Anyone who has been a regular reader of this blog would have noticed that I have not blogged any running blogs for a month or so. The reason is that I am on a break from running.
I had planned to run through the summer and take a break after Waitarere in early April. However the [...]
January
Ran a 7km Manawatu Striders event then the 60km Hutt River Trail on the 17th. Ran two more 7km events to finish the month.
February
Three 7km events.
March
The Moa Fielding Half Marathon on the 1st and then I ventured up to Rotorua and ran 80km in the first Tarawera Ultra. Found out that I was not strong [...]
What is ideal marathon preparation?
How about 50kms over two days then in the next fortnight one run and followed by a week at camp?
I almost didn’t make the start line but my wife helped without even knowing it. As the alarm rang at 5am on race day and the rain was pelting down on the [...]
Due to advertising the fields were bigger this year but the course was the same. Hills and lots of them. All sorts – long and slow, short and steep, ups and downs. Lots of them.
I was still a little leg weary from my half marathon the previous Sunday and decided to take it easy and [...]
It is hard to believe but today I ran a half marathon faster than I ever have before. A PB if you will.
What is so amazing is that my PB has stood since October 1985 – admittedly on a tougher course – but 1985 no less. I have been about 3 minutes or so outside [...]
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