"I set my alarm for 5am, to get out for a run in time to beat the sun, but instead of getting up early morning, 8am saw me still snoring. I’ll pay a heavy price, running before Shabbat today won’t be nice, my poor feet will cook like plates of meat! Run? More like trot, it’ll be SO hot! The run is hanging over ...
ULTRAMARATHON TRAINING WEEK ENDS ON A HIGH NOTE…
The week started with so much promise and excitement, I was looking forward to my 54th birthday on Tuesday 16 June and was going to run, with my running partner son, my first ultra marathon, 54km (of course). But no, it didn't work out as planned. My prep just wasn't right, I was exhausted - ...
34C/94F THIS MORNING: WHAT DROVE ME TO RUN IN THIS HEAT? WHAT DID I GET OUT OF THE RUN?
It was a hard run this morning, much harder than it should have been! It wasn't a long run, only 10km, but it was hot! My alarm was set for 5.10am. I should have been out the door by 5.30am, on the street for the run. Unusual for me but I slept through the alarm. Showered and dressed ...
QUITTING MUST NOT BE AN OPTION
This morning, I went out for one of my runs. I felt heavy-legged, sluggish, when I got out of bed at 5.45am. It’s marathon training season, I ran 28km last Friday and 12km on Monday. Today, 8km with 14km coming up on Friday. An aside, the back story: I’m 53 years old and started running, from ...
A ‘MUST READ’ BOOK! “JOG ON: How Running Saved My Life”, by BELLA MACKIE.
I’ve been reading a lot of books which resonate with me these days: Bella Mackie’s terrific, inspiring "JOG ON – How Running Saved My Life” is one of them. In fact, Bella’s book, her story, mirrors my story in many ways. I so ‘get’ Bella, I can see so much of myself in her struggles ...