You might be getting to the peak period in your training. You know speedwork is important but you don’t want to push too hard for fear of getting injured. While this session is a tough workout, it will help with your fitness and your endurance levels. I’ve included a diagram as well as a flow […]
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As a runner, we all move up and down the running ladder. At first, the runs start off small. Then the running bug catches you and slowly those runs get longer and longer. You’ll do all sorts of distances, and chase the elusive PB (personal best) each time. Then one day you will feel like you
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The kids each have a calendar so they know what’s happening in their lives. They also love crossing off the days. The other day Miles was counting the days to Christmas. He goes to me, “mummy it’s 25 days until Christmas”. I was like no it’s… and started to count with him. It turned out
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I’m working today, all day. First up is my volunteer shift at the school canteen. Once I finish this I’ll be off helping there. That will finish up around 2 pm. Then I will be my paid job, at Woolies from 4-10 pm. It’s going to be a long day, but alas such is life.
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If you are just starting out with running you will most likely start with a small race distance like a 3 or 5km race before working your way up the running ladder to the 10km, half marathon, full marathon, or if you are crazy enough an ultra. I know when I first started out running,
Event: Mosaic to MountainDistance: 10km run, 5km run/walkType: LoopWhere: Dunkeld, VictoriaStart: Adam’s St, DunkeldFinish: Adam’s St DunkeldEvent Sponsors / Partners: Dunkeld Kinder, Cafe 109, Only Ewe, Royal Mail Hotel I booked in for this event back in July. I really enjoyed it last year, and thought that I would commit to it again this year. It’s local(ish), and it supports
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As a kid, I use to love athletics and cross country. I would look forward to the sports carnivals and competing with others, and getting ribbons for the races I loved competing in, like the 100m or 200m and the relay. Sometime during my teen years, I gave up running because I no longer enjoyed
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We all know how important speedwork is to us, runners. But what do you do during taper time? Do you or do you not include them? The answer is simple. Do them, just make them a shorter session. This is important because you don’t want to overtrain or get injured, especially in the lead-up to
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So what makes fit people different from non-fit people? Their habits. Fit people make their health and well-being important to them. If it’s important to you, you’ll find the time, otherwise, you’ll just find an excuse. This brings me to the 7 things I do differently. 1. Enjoy your workout / Get workout gear Find
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Name: Hyperno Melbourne Marathon Warm up Distance: 16km Location: Stawell Ironbarks Hyperno was a race horse who won the Melbourne cup in 1979. The Melbourne Marathon will be running on the 12th October. I’m telling you this random information because I simply can. This particular club run use to be the Charlie Jones Handicap. However Charlie
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