It's been a couple of weeks since I did my trail race before flying to the UK, but I decided I'd best write it up otherwise I would forget. How could I forget though - it was a crazy hot day! I had originally entered to run the 8k race but my friend who was... Continue Reading →
Running in Brisbane and heat stroke
Hope you had a great weekend of running. I'm slowly building back up for the half marathon I have in a few weeks time. It feels so much harder than last year but I have to remember that I had an injury to recover from and it has been hotter which brings me to my... Continue Reading →
Caught in a predicament as race started…
Did I get your attention with that headline? It was quite funny looking back now, but at the time I was stressed! The last week has been great and on Friday I popped up to the coast to see family and decided it would be good to run a ParkRun up there as well - not... Continue Reading →
Struggling to get back into running….
Last week wasn't the best week. In fact since I got back from my trip overseas 5 weeks ago things haven't exactly gone according to plan! The plan was to get back, get the 1kg off that I gained, get back into running and really push the training. Three things happened: I got sick It was... Continue Reading →
I did it! I ran my 5th Marathon – The Gold Coast Marathon :-) #GCAM15 Race recap
Yesterday I ran my 5th full marathon - the Gold Coast Marathon. This time last year my son was 2 months old and my goal before he was born was to give birth, and then when allowed to: get back into my running and train to run a marathon and I did it! RunStopShop fuelled... Continue Reading →
The joys of summer training
Wow it has been hot the last week or so in Brisbane, thankfully today is a bit cooler, but still sticky! I've found myself missing the cool weather in the UK and longing for my husband to treat me to that spa and swimming pool I've aways dreamed of! Training has been tough in the... Continue Reading →
My first “ParkRun Australia’ Race
My friend in the UK told me about the ParkRun's and that they had now started in Australia. According to its website Parkrun started in 2004 in Bushy Park, Teddington, UK (love that place - I used to run there myself) and it was a 5k timed event and the only one of its kind... Continue Reading →
Running out of steam
What a few weeks it has been. Besides the nightmare of the floods in Queensland which thankfully I was not affected, I started a new job and failed my driving test. Why am I talking about that on a running blog you may ask...... because my job is 5.5k up the road and not being... Continue Reading →
Too darn hot!
This morning I dragged my heels a bit about my run - do I go to the gym and do a speed session or do I get my long run out of the way as I might not be around at the weekend. Well after I had pondered on this for a while, rolled over... Continue Reading →