Off the Beaten Track
Today, I crawled up out of my comfort zone and took my fear of everything that has feathers, beaks, fur, wings, scales, legs, or a pulse and ran with it around Bold Park, … Continue Reading Off the Beaten Track
SCKLM Preparation & WAMC Lake Gwelup Race
So now that all the hooha has died down over the change of date and re-change of date for the SCKL Marathon, the countdown to the race has begun. Only … Continue Reading SCKLM Preparation & WAMC Lake Gwelup Race
Suck it Up Runners or #SCKLM4October
I have never participated in the Standard Chartered KL Marathon event though I do have one unused half marathon bib (due to injury) from 2013. I no longer live in Kuala Lumpur … Continue Reading Suck it Up Runners or #SCKLM4October
Reunions (and a bit of stalking) in Paris
When I was nine, my best friends were twin girls, four years my senior, who lived next door. Their dad was a bank manager, so they were Irish nomads who moved … Continue Reading Reunions (and a bit of stalking) in Paris
Ireland 2015
Yesterday I did my first non-Australian parkrun in my home town, Kilkenny, something I’ve been looking forward to for months. But I’m not going to write about it yet. I … Continue Reading Ireland 2015
HBF Run for a Reason 2015
I’m pretty sure that the first time I ran in Perth, some time last winter (summer if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere), I ran past at least one person wearing … Continue Reading HBF Run for a Reason 2015
Busselton 70.3 Relay 2015
Finally I ran a half marathon in which I felt undefeated by the distance. That’s HM:9-Me:1 Yay! It was the run leg of the Busselton Half Ironman Relay and it … Continue Reading Busselton 70.3 Relay 2015
Cottesloe parkrun Launch
You know I’m already a big fan of parkrun but this morning parkrun just got a little bit better (for me). Cottesloe parkrun launched within running distance of home. Yay! … Continue Reading Cottesloe parkrun Launch
My 80/20 Update
I’ve been trying to implement the strategy advocated by Matt Fitzgerald in his book 80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower. This week, I haven’t run any … Continue Reading My 80/20 Update
Running Slow to Get Faster
Yesterday I started a Training Peaks Half Marathon plan designed to get me across the finish line at the Busselton Half Ironman relay in 1:45. Well, I signed up for … Continue Reading Running Slow to Get Faster
View from the Finish Chute
Yesterday evening I went to my first race event of 2015, not as a runner, but as a volunteer. Taking out family membership of the West Australian Marathon Club (WAMC) in … Continue Reading View from the Finish Chute
Happy New Year
I spent 279 hours running in 2014. That is 279 hours of free therapy, meditation and physical exercise combined with friendship, competition, toe-nail loss, and some sunburn on the bits I … Continue Reading Happy New Year
Race report: Angkor Wat Half Marathon 2014
At the start line of this year’s Angkor Wat Half Marathon, rather than worrying about the 21.1km ahead, my mind was preoccupied with the issue of gender inequality. Lofty thoughts … Continue Reading Race report: Angkor Wat Half Marathon 2014
My new race recipe
Given my enthusiasm for registering for races, I’m a pretty lousy racer. Every single time I have crossed a finish line, I have complained about at least one (but usually two or three) … Continue Reading My new race recipe
The Art of Finishing
I’m getting lazy. Not about running but about blogging. I half wrote a post about the Mandurah Half Ironman which I ran a few weeks back but I didn’t finish it. … Continue Reading The Art of Finishing
Shadows & Wind
I have blogged much lately because I’ve been writing. And running. I’m almost back to my pre-ITBS mileage and hopefully next weekend will race 21.1km as part of the Ironman … Continue Reading Shadows & Wind
