In 2012 I won this race and set a new 5km PB (personal best) with a time of 23:43. Then in 2013 I went and did it again winning this race with a new 5km PB in a time of 22:44. Each week Tom & I discuss who we think is going to win. Tom said […]
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Is it possible to be to have 100 happy days? I like to think so. hap·py [hap-ee] adjective, hap·pi·er, hap·pi·est. 1. delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person2. characterized by or indicative of pleasure, contentment, or joy: a happy mood; a happy frame of mind.3. favoured by fortune; fortunate or lucky: a happy, fruitful land.4. apt or felicitous, as actions, utterances, or ideas.5. obsessed by or quick to use the item indicated (usually used in combination): a trigger-happygangster. Everybody is gadget-happy these days. Happiness like laughter is infectious. Why wouldn’t you want that? When you are happy you appreciate life so much more. Happiness makes you content, loved, and all warm and fuzzy. In this day and age there, however,
There are so many runs out there. Short, Middle, Long & Ultra. As a runner, I will always enter races. I do try to keep things local to home or to Melbourne. However I have a running bucket list. Why wouldn’t I? So here are a list of runs (in no particular order) that I
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Event: Tylers HandwareWhere: RupanyupDistance: 8km This will be my 3rd year running with SAAC. The Tylers Hardware Handicap however I have never ran before. I’ve also never been to Rupanyup. Back in 2012, I chose not to do this run because I was running Run The Gap and I wanted to save my legs (the
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It’s winter here in Australia, and where I live, although it does not snow can get cold, thanks to Antarctic Southerly winds. Normal headbands do not stay on for me. Doesn’t matter if they have that rubber stuff on the underside, they don’t stay on. And when I wear them I look stupid, they just don’t
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Run for Ray is a run dedicated to Ray Scott, a local runner, and member of SAAC, who tragically died from a heart attack while on a training run. While I never met or knew Ray, those who knew him, spoke highly of him, and his memory is strong within the club. Last year the
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It’s been a while since I have done a coffee date. You can read #1 (April) and #2 (May) here. Lots of things have happened since our last coffee catch-up. So get yourself a tea, coffee, chai, or hot chocolate. Oh, wait, for some of you it’s summertime, so if you want that on ice, go right
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Days Ran: 10Average Pace: 5:56Longest Run: 22.6kmJune Distance: 84.88km Let’s check in with how my running (and of course stats) went down in June. June started off with me sick as a dog. I was aiming to run for that elusive 100km in a month goal. But alas, as you can see and it’s safe
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Event: Surf Coast Trail MarathonDistance: Full Marathon, Half Marathon or Team MarathonType: Point to PointWhere: Torquay Victoria, utilising the Surf Coast WalkStart: Torquay / Point AddisFinish: Fairhaven SLSCEvent Partners: I/O Merino, Vivobarefoot, Oakley, Surf Coast Walk, Tailwind, Eventbrite, The Running Company, Runners Kitchen, Kongo Industries I had everything going against me for this event, but
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Every runner whether new or old has committed a Faux Pas sometime in their lives. We all know the faux pas Don’t try anything new on race day I totally owned this Faux Pas. It all started with a pair of shoes. To a runner, shoes are the most important item a runner could have.
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