27. It’s golf Jim, but not as we know it
Carry the bag. Walk. The results are in, curious what the calorie burn confirms. The bag is about 15kg at a guess so shouldn’t be that surprising I guess as it’s about 8km carrying 15kg. I say ‘it’s not as we know it’ because the option to put the bag in a hand buggy or […]
26. 5k + 5k + 4.5 k
Park run with Billie kicked things off and I got back under 25 mins for 5k!!! Excited much. Quickly into another 5k to get home. Then later in the day I joined in football training (Australian Rules Football) that my youngest son Billie does with a friend in the off season as part of their […]
25. The quarter century – hills!
The quarter century sounds so impressive doesn’t it. I guess part of that is that it mentions the century which sends the message that this is part of heading towards that. And as such it’s not really that impressive if you compare to seasoned runners. But I’m not a seasoned runner, I’m really a beginner, […]
24. And then there were 10, again
I do make myself laugh sometimes. Danielle, probably moretimes. Here is what I said about this run in Strava. ======= Another Lake Albert 10k – got hot Bit of weariness in legs. Amazing how much I noticed the heat impact more. ======= But wait, there’s more, there hidden in the private notes: ======= PRIVATE NOTES […]
23. The best tonic after 2 1/2 hour drive
One thing I’ve always been curious about is how even when we feel a bit ‘bleh’ after a long drive or a sleep maybe, where doing exercise can seem so far out of reach, that once we get going, how much the bleh can turn into yeah. That was today. We were in Canberra to […]
22. Dead Legs
I said in my last post I was concerned about how I’d go coming back after the break enforced by COVID. I notice three things. Physically I have more recovery to do and that was tough. That’s ok, kind of, even though the ‘current normal’ is harder to embrace and be happy about. There’s an […]
21. First decent post COVID hit out
I’ve entered new terrain, and I feel like that elephant is just lurking waiting for any opportunity. The new areas you open yourself up to once you start running and commit to something like a marathon, are like nothing I ever anticipated. And it’s mostly personal, like no one else really knows you are experiencing […]
20. Celebrating Post COVID!
Yeah I know, kinda ridiculous celebration following the previous one but it is what it is. Also to include a walk but I decided that everything that contributes to the training gets included. Got COVID after trip to Melbourne then Hepburn Springs. The celebration is that it only lasted a couple of days so I […]
19. Celebrating 25 years married!
Destination Hepburn Springs is a 90 minute drive northwest from Melbourne but you’ll think you’ve arrived in heaven. And for me, the reason we were there and who I was there with, it all could have ended there and I would have been fine with stepping into the next room for eternity. Hot springs, quaint […]
18. Narrandera Part II
After a 1.5km warm up, and while Billie was tearing it up on the training track with the Giants Academy, I got through 7.09 km at slower pace – I have a lot to learn about ideal pacing for training. It’s a complete science. Strava thoughts… 2nd Tour de Narrandera – additional 1.5k warm up […]