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Month: February 2018

A runners identity: Who am I if I’m not running

February 18, 2018June 17, 2018Leave a comment

Being injured and on the bench is meant to show me what's important in life. It's meant to highlight all the things that I never have time for because of training and racing. You know, going out with friends, reading books, binge watching Netflix (oh wait I do that when I'm not injured!), all the … Continue reading A runners identity: Who am I if I’m not running

Thoughts on Being injured at a running festival

February 13, 2018February 10, 20212 Comments

The drive into Rotorua was hard. Seeing the forest, smelling the Sulfur. Remembering the pre-race nerves and the post race excitement and relief of last year, it all came flooding back as tears down my cheeks. The disappointment was just so raw. But my husband was so excited to run this race and I was … Continue reading Thoughts on Being injured at a running festival

Where to now? Tales of an injured runner

February 2, 2018June 17, 2018Leave a comment

There are five stages of grief. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. I call bullshit. It's mostly anger and depression. Over and over again. There may have been fleeting moments of denial and bargaining but they happened so quickly my anger and depression barely skipped a beat. There are moments of "it could be worse", … Continue reading Where to now? Tales of an injured runner

Taper traditions! Tarawera themed nails and donuts! Pretty ferns, the All Blacks and some little white trail love! So cute! Trust the training! Ultra marathon running explained…. 15 days until my first 100 miler, actually it’s 165km but who’s counting! 18 days until Tarawera, 20k run today, some with the pups and some on my own. Shit is getting real. Had a go at the 28k at Two Bays for the first time today, didn’t really have the best time with over 1300 people crammed onto a single track. Struggled to get any sort of rhythm or consistency going with all the Congo lines, bottle necks and over taking, but it was good to see so many people out and about and to put another long ish run in the bank before New Zealand. Like everyone else I’ve been looking at the calendar and looking at what goals I have for 2023, what holidays I want to take, races I want to do, but I’m still kinda getting over the glamour of the last one! Happy New Year! You know I spent way too much time playing with this!

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