Warning: looong post marathon recap. I've written before about what goes into training for a marathon or any race. A lot of hard work, determination and commitment. Early morning starts, long runs, new diet and learning how to fuel during your runs. Gaining new kind of mental strength. Sticking to your guns. And lots of running. … Continue reading You, my friend, are a marathoner.
Tag: commitment
Post workout recovery – what I choose to do.
If there's one thing I've learnt through long runs and marathon training, it's how I like to recover after a long run. Short runs, like a five or ten k requires a slightly vastly different routine than that of a 20+ km run. Not having the time to do my usual recovery session recently, I … Continue reading Post workout recovery – what I choose to do.
Marathon training back up and running!
Training for a marathon is hard work. It takes a lot of hard work. Dedication. Commitment. Resilience. I have all of these, just not always and not all at the same time when I probably should have. Like now, when I'm in marathon training mode. My lack of any decent running over the last few … Continue reading Marathon training back up and running!
Marathon (#1) training has started
After a four-week hiatus due to my own silly expectations and burning myself out with races I am back into it. And while it was nice to let my body rest, I also felt the sludge creeping back in which made me feel worse about not running. So I bit the bullet and did it. … Continue reading Marathon (#1) training has started
C2C – the one that started it all.
This is where it started 12 months ago. Twelve months ago when I was barely running and definitely not in any kind of competitive manner. I saw the ads in the paper and said "next year I'm going to run that". If only I'd known then what I know now. That by the time I … Continue reading C2C – the one that started it all.
May Races
May is turning into a busy running month. - 1st - Harcourts Signature Round the River 10km - 8th - Mother's Day Classic 8km - 15th - City to Casino 11km The organisers of the first race have high expectations or are some serious runners. There are two categories. Race and Social. Now because I … Continue reading May Races
Times, goals and running underwear
:We'll leave the underwear for a minute, it's nothing raunchy or visual. Just a few thoughts and what I wear, having come about after reading a few articles out there. I was looking through my phone notebook the other day and came across a note from back in August last year (2014). I had done … Continue reading Times, goals and running underwear
Where I need my mind to be…
It's been a while since I have been for a decent run. I popped into the gym at the hotel where I was staying and got in a short half hour workout. Enough to make me feel like I had done something, enough that the endorphins kicked in and I felt awesome afterwards. We we … Continue reading Where I need my mind to be…
Diet. Lifestyle choices. Culinary intake.
Last night's weight in was not pleasing but expected. A minor gain which is understandable given my body has been in recovery mode. But now to my general diet and what I do. Yesterday's post was highlighting the worst I can do. Even being on a lifestyle plan. It's not a diet, it's a change … Continue reading Diet. Lifestyle choices. Culinary intake.
Gym. Eat. Repeat 