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Marathon hopes dashed
As the sun sets on this rainy Saturday evening, so too it sets on my hopes for a sub 3 hour marathon in July. Today the training plan called for 30km, with the first 10km fast (sub 4min/km pace) … Continue reading
Posted in injury, running
Tagged hernia, inguinal hernia, injury, marathon, running, sports hernia
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Gold Coast Bulletin 10km
Time: 36:39. 5th overall from 634 finishers. 1st in Age Group. The quest for a podium place continues! Although I finished 1st in my Age Group and 5th overall, this was a Fun Run so there were no Age Group … Continue reading
The sub 3 hour marathon training plan
With the 2014 Gold Coast Marathon fast approaching (13 weeks away), it’s time I mapped out a marathon training plan. The goal is simple: a sub 3 hour marathon. In theory, this is achievable based on last November’s 5km time … Continue reading
Posted in running, training plan
Tagged marathon, running, sub 3 hour marathon, training plan
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100 runs in 100 days
I’m 35 days into my – possibly insane – mission of 100 runs in 100 days. To qualify as a run it must be either 6km long, or 30 mins – whichever comes first. I’m not worried if it gets … Continue reading
Ultramarathon
I went into this race SCARED, so scared that I almost didn’t go into this race at all! The biggest challenge I faced in my maiden 50km race was the mind games that happened before I even got to the … Continue reading
Posted in race report, ultramarathon
Tagged 50km race, race report, road running, running, ultramarathon
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Parkrunning
Two long years ago I was slumped forwards, hands on knees, gasping for breath and grinning wildly. I’d just run an 18:11 parkrun, dropped 1km from the line after a ding-dong duel that had been on almost from the start. … Continue reading
Posted in goals, racing, running
Tagged 5km race, goals, hinterland great walk, parkrun, post-goal blues, running, running long
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The 100km running week
I am edging tantalisingly close to cracking the sub-18 for 5km, with an 18:05 PB at Main Beach parkrun a few weeks back. Surely, it’s mine? Any week now! Unfortunately, the desire to hit this goal has started to have … Continue reading
The Daily Run
I’m just back in from my 31st day of running in January. I’ve run every single day of 2013 so far – at least 1 run per day, with a minimum of 30mins or 6km. It’s known as streak running, … Continue reading
Posted in base training, running
Tagged base training, motivation, running, streak running, trail running
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Final hit-out #FAIL
(Note: This was actually posted a few days after Hervey Bay, when I finally pulled my finger out and got around to publishing the bloody thing!) It’s 7am and I’m back at home, legs-up, coffee in hand, laptop out, contemplating … Continue reading
Posted in fail, running, training review
Tagged long run, motivation, racepace, running, training
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Anatomy of a long run
Yesterday’s run was always going to be a disaster – it was just a matter of degree. It was the last of my three long runs before the Gold Coast Marathon in two weeks. So far they’d gone from bad … Continue reading
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