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...
Pushing through the pain – Week 11 of Maratraining
This week went by in a hazy blur. My uncle was on my mind. It was hard not being able to be there to say our final goodbye. On the day of the funeral I took a day off from the corporate, bought some doughnuts and spent time with my mum and dad and remembered the good old days including how much of a sweet tooth my uncle was. It was also great to be home and not travelling for work. After a week of much needed rest, it was back to...
Sunny Sydney Runs – Week 8 of Maratraining
Late afternoon last Friday I got some shocking news. One of my corporate colleagues rang to say she was leaving the cheesemine for good to study full-time. Her last day was Monday. I was gobsmacked and didn’t see it coming. I’m in a very small team so a loss of such an amazing team-mate was off the richter terrible news. My boss rang and asked me to pack my bags and head to the head office in Sydney for the week to...
Sun and Mud – Week 7 of Maratraining
This week at the corporate I battled paperwork. Luckily I survived the week with only a few paper cuts and a super sore arm from stapling a gazillion contracts. Thank god for running to keep me sane! The temperature was mild this week and dare I say it even got balmy on Friday night. I had a few training challenges this week but I pulled through. I think I was nervous about and almost dreading my 20km long run this week....
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2016 Chicago Marathon – My City, My Run 20, Nov, 2016 -
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Inflight reflections – my second Marathon motivation 06, Oct, 2016 -
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