Brad Runs North
The Dad I knew
My Dad’s an adventurous man. He’s got lots of stories. There’s the time he swam the length of Lake Burley Griffin (11km) just for a $50 bet. Or the time he got lost in a blizzard while cross-country skiing in Japan but found a thermal spring. Or the time he single-handedly...
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And the total is…
My apologies for not getting this one out to you sooner: The total amount we raised for AFFIRM (The Australian Foundation for Mental Health Research) was $33,397… just a little bit more than the $4,000 that I was originally aiming for!!! It’s inspiring just how generous...
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The wandering monk
When I was running through Bundaberg, I heard about a man who had also passed through town a few weeks prior: His name is Jason or Jinasiri and he is a monk, a wandering monk to be precise. His intention is to walk and mediate for the rest of his life. He had already been...
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On Loneliness
The unaccompanied aspect of the run defined much of what I learned from it. What were the consequences of such lonesomeness? Interestingly, for me the answer was not loneliness. Prior to setting out, it was my expectation that loneliness was going to be one of the greatest...
Read More"Brad Runs North started as a transcontinental solo run across Australia"
It is now a medium for reflection on life and the odyssey which has so greatly shaped it
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My Dad’s an adventurous man. He’s got lots of stories. There’s the time he swam the...
My apologies for not getting this one out to you sooner: The total amount we raised for...
When I first conceived of the Cape York run, I knew that using it to support a charity...
When I was running through Bundaberg, I heard about a man who had also passed through...
The unaccompanied aspect of the run defined much of what I learned from it. What were the...