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Good Friday Cross 2020

Here is the Good Friday Cross for 2020. We are currently in the middle of a lockdown due to the Covid-19 virus. However, continuing with the theme for this year, running is becoming more and more important to me, both…

Wellington Round the Bays – 2020

In November I saw a small ad on Facebook for a purple shirt saying “I’m Sweating for Mental Health”. Given that I (quite literally sometimes) have been doing that since 2012, I wanted one. Raise $200 and enter into the…

Training Complete

A short 10 minute jaunt after paying a visit to Mitre 10 later, and I’ve completed my training plan for the 10km run that sets off tomorrow morning.Since November 17, I’ve run a total of 122.98km.That’s almost 3 marathons across…

Woah! We’re Half-way there.

So today marked a pretty big milestone in my training.Centred around big runs on Sunday, I’ve been looking forward to this one for a while.It was a 35 minute run – something which has been more than a little daunting…

Sunday Run

The rain set in for a good part of the afternoon, but seemed to clear a little after 5:30 which I took the opportunity to sneak my run in. 20minutes non stop jogging.Vicky came as well, but only walked, as…

Friday Evening Training Run

The first of what I suspect will be many evening training runs. Purely and simply, it was too hot during the day and I had an after-work function. So it was easier just to run later than I normally do.Seemed…

Training Run and Weight

So, I’ve decided to track a few things on my way to the goal.One of them is the pace I’m running at, and making sure that it is manageable for the long distance run of 10km.The second is my weight,…

Pre Cricket Training Run

So those of you who know me well know that I play for a social Indoor Cricket team. It has become a massive part of my well-being plan, to the point where I prioritise it over just about every other…