Nearly there! – Week 26 of Maratraining
Jan03

Nearly there! – Week 26 of Maratraining

I can’t believe it!  The final full week of training is over.  My final long run is done.  This time next week I will be a marathoner. This week was a lazy week of holidays.  I’m “carb loading” which is just my fancy pants excuse for eating whatever I feel like.  I got my yearly fix of deep fried goodness at the Taste of Tasmania mushroom stall and helped my dad drink half a bottle of wine….ooops!   It is...

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Conquering the Ross Half – Week 9 of Maratraining
Sep06

Conquering the Ross Half – Week 9 of Maratraining

Well folks I have to say that his has been a tough week for me.  I seriously lacked mojo and was battling some sort of illness all week.   Life at the corporate was particularly draining this week.  I’m still looking after my resigned colleague’s portfolio and have been doing a few late nights and generally feeling exhausted.   I pushed through and stuck to the program despite the chorus of evil voices in my head telling...

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Sunny Sydney Runs – Week 8 of Maratraining
Aug30

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...

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