All things running related
Last week the run for SAAC was ‘Run for Ray’, out at Troopers Creek. There we had to run up one killer of a mountain! No, I’m not joking, it was hard work, I had to walk 3/4 of that hill, but I wasn’t the only one who walked. Even the best had to walk […]
SAAC Race Review: King of the Mountain Read More »
I never thought that I would be able to run 3km let alone 21km a year ago. How things have changed. How I have changed. I have achieved so much already this year, and I hope to achieve so much more. I don’t remember when I put a half marathon on my list of goals
Race Review: Run Melbourne 2012 Read More »
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
On the way to that Half Marathon Goal Read More »
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
My First Running Achievement Read More »
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
Freaking out over entering Run Melbourne Read More »
Back in Horsham with the entire family to run the SAAC event. This week, saw the seniors (ok me), run 6.5km on a flat track (unheard of here in Stawell), while the sub-juniors ran 1km. Miles, at 3 decided he wanted to have a go. The sub-juniors got a lift out in the back of
When the Family Runs SAAC Read More »
On the same day that I signed up for Run For the kids (back in February), I signed up for a local event Run The Gap, in Halls Gap. Initially, I signed up for the 6km event but decided to change it to the 11km distance, in preparation for running my first Half Marathon at
Every parent wants their kid to take on one of their interests. So I was happy when Kayla said she wanted to give a SAAC event a go. It’s strange because I would have never thought that I would call myself a runner. My mum is a runner, and I use to run cross country
Kayla takes on SAAC Read More »
Originally from August 2011 – My Fitness Pal I’m not a runner I use to be a runner back in high school (many moons ago). In fact, I use to do a lot of cross country running. It was hard work, let me tell you. I gave it up because I just didn’t like it.
