i'm nicole anderson, i'm a rural doctor, in the town of smithton, in the northwest of tasmania. we have a medical service which services 8,000 people 24-seven. your day is basically just drilled out in 10 minute consultation after 10 minute consultation. although my consultations average 12.5 minutes. so yes, i run behind like a typical doctor runs behind. when i came to tasmania in 2004 and started work up here in smithton in 2005, this northwest area was a big mystery. and what that gave me was a lot of inspiration to get out here, to get myself into this landscape. running is a great way to learn about a place for me, because i don't have much time, and i lo to cover big distances. i'm certainly not an advanced athlete, i'm slow as anything. i wouldn't say lazy up hills, but i pace myself. my biomechanics are pretty shot. so my strengths definitely lie in my ability to handle discomfort and exhaustion, to stay the distance and just to keep going, no matter what. i love to run by myself, off track, off road, literally no trail to follow. i'm trying to think of a time where i d

i'm nicole anderson, i'm a rural doctor, in the town of smithton, in the northwest of tasmania. we have a medical service which services 8,000 people 24-seven. your day is basically just drilled out in 10 minute consultation after 10 minute consultation. although my consultations average 12.5 minutes. so yes, i run behind like a typical doctor runs behind. when i came to tasmania in 2004 and started work up here in smithton in 2005, this northwest area was a big mystery. and what that gave me was a lot of inspiration to get out here, to get myself into this landscape. running is a great way to learn about a place for me, because i don't have much time, and i love to cover big distances. i'm certainly not an advanced athlete, i'm slow as anything. i wouldn't say lazy up hills, but i pace myself. my biomechanics are pretty shot. so my strengths definitely lie in my ability to handle discomfort and exhaustion, to stay the distance and just to keep going, no matter what. i love to run by myself, off track, off road, literally no trail to follow. i'm trying to think of a time where i

i'm nicole anderson, i'm a rural doctor, in the town of smithton, in the northwest of tasmania. we have a medical service which services 8,000 people 24-seven. your day is basically just drilled out in 10 minute consultation after 10 minute consultation. although my consultations average 12.5 minutes. so yes, i run behind like a typical doctor runs behind. when i came to tasmania in 2004 and started work up here in smithton in 2005, this northwest area was a big mystery. and what that gave me was a lot of inspiration to get out here, to get myself into this landscape. running is a great way to learn about a place for me, because i don't have much time, and i loveo cover big distances. i'm certainly not an advanced athlete, i'm slow as anything. i wouldn't say lazy up hills, but i pace myself. my biomechanics are pretty shot. so my strengths definitely lie in my ability to handle discomfort and exhaustion, to stay the distance and just to keep going, no matter what. i love to run by myself, off track, off road, literally no trail to follow. i'm trying to think of a time where i d