Burnie 10 – Week 15 of Maratraining
Oct19

Burnie 10 – Week 15 of Maratraining

This week was a taper week.  I finally saw sense and took it a bit easier on myself to attempt to finally get rid of this hip issue.  This was really hard to do!   I really wanted to not drop any kms on my training program but sadly it just had to be done.  I only ran 27kms this week which is at least 20km down on my normal weekly distances.  I don’t want to be injured going into the Cadbury Marathon and I need to ensure I keep...

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Heartbreak and Recovery – Week 10 of Maratraining
Sep13

Heartbreak and Recovery – Week 10 of Maratraining

This week was a bit surreal.  I was back at the corporate big top in Sydney from Monday through Thursday.  The TRR coaches gave us the week off to recover from the Ross Half.   I was a bit at a loss but honestly I needed the rest this week.   Work was pretty full on and I put in some long hours.  I’d get to the office before 8AM most days and left pretty late most nights and continued to work from my hotel.   Not really loving...

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The Golden Ticket for an Epic Run
Jul05

The Golden Ticket for an Epic Run

A few months ago I won the lottery! The lottery for a place in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.   I’ve been wanting to run a marathon for quite some time yet the prospect seemed so daunting that I never quite mustered up the courage to commit.  Well that has changed.  I’ve paid my money, I’m registered, I’m doing this.   I’m not actually running it until October 2016 but for...

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