There are days when I wake up and I just don’t feel like going for a run. The day prior however I was utterly exhausted, and the thought of going for a run just tired me out some more. So I decided to take a day off. On this particular day, however, I was tired,
This year’s race review for Run The Gap is going to be slightly different. In the past, I have given this race review from the perspective of a runner. This year it’s going to be from the perspective of a race director. Last year (2014), I was the race director for the 21km trail event,
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I’m really enjoying the change in run club times from afternoons to mornings. It’s also great to see new members and returning members. The weather was spectacular! Perfect running temperature, cool but not cold (unless you were standing around), and the sun was out and shining. The wind was icy but dropped by the time
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Hello High Five Friday! Did you know that I’m on Instagram? You didn’t? Well, you can follow me there too. 5 Pictures .1. Miles ran like the wind at the club run on the weekend. He won based on handicap. He was so happy to get a trophy. Tough course too, because it was a
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This week’s handicap run was the 8km Stawell Toyota handicap held out in the Stawell Ironbarks. The sub-juniors were off first. The course for the subbies was different to that of last year’s event. This year it was a downhill start with an uphill finish. I ran with Miles just so I could monitor his
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I remember when I first started running, I had one pace and that was plodding. Eventually, I discovered the more I ran, the further I ran the faster I got. There is no denying that I hated doing speedwork sessions. I knew that to get faster I had to run faster, but the thought of
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There is no denying that since going back into the workforce trying to find a work-life balance has been a struggle. I’ve been a parent for the last 8 years, and had loads of free time to do what I wanted when I wanted, and still manage my family life and my photography business. Working
While out in Melbourne one weekend. Tom and I stopped to get coffee, we decided to share a slice of cake. We had a choice of an orange poppyseed muffin or a flourless orange cake. We settled on the flourless orange cake, and let me tell you it was was delicious. It was this cake
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This race was on, off, and on again for me. First, it was on because I was working a 2-10 pm shift. Then it was off because someone had called in sick, and I needed to do the opening shift 6:30-2:30 pm. Then it was back on again because my shift got moved back to
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These Fridays seem to roll around too quickly. I mean can you believe that we are in May! May people! May! The weather is getting a lot cooler here now, and it’s a welcoming change to run in. Might have to break out the running gloves soon. One thing is for sure I’m totally loving
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