I have a proposition for you

No wait, really, it’s not another one of those Nigerian banking scams people apparently still fall for. And no, I don’t want to see your bank account details. And no, I don’t want to see you or anyone else naked or give you any pills that will magically improve your sexual [...]

uy que calor!

Km: 10, for the week 20km
Ah yes, that’s about the only phrase I remember from Spanish lessons - “Uy que calor!” Apparently it can be loosely translated as “cripes it’s hot”. Like most things Spanish, it sounds pretty cool, especially if you can say it in a Speedy Gonzalez voice.
Anyway - it is que [...]

when will we be famous?

Km over the weekend: 25k, for the week 60k
Congratulations to everyone who ran/jogged/walked/crawled/some combination of the above in the Melbourne Marathon and half yesterday. I know Clarkey did a great time, as did Tiger Boy from the Runner’s World forum.
I would imagine there are an awful lot of sore legs around the city right now. [...]

blood, sweat, no tears

Km for the weekend 25k, for the week: 60 approx
There’s something about long-distance running that turns you into some sort of disgusting monster. I’ll never forget a description I read once of the start of a marathon:
“sweating, grunting, panting, dripping mass of people”
It may not seem possible, but it gets worse the longer the race [...]

grand finally

Km: 10, for the week 35 (approx)
Looking down from my perch high above the CBD streets here in Melbourne, there seemed to be an awful lot of people milling around this morning. More than usual. Going by the fact that they seemed pretty over-excited and rather fond of multi-coloured scarves I assume it has something [...]

rrrs over…

28km on the weekend, new week starts today.
Q: What does this sequence of events represent?
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3:

Answer: My pretty spectacular bingle 24k into a 27k run on the weekend. Yes, I went arse over tit on the Mullum Mullum creek track. It hurt too, mostly my pride.
I hobbled home feeling sorry for myself. That’ll teach me to [...]

patti smith

Km for the day: 8, for the week: 8
It was pretty windy, hot and unpleasant on my run this morning. The weather was pretty bad too. Ha.
I had a “quick” lap of the tan and a trot up and down the river. It reminded me of why I never run in the morning. My legs [...]

who put all those hills there?

km since last post: 33, for the week: 68.
I’m implementing a new policy on this blog - only 1 defamation case per week. So I’ll have to resist the urge to comment on Jim Schembri, Anthony Kiedes or anyone else for that matter and concentrate on running.
Saturday morning was cool and overcast so I took [...]