Wings For Life World Run Training: Taper
There were 5 peak runs I wanted to hit before I began my taper for the Wings For Life World Run. The first of the peak runs went well.…
Chasing Flow In Running And Life
Are you chasing flow? When it feels easy to do something hard. When you are completely one with yourself and the task. These are the moments you feel truly alive.…
Peak Training For Wings For Life World Run
With 4 weeks until race day. This is the peak training block. Training changes a lot. Two key points for this block: 1. Develop race pace 2. Recovery …
Half Marathon Emergency Services Games 2018
There’s racing. Then there’s racing the hard way. The Victoria Police & Emergency Services Games Half Marathon 2018 was definitely the hard way. Even though my training has been…
10km Cross Country: Emergency Services Games 2018
Days like today are needed. Running provides more than just fitness and competition. Motivation for running has been low this week. My mind has been on other concerns. Things…
Ultra Marathon Training: Block 4 Weeks 13-16
Welcome to the business end of training. Time to move beyond just getting fit, to getting race ready. The four weeks of Block 3 went really well. Not every run…
How Not To Miss A Day Of Running: 6 Steps To Running Consistency
Consistency rules in running. But life gets in the way. We skip a session here and there. That eats away at our consistency. How can we not miss a day…
Starting My Running Story
We all start somewhere. Why do we start running? My running story started back in primary school. The Early Years It was clear I wasn’t fast when I…
When You Have A System That Works: Mess With It
When you have a system that’s working why not mess with it? One day hard followed by two days easy has been working well for me lately. In fact…
Ultra Marathon Training: Block 3 Weeks 9-12
The last 4 weeks of training was a bigger challenge than I anticipated. Well off target for quite a few sessions. I tried not to dwell on them too much.…