Yes it's true. I'm biting the bullet. It's only taken about 56 days and this bullet has been a hard pill to swallow. It's weird, I thought I had come through all that 2020 was rather well. It's all relative of course, but I considered myself one of the lucky ones. I mean if running … Continue reading My 2021 Running goals
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I stopped running and I didn’t die
I stopped running for a week and I didn't die! I had to go back into the archives of Strava all the way back to June 2015 to find a week without running. I had a run a 50k the week before and I guess I took a week off. I don't remember it. Honestly … Continue reading I stopped running and I didn’t die
Tarawera Miler Training Diary-Week 8- Ouch and Oops
There is nothing worse than someone telling you “I told you so”. It’s infuriating, frustrating and generally speaking quite annoying and a little patronizing. So two weeks ago when things started to fall off the wagon and I felt tired and a little run down, I chalked it up to what it feels like … Continue reading Tarawera Miler Training Diary-Week 8- Ouch and Oops
Tarawera Miler Training- Week 5
I’m here, I haven’t forgotten, I just got swamped with work and Christmas commitments. Tarawera Miler training Week 5! Shit this is going fast! I, however, am not. Training This week was an epic week of training. I honestly can’t believe I managed it. It was both physically and mentally exhausting with 5 runs, 4 … Continue reading Tarawera Miler Training- Week 5
Tarawera Miler Training- Week 4
Holy crap, it's been a month since I signed up for a 100 Mile race. Granted for me the word "race" is a little loose, it's more about making it to the end without using my life insurance. I'm super proud of myself for sticking with the plan for the past month. I've been a … Continue reading Tarawera Miler Training- Week 4
Race Review- AfterGlow Trail Run
Another day, another fun run. Well actually no, the AfterGlow Trail Run is not just another fun run. Yes ok it has a start and a finish and yes people do it for "fun" but let me say this, you haven't run a "fun run" until you've had a go at AfterGlow. Yes I hear … Continue reading Race Review- AfterGlow Trail Run
MelMac Runs 