RTB#17 -5k

Anyone who knows me knows I don't do 5k races. These days it's like a warm up and while the idea of a sub 30 time is nice it's just not on my radar. I prefer to just run it and save my energy for longer runs and be able to last the distance of … Continue reading RTB#17 -5k

Goals for the new year

I started this post late last year and since then things have changed quite a bit.... I responded to a Facebook post a few weeks ago about what were we going to do in 2017 to top what we had done this year. I thought a bit about this as there are several answers one … Continue reading Goals for the new year

A new routine

I wrote a little while a go about my strength workouts. They are working a treat. If I miss more than one day (I try to get a short run in every second day) I actually miss it. For anyone who knows me, this is a big thing. I've never been that into gym workouts. Even … Continue reading A new routine

ITBS

I've learnt more in the last month than I did all last year about my body. ITB. It's a pain in the leg. Firstly, I should have been doing strength exercises a long time ago. I do know this of course, I was just too lazy and didn't realise the impact it would have on … Continue reading ITBS

Cadbury Marathon

The time came round all too quickly and while I was confident about the race I am not really surprised with what happened. There were a few pivotal long runs I missed and some personal issues that knocked me about somewhat. Add to that an up close encounter with wildlife that nearly stopped the car … Continue reading Cadbury Marathon

From strength to strength

I've always known I should do more strength training and this weekend just gone reinforced that fact. I'll go into detail on the weekends shenanigans in another post, but first let me talk about my strength training or lack thereof. Knowing you should do something and actually doing it are two completely different things. I'm … Continue reading From strength to strength

Point 2 Pinnacle

It's been a week month, and I'm still on a high from this race. We didn't make it to the top and it rained the whole way. It was bloody hard work and I was soaked to the bone. I didn't care, I had a blast and in many ways it was my best race to … Continue reading Point 2 Pinnacle

The end of an amazing year means….

This year I have had many awesome runs, many less than ideal runs. I've run over 915kms as if writing this, I've run PB's and completely fallen short of them. I've learnt many things about myself, about my body, my mind and my strength. I am stronger, fitter and happier than I was in January. … Continue reading The end of an amazing year means….

Out with the old…

I had read about this thing but having not done a lot of running before never experienced it for myself. The retirement of old running shoes. Generally around 800-1000km mark you are meant to swap over your shoes for maximum comfort and running...what's the word...you know, gait, style, stride..so you don't injure yourself. Two months … Continue reading Out with the old…

From zero to Ultra

If someone had said to me three years ago I would be considering running an ultra I would have laughed at them. Not only because I had no idea what an ultra actually was but because I wasn't even running. Nothing. Maybe walking occasionally but running, no way. Fast forward to today and it is … Continue reading From zero to Ultra