Part 5 of What I’ve Learnt Dear Shoes (aka Asic Kayano’s), Can you please stop giving me blisters? My poor feet are not liking it. No really shoes, I don’t understand why you are doing this to me, and why now? When I got fitted for you, you were great. Compared to my old Shoes, …
Five running months down, only 7 months to go to finish my 1000km Challenge. So how did May go? Well compared to April, not that great. Am I upset about it? No, and I’m ok with that. See I got sick (just a cold), so looking after myself was a top priority, and I enjoyed …
My first club run win with the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club aka SAAC happened to be this particular race last year. The 6.5km Gary Rice Vineyard Handicap run is set in Gary’s vineyard. We weaved in and out through the vineyards, and then up through Ironbark scrub land, before doing the loop again. The course …
We can all name things we hate/dislike. Most people can easily find the negative things in their life or the people around them, but don’t seem to notice the good things that happen to them too. Last week for me was a pretty miserable week. I was feeling sick, fat and just down right rotten. …
So a few weeks ago while perusing Running Bloggers I came across Kristy’s Website Runaway Bridal Planner. She asked if other runners would like to be featured in her “In The Spotlight”. I emailed her, and she sent me her list of questions. I thought that I would post the questions here as well. What is your blog? …
For some people the Marathon distance of 42.2km | 26.2mi is a goal that they want to achieve. For others it’s a progression of achieving another distance. When I first started running I thought 5km was far enough, let alone 42.2km. But as I ran more and more, I could see why people liked going …
So I was cruising Twitter, and came across this tweet from Runners World SOCIAL STUDIES: You know you’re a runner when… ow.ly/l6N3V — Runner’s World (@runnersworld) May 17, 2013 Remember to click on the Ow.ly link too. Just in case you didn’t go here. Oh how I had to agree with the statements. You know you are …
This post was originally suppose to be a Monday Motivation post. You will notice however that it’s Tuesday. I’ve had to move this post a day later, as I had to schedule a special post which you can view here My old life was filled with promises. Promises of things I would say I would do, but …
I have been looking forward to this run all year. For 2 reasons. It’s on home turf. It marks a special anniversary. So what’s so special about this particular run? Location, Location, Location. Run the Gap offers a unique experience for any runner. Both the 6km run and 11.5km run features tracks, on path, bitumen, …
Part 4 of What I’ve learnt No matter how long you have been on your journey for, there will come a time when you will: Want to help others Others will ask help from you The problem? Some people will genuinely want your help and will put in the hard yards, and others will want …
