first two days of 2008 out of action. My knees

played up badly just because I started using a different

shoe the last 3 weeks. They changed my stride and affected

legs and knees. A couple of sessions at the physio and some

Voltaren fixed the problem, but my new shoes will be

on Ebay shortly!

For this coming Friday, 11th January I still have a few spare seats to fill on my fundraising dinner night at the Moroccan Feast in Randwick. http://www.run4vision.com/special.php

Why not start 2008 with a good deed and help some poor blind person to see again? Email (info@run4vision.com) or call me (0400 627 587) to book.