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Longest Run

I’m back! I’ve still been running my training runs as per the plan, just that I haven’t had the time to write about each of them.Today however, I reached a personal milestone. It really put my struggle in perspective. Today…

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,…

Latest Training Run

My second Sunday run went well – a 15 minute session non-stop jogging where I have to be careful not to wear myself out early on!As I found out in the session’s split timings, I actually got faster over the…

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…

Second Training Run

The first ‘back to back’ training session. Not really an issue – the hardest part was jogging at a ‘slow slow slow’ pace (according to the training plan). But I can see why that was the case, as it wasn’t…

First Training Run

According to the plan, today is the first training run for me.It was a 15minute jog, focussed on jogging for the entire time, which I achieved. Relatively pleased with the result. Nice and easy start.

Training Plan

Having never run 10km in one shot before, I figured I’m going to need to do a bit of work to get there.Thankfully, the Mental Health Foundation have a training programme set up for the Auckland Marathon event.So, I’ve gone…

Three Hours In…

Seriously!?I’m blown away. It turns out I know some incredibly generous people!Thanks to all who have given so far. I don’t even care how much, every little bit helps! I am amazed at people’s generosity.I’ve reached my target in only…