2016-03-19 18:53
The frequency of posts doesn't quite match the frequency of running lately, but closely enough to be really disturbing....Mileage has been down (I've been getting out with the Kid quite freq… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
There's been a bunch going on these last weeks - the blog hasn't gotten a look in whatsoever - but now, with a moment to take stock and restart, I can fill in some highlights.The Kid's TRYat… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
"Rogaining" - noun - the result of agreeing to go for a short walk with one's boyfriend and his parents, only to find 8 hours later that they carry headlamps and a second page of maps - bein… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Ran tonight with new friends, plus the kid on the bike - real good fun. Good talks and easy dinner with beer afterward - this is what running is meant to be!And the title? Well, tough relate… Read More
2012-03-11 14:35
Note: For some reason, no matter how I rotate or un-rotate images, they like to appear on their side. Tilt Yer 'Ed. Today I returned to the Bibbulmun, thinking that the worst of s… Read More
2012-03-07 16:09
Working in the city now, as well as my own shop, so things are hotting up. The workshop in the city is 7pm from home, so a run each way picks up some good flat miles. Today, it was so hot on… Read More
2012-02-25 15:29
The guy in THAT book (yeah, "Born to Run"), said the key to getting form right was to make it smooth, wait for it to get easy, then it'll become fast all by itself.I wish I'd had a clock on… Read More
2012-02-23 15:46
The Long Distance Run.All these little runs are stirring the itch to don the waterbag and head for the trails. Alas, this means it's time to crack the piggybank for a pair of low-drop trail… Read More
2012-02-19 14:24
Time manamgement has never been a strong point of mine. I have fun. I get distracted. I lose sight of the looming enormities of everyday existence in lieu of something momentarily amazing.Th… Read More
2012-02-16 16:11
All running has switched back to barefoot, with the longer ones with the Fingens tucked in the back of the shorts. Barefoot for me seems to work much better as that pleasant meditative thera… Read More
2012-01-25 11:13
Every few months in the last 2 years, I seem to go full circle where I twinge a little injury, get frustrated and wonder how running suddenly became all about speed and pressure and getting… Read More
2011-12-18 14:48
I took a gentle spin through the city this evening to get the lead out of my legs. Then I went fishing, to get the lead out of my head.I've been thinking today about little things. Little th… Read More
2011-12-16 16:13
Running is meant to be about a momentary escape, a bit of therapy time where the physical demand can block out other stuff. Right?Not Today.I ran tired, hungry and angry, and each of these s… Read More
2011-12-11 14:49
Sunday arrived armed with a load of pent-up mental energy, and not enough physical activity in the week to blunt it.I took the silver surfer (my single-speed messenger bike) out on to the pa… Read More
2011-08-10 16:57
Avid readers may note very little recent change in the dailymile totals. Apart from an inability to dislodge my lung from behind my tonsils, where it has been gurgling away for the last fort… Read More
2011-07-30 11:42
This last fortnight has been characterised by mucus, in many delightful shades.I simply haven't been able to shake this cold, as it has travelled through my nose, head and lingered in my che… Read More
2011-07-13 11:30
This week marks 9 weeks till race day. All is going well thus far, with speed sessions becoming more routine and the focus now turning to major mileage. Each fortnight now sees the total inc… Read More
2011-07-10 11:30
Today was long run day, so I mapped out a straight out-and-back course through the city and out the other side through Claremont. Easy.It started pretty cruisy, helped by a modest tailwind b… Read More
2011-07-09 12:02
Today IW is riding from Berlin to Leipzig - a friendly jaunt of 170km. Not wanting to be left out, I finished work assembling a table full of eyeballs (yes I do) and packed the bike with a p… Read More
2011-07-03 17:26
Today I needed to go bush - the Bibbulmun beckoned, since it hurt me so bad last time. What a difference water makes...It's been a solid couple of weeks with good hills and excellent recover… Read More
2011-06-12 14:35
Forgive me blogspot, for I have sinned. It is 3 weeks since my last ramblings.....So, some stuff has happened - most notably, IW came back for another visit, and that meant enormous amounts… Read More
2011-05-21 14:17
This picture summarises the condition of my brain right now...The excuse of "being busy" doesn't really cut it for my blogging gap - I've had the time, I just haven't had enough mental energ… Read More
2011-05-01 10:14
This week was time for a holiday - me and the Kid in Albany (emu Beach) with friends. Plenty of time for long runs on the beach, following the paths through the national parks......Then the… Read More
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