Peaks & Trails was my longest event in 2016. It was also the first event I had entered this year (2017), while I was still recovering from injury. Needless to s, y I was looking forward to this event. Week 34 – Peaks & Trails The halfway point after descending from Mt Sturgeon. My full […]
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Yoga has always played a part in my training schedule. It’s a great tool to help with recovery. Every week I would do a yoga session lasting 30-60minutes. Normally I would just pick one of the yoga dvd’s I own and follow along with the sequences. When I signed up for the Whole Life Challenge back in
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We all have a playlist of music that we listen to when we are out running. I am no exception. My music tastes change. What I like now I may not like in 6 months time. But that’s the beauty of a playlist, you can add and delete music to suit your tastes. I use
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Tom and I joked about this particular club run. I missed the week prior as I had to work. Now it was Tom’s turn to miss it (he does the photography), as he was meeting up with a work colleague. Of course, I had to go win the club run, on the day he was
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What is beautiful? Everyone has a different version of beauty, and no two beautiful’s are ever the same. Beauty is whatever you make it to be. All too often we get caught up in other people’s perception of what beautiful is. This week I want you to concentrate on all the things that you define
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Happy High Five Friday everyone! Welcome to the 50th Edition of High Five Friday. These posts have gone from weekly, to fortnightly to monthly to whenever. I know a bit all over the place. So let’s celebrate this week’s High Five Friday with these Five things. Five Pictures Five Past High Five Fridays
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One of the first things I do in race week is to look at the weather prediction. This gives me an idea of what to wear and pack on race day. Things were not looking good for this year’s Peaks & Trails. With a high possibility of rain and strong winds, race conditions were going
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July was peak training month which meant some epic trail runs. To get ready for my Peaks & Trails event, I decided to train on tracks with similar elevations. I chose Boronia Peak & Chatauqua Peak. This would simulate the climb up Mt Sturgeon & the Piccaninny. Week 32 – Boronia Peak Pano This is
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It’s time to lace up those shoes and catch up on all things running-related, as the ultimate running date has come around again. Wow, July was a massive month of running. July saw the core of my training preparations for Peaks & Trails. I only missed 1 training run and that was due to seriously
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This week’s club run was a Memorial race for a club member who sadly passed away in December 2016. Ray was well-known in the community and was there each week at our run events as a marshal. I will miss seeing his red ute out on the tracks and his humble smile Week 31 –
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