TRAVERSE Issue 52 - February 2026 | Page 107

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FEATURE

ANXIETY. MINDFULNESS.

RESILIENCE.

Jayde McMurtrie returned from his ride around Australia changed in ways he hadn’ t expected. The long roads and quiet stretches gave him space to see himself more clearly, revealing a resilience and depth he’ d never paused to notice. By the time he’ d completed ' the loop ', he realised the journey had mapped far more than the continent... we caught up with jayde on the morning of his last night in the wilds, somewhere in victoria ' s otway ranges.

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