Autumn brings race season. With cooler weather, it’s easier to run faster and longer than on those long hot summer days. Most of my speedwork sessions are ideal for 5-10km goal-originated races. However, with the majority of my races this year being 10km and over I will start including some longer speed training workouts like […]
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I was ready to post this playlist last week, but then I discovered some new songs and had to add them to the list. This meant that this playlist went from roughly 1h to 1h26m. So perfect for those long runs. I’m definitely finding my music to be very seasonal. Which is why I have called
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I meant to write one of these for April. I had it planned (in my head) and everything. Then of course May rolled around. Oops. So let’s have a look at Where May has taken us, so far. Getting: A cold, thanks sharing caring people. Making: A quilt for baby Ed. Cooking: Muffins. It’s been a while since
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Event: Wings for Life World RunDate: 8th May 2016Type: Continous one wayWhere: World WideMelbourne Start: Patterson’s Reserve, Hawthorn 9 pmEvent Partners: Spinal Cord Research, Red Bull, Garmin, Puma, LED Lenser When registrations for the 2016 Wings for Life World Run opened up, I of course had to sign up to do it again. It’s such a unique event,
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While I was in Melbourne visiting family I popped into the supermarket and noticed that the brand of coffee that I like was on sale. So I bought a few bags. It wasn’t until I got home and went to open the bag of coffee to use that I noticed it was NOT the coffee
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Brand: Under ArmourShoe: Speedform Gemini 2Size: Womens US 9.5Terrain: RoadArch Support: NeutralUse: Normal TrainingOffset: 8mm “When I was asked by Running Heroes to review the new Under Armour Speedform Gemini 2 shoe, of course, I said yes. I mean hello, shoes?! What girl doesn’t love shoes? And what runner is going to say no to
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Event: Werribee Mansion Fun RunDate: 24th April 2016Distance: 21km / 10km / 5.5km / 3.5km / Kids DashType: Loop, with There & BacksTrack Type: Mixed. Gravel, footpath, grass, granitic sand.Where: Werribee Mansion, WerribeeEvent Partners/Sponsors: My Physio, Wyndham City Council, Steigen The Werribee Mansion run was my fallback event after I was unable to run Run the Rock, due to
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Taking a nap is not a part of the 9-5 lifestyle. While those afternoon siesta or ‘naps’ are a normal part of the ‘European’ culture, it’s not the norm for the majority of society. Our life is anything but normal. It’s more of a topsy-turvey kaleidoscope of colours really. My husband works from home, while I
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While in Melbourne, I try to visit my “home” Point Cook Parkrun when I can. I haven’t been to many, but this week’s visit to Parkrun was extra special because I ran it with Kayla. I asked Kayla if she would like to do Parkrun, and aim to run 5km. I know she can clearly
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I tend to run a lot of the same tracks. I mean don’t we all? But I never really took notice of how I was progressing on these tracks until recently. Facebook has this feature where you can see what you did on this day xx years ago. While looking through it I came across
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