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Do you want it enough?

Do you want it enough?

  We have 10 weeks left until the Chicago Marathon start line – that’s scarily close. This weekend I had 15 miles on my training plan and after a few too many drinks on Friday night (I blame the Jaeger bombs) I woke up feeling pretty ropey on Saturday...
Chicago Marathon Training Essentials

Chicago Marathon Training Essentials

Garmin Forerunner 220 I trained for and ran 4 marathons with my Garmin Forerunner 305 and I LOVED it. Sadly, it didn’t love running anymore and would take ages to find satellites, became slightly erratic and had a terrible battery life. I actually threw it in the bin...
Pretty Muddy 5K

Pretty Muddy 5K

We definitely got PRETTY MUDDY! My friend Jo has had a dramatic change around in the past year (more on her story next week), and I’m so proud of her. I was thrilled when she agreed to do the Race for Life Pretty Muddy 5K this weekend, and she’s been...

Hey Runner, It’s OK if…

One of my favourite pages in Glamour magazine is the ‘Hey, it’s OK’ page, so I thought I’d create one for us runners! Hey Runner, It’s OK if…. To run around the block until your Garmin hits a full mile but to stop your run at exactly your distance even if you have to...
Chicago Marathon Training Week 4

Chicago Marathon Training Week 4

Wait, is this week 3 or 4? It seems to be going so quickly! Monday- 30 min weights workout at the Grand Hyatt KL gym. Tuesday- Banging headache so swapped my speedwork in favour of a swim & smoothie by the pool! Wednesday- 5 X 800m on the treadmill at 6.30 pace....