Aussie Dust

After a wonderful speech by Dr John Bell and the support of up to 60 family, friends and runners, David finally sent off to a huge cheer from Cottesloe Beach at 8.30 am. Once out of the shelter of the Indiana Tea House it was very different.  It was cold, wet and very, very windy. [...]

David Baird begins his Wheelbarrow Across Australia Attempt, originally uploaded by naib_ben.

Wow here we are at last. Its almost a relief to finally start. Saturday was such a busy day filled with jobs we couldn’t get to earlier and all of which ended up taking far more time than expected. Dave started his run just after 8 am from the club rooms at Cottesloe Beach with [...]

Now with only two days to go David is feeling mentally and physically strong and ready for the task. He likes writing poetry, here is a little poem he wrote about success and reflects how he approaches life: Success is speaking words of praise. In cheering other peoples ways. In doing just the best you [...]

After almost 10 years in the planning, David Baird’s dream to run with a wheelbarrow across Australia is finally about to happen. At 8am Sunday 21st September, Dave will be farewelled by family, friends and runners from the Masters and Marathon Clubs at the main carpark (next to Indiana Tea House) Cottesloe Beach. Two of [...]