Moanin’ to MONA – Week 21 of Maratraining
I’m at the pointy end of my training. It’s getting tough. The long runs are getting very long and this week I racked up just over 61km of training. Wow! Corporate life is still busy and emotionally draining. Things will start settling down within the next couple of weeks (hopefully). True to my word I did every single km of my training program. I had moments of moaning and some of pure enjoyment. Here’s how...
New Kit, New PB – Week 20 of Maratraining
I can’t believe it is week 20 already! The date of the Cadbury Marathon is looming closer and I’m at the pointy end of my training. Point to Pinnacle was only last week, yet it seems like it was ages ago. Corporate life has been crazy busy and emotionally draining. The cheesemine is going through a restructure which means heaps of change and the inevitability of people leaving because of the changes. Change is...
P2P – Week 19 of Maratraining
Well folks, 19 weeks in! The big race is getting close (55 days away) and I’m starting to get a touch of the nerves and the niggles of doubt. My mantra right now is “stick to the plan, you’re doing the kms – you’ve got this!”. It’s working for now…. This week was all about the carb-loading and maintaining my training in the lead up to Sunday’s Point to Pinnacle. I do love my...
Changing Habits – Week 14 of Maratraining
Apparently this week marks the half-way point in my training for the Cadbury Marathon. It’s fitting that this week I’ve made some changes to my habits that will hopefully set me up for a better second half of training. I’ve been feeling the hurt with my hip but that wasn’t the only thing that has been getting me down the past few weeks. I kept feeling drained and tired after my runs which naturally meant...
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