any minute now

Last year was a bit of a super-running year for me. Over 3,200 kilometres covered in training, two marathons, a PB in the half and two in the full. All good stuff.
This year is a fair bit more laid back. I ran the 30km Maroondah Dam run earlier in the year, the Run for the [...]

stuck in the middle

The blasted weather forecast seems to have gotten worse since last we spoke. It’s preying on my mind, I tell you.
Luckily, I managed a long run this morning. As promised I rose before the dawn and choofed off towards work. Two hours and 27km later I arrived, dripping but otherwise okay, on the doorstep at [...]

venus

I’ve been down in Venus Bay for the last couple of days. There are worse places to be on a hot summer’s weekend. You can dawdle along with your feet in the water and chill out.
As there’s pretty much nothing to do, you don’t have to rush around taking in the sites. You can just [...]

that’s more like it

Today’s long run was everything last week was supposed to be. It was under-control at all times, fast-ish, fluent, enjoyable and above all: cool.
I scooted up the Mullum Mullum creek and back before tootling over to Mooroolbark, just for the hell of it. Taking a circuitous route, it ended up being 25km in 1 hour [...]

who you gunna call

You know something’s wrong when you’re in your early 30s, it’s Saturday night, and you’re sitting there, watching Ghostbusters on TV. AND, that’s the height of the evening’s entertainment.
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Funnily enough, I did enjoy the movie. I’m a fan of Bill Murray, although I completely understand why he could [...]

the national obesity crisis

Yes, apparently it’s a problem. Every man and his dog and/or cat is an idle, lazy, donut-scoffing fatty boombatty. It’s the government’s fault, the parent’s fault, the media’s fault or just our own stupid fault.
In this case, when I say “they” I don’t just mean the general “they” who run everything, I mean the Ausrun [...]

something more challenging

As promised yesterday, a more challenging run was had this morning. I missed last weekend’s long run, owing to having a head full of cotton wool, so I did it today instead.
It was 26.something kms from home into the office.
I’m not sure I’ll do it again in a hurry. Firstly, it ain’t a really pleasant [...]

camelback is go

I feel I can safely say my experiment with on-board hydration, vis a vis using a Camelback, was a great success.
Incidentally, does one “use” a Camelback or “wear” it? Perhaps “carry”? “Drink”? It’s a tricky one.
Moving on: I had a long-ish run planned for today, and I managed it all-right, thanks to my new friend [...]