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3 more sleeps …

Well, this is pretty much it.  Only 3 more sleeps until the Gold Coast Half Marathon.  I’m frantically trying to get myself super organised so that I don’t forget anything.  The kids are packed and I have started my stuff .. of course the running stuff is...

The final countdown …

This morning was the final long run before D day .. or GC Day .. and felt a few butterflies this morning when I woke up and thought about the 15km that I had scheduled.  Why? I don’t know.  Again, I planned to wear the same clothes and have the same breakfast .....

To load or not to load ???

As much as carbohydrates are a naughty word in some circles, when preparing for an endurance event they are talked about quite regularly.  And quite rightly so, they are a rather important fuel source for our muscles!  So, as I approach the final week of preparation...

Taper ???

This is the first week of my two taper weeks before my goal run .. the Gold Coast Half Marathon.  I’m happily not feeling pressured to keep my training according to plan!! As the run gets closer I haven’t been sure whether I wanted to keep pushing myself...

It has again been a while since I have posted anything here .. I feel that I have been missing from this world for a while.  Not all my own doing .. the computer contracted a virus .. surgery was the only option.  There have been so many things that I have wanted to...