I finally decided it was time to get back to my keyboard and to start writing again after having a couple of weeks of neglecting my blog. I hesitated and to be honest I have not been at all motivated to write the last few weeks with work commitments, general lethargy and actually not even... Continue Reading →
Slowing things down with #lchf and running
It's been an interesting few weeks in life, work, and training - and I think this week things finally caught up with me. The last 7 days have been literally like running through treacle where energy and training has been concerned. I found a few days running I literally felt like I didn't want to... Continue Reading →
Running – loving it – struggling with it – getting back into it and so on
I feel like my journey with running consists of my going through an endless cycle of : loving it > struggling with it > picking myself back up and getting back into it > loving it ....and so on. There is often a sickness and an injury thrown in as an added spoke on the... Continue Reading →
Not so great week that ended well!
This week has been a good and bad week. At the beginning of the week I was still struggling with my running. I talked about it in my last post and have deduced it is the time of the year. I have been feeling like my times have not been improving even though I have been... Continue Reading →
Tips for maintaining a positive mindset during marathon training #GCAM15
I had a bit of a not so great week last week. After all the trials with my foot and not having run a decent long run; on Tuesday night I then got sick. I'd been outside for too long at night wheeling my son up and down a cold foyer and the next morning... Continue Reading →
Staying motivated when the running gets tough in marathon preparation #GCAM15
It's a 7 week countdown now to the Gold Coast Marathon and I have struggled this week to remain motivated. The weather has gotten colder, it's dark in the mornings and early evening and I just want to stay in bed! I had a couple of sessions where I pushed them to later in the... Continue Reading →
Tips for staying focussed with your running goals #GCAM15
I hope you've had a good week of running. It's been a mixed week of running the last 7 days for me and I can't believe the Gold Coast Marathon is now less than three months away! I had a bit of a melt down about a week ago when I suddenly realised I am... Continue Reading →
Tips for staying motivated in your running
It's been a good couple of weeks with my training dare I say it and I've been running 5 days a week following the schedule given to me by my trainer and I'm slowly getting there. It's amazing how quickly you lose your fitness but great that thanks to muscle memory the body gets back... Continue Reading →
Silly running mistakes I made this morning!
After this mornings run you'd never guess I had been running for 12 years! I was all set to go and had my kit ready the night before, my iPod charged, and my new TomTom GPS watch to try out which I was very excited about. So the alarm went off and my husband politely... Continue Reading →
A reason to run – buddies and Earthalon @earthalon
This week has started off great. Last week wasn't so great as I basically got sick on Christmas Eve and only just got better thanks to a dose of antibiotics. I was annoyed as I was meant to start my marathon training from 1 Jan so missed a couple of runs. I went for my... Continue Reading →