A good friend of mine in Poland, Monika Banach, ran he first half marathon last Sunday. Here she tells us about her love of running, how she managed to fit in training into her busy schedule and what’s next for her. Monika – wife, mother of two gorgeous children, full time worker and runner. She… Read More
Yesterday I flicked back through all my past blog posts. It was nice to be able to see what I did two years ago, many of the things I had forgotten about. Like the amount of running I used to do. Compared to what I’ve been doing in recent months it was quite a bit.… Read More
After three months I finally jumped in the pool today. I’ve recently joined up with Fitness First for the primary reason that I can use the gym near my work at lunchtimes as well as the one near my home which has a 25m pool. This morning I rocked up at 7:45am and without hesitation… Read More
I’m on a downer right now. It may have something to do with last Sunday’s run or maybe it’s a combination of everything getting the better of me. I’m not sure where I want to take my running, cycling and swimming next. I’ve decided that I’m not going to do the Gold Coast Triathlon this… Read More
Let’s start with the good stuff first. It was nice to run the entire race together, I’m not sure if I would have made it otherwise. At first glance the course looked simple, just two laps, a water station every 2km and over a thousand runners aiming for the finish line with their own personal… Read More
In just a few hours we’re going to be running the Twilight Half Marathon in Brisbane. I’ve never done this race and it’s been eighteen months since my first half marathon. Sure, I’d love to get a PB but I think the aim of the game today is to enjoy the race, run it together,… Read More
Well, I’d like to say it was a good week training but again, come Wednesday I was exhausted. I trained on Monday and Tuesday after work and I had good intentions for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday but little things got in the way. I’ve had a really bad case of eczema on my foot. It’s… Read More
My new old favourite exercise. It’s a compound exercise which works various muscle groups and means that you don’t have to do multiple upper body exercises to build strength and muscle. Because you’re working your back, shoulders, arms and abdominals simultaneously you can save a lot of time at the gym but reap as many… Read More
I had great intentions for this week. Huge ones. I figured that after my holiday I would be rearing to go, motivated to train and desperately wanting to run, cycle, swim and weight train. Well, the week started well and then just turned to shit. The days are getting shorter. By the time I get… Read More
It would be lovely to have a crystal ball at hand whenever you were faced with a decision. One that would readily provide you with the answers you were looking for and gently push you in the right direction when you were swaying off the right path or just to confirm that the decision you… Read More