I was halfway through writing an update for this blog last week, which was based on how my training was progressing and the enlightenment that occurred with my second coaching session with Richard, when the unthinkable happened.  A post on Facebook announced that due to the ever-increasing PC nature of the world that we reside […]

Hi everyone! Back into the swing of things this fortnight. Surgery went really well and I am healing nicely but am still under a good behaviour bond! I’ve caught up with Beck and Fleur and Apollo Power Yoga and am not expecting any further interruptions from here on. That’s the really neat thing about having […]

Today my new running friend Pauline (who is also coached by Richard) and I showed we were totally committed to our marathon training by not only running in the Port Hills, but running in the Port Hills while it was snowing! We set out from the Sign of the Kiwi just after 9am, it was […]

I have big feet*. I have had them all my life. I also have very flat feet. I have had them all my life. This, as you can imagine makes it slightly difficult to find shoes. Bigger feet in women is more common these days, but this unfortunately doesn’t mean that it is easier to […]

It was my birthday last week and I got a new Garmin watch. Ok so it wasn’t a diamond but it was better! A diamond is not going to tell me how fast I’m running (or not running), how far I have run, what my fastest km was, how long I have been running or […]

It’s official, the entry fee is in, I’m now committed to racing the 2 day Coast to Coast but before Coast comes is Spring Challenge! It’s an all women adventure race in teams of three. This year will be my 3rd time racing Spring Challenge and I’m super excited that it’s in Wanaka. I’m excited […]

Am not sure if this happens to everyone in winter, but as the mornings get colder and colder the effort to get out the door and exercise with a positive frame of mind gets harder and harder. I am very fortunate enough to be a part of an inspiring group of women who have entered […]

Hard to believe that I’m at the end of my first four weeks of the training plan and four weeks closer to racing the amazing Taraweras. Flights and accommodation have been booked, so it really is official, race entry wasn’t quite enough commitment! It’s amazing how quickly the training plan workouts just became part of […]

I haven’t always been a runner – about five years ago I set myself a goal and decided to complete a half marathon (21.1km). It was on my list of things I would love to do one day. When I set this goal I was about half way through my Weight Watchers journey of losing […]

Actually started some proper training last weekend. 83km including some good rough riverbed tracks to test out the new handlebar bag. It took about 5km to get used to the extra weight on the front, but with a fairly realistic gear load on board, the bike felt pretty well balanced by the end of the […]