I can run without music, but I prefer running with it, especially if I’m running on my own or a long distance. My half marathon playlist has changed a lot in the last few weeks, but I finally got it down. Here is my list of songs, in no particular order, artist then title Ttotal […]
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I started my health journey 1 year ago. I started off by doing more exercise. And let me tell you it was hard, there were days when I just did not want to do it. I think I worked out about 4 days a week back then. However, it wasn’t until August 2011 that I
What is it with people wanting instant gratification? Everyone wants things done now, no wait, yesterday. People don’t realise that if it’s important, it’s going to take time. You don’t rush into things, cause when you do you always seem to end up in some disaster. Today I came across this article about weight loss.
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I’m getting one step closer to my goals in pretty much all aspects and area’s in my life. One of my goals is to run 5km in under 25mins (so a sub 25). Yesterday I got pretty damn close. It was the Steven Baird Handicap at the SAAC. I was given a handicap of 8.25mins. My
This weeks club run was the longest distance on the syllabus, the Charlie Jones 16km handicap. Was I nervous? Absolutely. The furthest I have run is currently 13km, doing 5:1 run-walk intervals. While I was nervous, I wanted to still give it a go, but just go at a nice easy steady pace of 6:30
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If one year ago you told me I would be a runner, I would have rolled my eyes at you. How things can change. “Wow, I wish I could run”, is what I use to say to myself whenever I saw I runner. Yet every time I tried it I hated it. Every time I
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It’s easy to complain about time. It’s either I don’t have enough, or it simply goes by too quickly. There are 1440 minutes every day, so make those moments count. Notice how busy people always tend to get things done. There is a reason why the saying is: Want something done? Give it to a
This is a SAAC club article and the original can be found here. The flying femme phenomenon rolled on at the Concongella Vineyards last Saturday when Matilda Iglesias waltzed to her maiden win – the seventh by a female in nine races this season. Having only her fourth run with the club Matilda nipped round
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Do you ever look at past events, and you can clearly see where you went wrong? If we only knew then what we know now. Making mistakes is a part of what makes us humans. As humans, we have the ability to change, to make a better version of ourselves. It means we can take
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Early in the year, I set a goal for myself to run a half marathon. After the success of Run for the kids in April, with the 5.2km dash, and then the success of running 11km at Run the Gap in Halls Gap, it feels like a given, then next step in my running journey
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