Sorry - long time no talk! I haven't written anything in a week or three as our baby finally arrived! He arrived!! Max was born at the end of April - it was a fairly quick labour and nice and pain free thanks to the epidural I made sure I had! I read lots of articles... Continue Reading →
Kickstarting training with a detox
The last few weeks have seriously been a blur. I had three work events in three weeks and I am still recovering now. We had an open day, then an event in Rocky for 4 days and then an event in Brisbane for 4 days and whilst I assured myself before they all started that... Continue Reading →
How do you know if you are overtraining?
Have you ever been an overtrainer? I have. I went through a period where I wanted to train and train, and my times got really good and I didn't want to rest because I was worried I would lose my fitness (in one day yeah!). I've been thinking a lot lately about my running and... Continue Reading →
Change of direction
I'm thinking about swimming. One of the girls that I know that goes to the gym is a triathlete and put the idea in my head of swimming in order to tone and improve my fitness. I've been feeling a bit fat and untoned so I mentioned this to her and she said what about... Continue Reading →
I’m definitely not an ultra runner!
I'm sat at home watching a documentary about three guys who challenged themselves to run across the whole of the Sahara. It's inspiring but hasn't inspired me to want to do the same! 7000 km + is a long way to run for 12 hours at a time in 140 degree ground temperature and eating... Continue Reading →
Exhilarating day and not an ounce of running done!
I have to confess, I slept in this morning! I did however do a hard sprint session last night - I didn't feel like I did very well though. You know when you have those training sessions and you just don't seem to have gotten anywhere and you've stopped and started and you wonder whether... Continue Reading →
Coming down with something the day before a race – not ideal…
So I have been gearing up for my first race for a good couple of months now. Woke up this morning and felt ok but it's 8pm now and I have slowly felt worse and worse as the day has gone on and my race is tomorrow ! I've drunk plenty of fluids, had my... Continue Reading →
All change!
It's all change from next week! I'll be a lady of leisure as my job is coming to an end. I shouldn't say this but i am actually looking forward to not having to get up at 5am to fit my training in. I'm planning an extensive training programme! In fact I got quite excited... Continue Reading →
My races
I was going through some stuff at home the other day and I came upon a box of medals that I have had from the races I have run. It's funny because it seems to be now that entering a fun run or general race means you get a medal even if you don't win.... Continue Reading →
The hard work is finally starting to pay off
Too often we are unhappy with what we have and we always want more, but I am finally starting to realise actually I have come a long way, I have toned up, I am fit now and I don't look so bad either 🙂