It's usually at this time of the training block that things start to go a little a rye. Unnecessary items get purchased, hair gets cut and spread sheets get altered. It's the taper, that annoying necessity that tricks your body into recovery before you ultimate smash the crap out of it. It's officially less than … Continue reading 1 weeks to go: Let the taper tantrums begin
Category: training diary
Training recap: 7 weeks til Gold Coast Marathon
When my name was drawn from the ballot for Gold Coast marathon, it had a strange cosmic feel to it. It was luck, fate, written in the stars. I’ve never believed in luck. I was about 22 years old when I got a four leave clover tattooed on my wrist as a reminder to work … Continue reading Training recap: 7 weeks til Gold Coast Marathon
Q1 2025
My current never miss podcast is the Boulder Boys show. Last week, inspired by Adam Merry’s corporate job, they decided to do a first quarter review of each of their performances both in the running space and in their podcast side hustle. The performance review required each member of the team to rate their performance … Continue reading Q1 2025
And on the 10th day she ran
It’s been a slower than usual recovery from Tarawera miler. It’s probably because I don’t try hard enough but usually I’m back running easy after a 100k race after about three days off. Last year I was back running in some capacity six days after Tarawera started. This time I was a little more unsure … Continue reading And on the 10th day she ran
Tarawera diaries: Trying something different
This time next week, I’ll be sitting with my feet up, drinking my morning coffee, with a stunning view over Lake Rotorua, proudly wearing my new pounamu toki after completing the Tarawera 100 mile. Manifesting? Sure. Praying? Maybe a little. With a little over 4 days to go until the metaphorical gun goes off, it’s … Continue reading Tarawera diaries: Trying something different
Floating in the in-between goal zone
November, it’s a weird time of the year. It’s not quite the end of the year but it feels like the end of the year. After the big races are done in September and October, my brain wants to start planning for 2025. Where can I go? What races can I do? Where are the … Continue reading Floating in the in-between goal zone
Lessons from the Taupo 100k
Trail ultra running is essentially an exercise in not stuffing up. Some folks will say they love the sport because they “enjoy problem solving”. To a certain extent that’s true, trail ultra running is a lot of problem solving. It’s a lot of self observation, recognising when you have made a mistake and correcting it, … Continue reading Lessons from the Taupo 100k
Training diaries: Recovery week
Recovery week, formerly known as Fat week, has officially come to a close. https://youtu.be/A_Vl7AVzZwo?si=FkRuz1mfFCzNiAGZ There is something liberating about recovery week. Maybe it’s because I am so strict and scared during the taper in fear of stuffing up the one day I’ve spent 6 months training for that having absolutely no rules or boundaries or … Continue reading Training diaries: Recovery week
Race Recap: Surf Coast Century 2024- Relay edition
Well they say trail ultra running is a team sport but they are usually referring to all the friends and family that spend all day and night following your sweaty, whingy bum around the course feeding you snacks and stopping you from making decisions you will regret later. I have so many mixed feelings about … Continue reading Race Recap: Surf Coast Century 2024- Relay edition
I created my own “trail camp”
I have an awesome coach, but it hasn’t always been this way and I’ve always created my own training plans based on a hodge podge of information. I would pay for a subscription coaching service, pick out the parts of that I liked and then add in bits and pieces I’d collected along the way … Continue reading I created my own “trail camp”
MelMac Runs 