I woke up this morning at 4.45am and was meant to run outside with my friends but I saw that it was raining, rolled over and went back to sleep and then went to the gym later in the morning. Does that horrify you? Am I a wimpy runner for not running in the rain?... Continue Reading →
Listen to your heart ….. rate
So I think I really need to change my alarm tune on my iPhone as it is currently Bruno Mars - 'The Lazy Song' which the first line sings "today I don't feel like doing anything, I just wanna lay in my bed.." That was me this morning. I had a bit of a chesty... Continue Reading →
Keep running even when you think you aren’t getting anywhere…
Haven't written in a while as have been adjusting to a life as a lady of leisure after finishing my job. I decided to put a positive spin on things and have been at the gym or running every day this week and it's been great. My rest day will be Sunday for anyone wondering... Continue Reading →
What should you pack for race day?
It's the Bridge to Brisbane 10k on Sunday, my last race for a little while. I think I am ready although I haven't trained this week. Going to do a speed session tomorrow morning and that should do me to be honest as I still have the half marathon training on my legs.
Finding your way…
Useful GPS iPhone apps for running
Running is like drinking, you should drink at your own pace as it can end up disastrous if you try and do more….
Once I settled into my pace and trotted along I enjoyed my run a lot more. I got slightly lost so decided to do my own thing and thanks to my fabulous Garmin I knew how far I was running so it really didn't matter.
and the beat goes on….
Music really motivates me when exercises. In an article today in research carried out training to music does help you train harder.....what are your favourite running tunes at the moment? or do you prefer not to run with music?
The Half Marathon…
Today has been a long day, this morning at 6am I ran the Gold Coast Half Marathon 🙂
My justification for buying a GPS watch to run with!
When I started running with my friends and they mapped out a time using MapMyRun I realised that not many of my runs were accurate as I would always be way over or under, sothen started to wonder what the point of using a Nike+ was if I had no idea if any of the stats were right!