If you’ve ever flown in an airplane you would be familiar with the in-flight passenger announcement on oxygen masks. If you are travelling with a child or someone who requires assistance, secure your mask on first, and then assist the other person. You can’t help others if you are drowning yourself. Sometimes you have to […]
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Oops. Yes, oops. Today while writing up other blog posts, and thinking about future blog posts, it occurred to me that we haven’t had our running date for October! Go grab those shoes, a hat, and some water as it’s heating up out there. Let’s catch up on all things running. October saw the SAAC
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Endurance athlete are no strangers when it comes to energy gels. There are many different brands out there, and it can be trial and error before you can find a brand/product that works for you. Personally, I moved away from energy gels, because I found they gave me an upset belly. Having trialed various products, and
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It may be the “off-season”, but that doesn’t mean complete rest. While I’m in the middle of my last training cycle for 2017, I’m also in the midst of planning my events for 2018, and goal setting. Goals don’t have to be set on the 1st of January. Goals should and can be set at
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My major craft project for the year is a training blanket. It’s coming along nicely. It takes me about 20 minutes to crochet one day. The aim is to finish this by the end January 2018. Having started this project late (October), I’ve managed to crochet an average of 3 rows a day. Week 47
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There is no denying that I love trail running. It’s hard work, but it’s rewarding. What I love about trail running, is you could run the same track, but every time you run it it’s different. I have one more trail event left for the year (Gold Rush), and so I’m back on the trails
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Miles has been looking forward to going to school camp for a long time. He missed out on the Grade 2 sleepover in 2016 due to getting a gastro bug. This year was a different story. The school has taken the kids out to Roses Gap Camp for well over 20 years. It’s close to
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There hasn’t been much of a high-five to share lately. I blame Project 52, for taking up all my good images. I’m still saving things as they come along, and well it’s about time I had a High Five post. I’m one of those people that love to read. Whether it’s a book book or
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I booked myself into the physiotherapist for a check-up. After Peaks & Trails, I noticed that my hip was sore. Putting it down to training load I didn’t think it was anything too serious. In peak training mode and prepping for my next event at Surf Coast Century, I decided if things didn’t improve I
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We have been having some glorious spring weather. With run club officially over for the 2017 season, our Saturday mornings have freed up. On this particular day, we packed a picnic lunch, plenty of snacks and drinks and made our way into the park. Spring means wildflowers, and they were plentiful, with orchids, thryptomene, wattles
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