give me a break!
After everything that the last 12 months, especially 2020, has thrown at me, a break from it all was probably on the cards. While out for a pleasant stroll with the family on Sunday,...
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speed check: run 1:35
Albeit a last-minute decision, I decided it was time for a speed check this weekend. The brethren of the #BVSC planned a little half-marathon some time back. For a while, I was on the...
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the experiments: experiment nine
It feels like it has been forever since I ran with any purpose over distance let alone experiment. Yes, there have been a couple of interesting, fun time trials during ‘Lockdown’ but only short-distance...
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virtual race day: #BVSC mile time trial
Race day arrived again – yippee! Following the great success of the first #BVSC ‘Lockdown’ 5k Challenge, it was time for the classic distance. The mile had an opportunity to shine. If I’m totally honest,...
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virtual race day: #BVSC Lockdown 5k Challenge
So, the long awaited race day arrived. During these chaotic times of uncertainty, the concept of a race day lineup is certainly a very different thing. However, in the likely absence of any real...
weekly summary: 10 August – 16 August
As I suspected last week, I found myself taking off on the bicycle for a bit of exercise this week. It’s certainly a very different experience. Legs like jelly while other parts feel disturbingly...
weekly summary: 03 August – 09 August
No need to get excited, it’s still a zero-mile week. I hopped on the bicycle for a short spin with the family. Lots of stops for the little one to see what she ‘needed’...
weekly summary: 27 July – 02 August
The mind is hurting right now, far more than the foot is. Exercises have gone well this week and I’m walking around with relative freedom but there is a reminder there with heavier pressure...
weekly summary: 20 July – 26 July
Not much to say really. The injury is not going anywhere fast but thankfully I’m off crutches and working through the physio exercises with more than a degree of focus. If this is going...
give me a break!
After everything that the last 12 months, especially 2020, has thrown at me, a break from it all was probably on the cards. While out for a pleasant stroll with the family on Sunday,...
weekly summary: 13 July – 19 July
What started out as a typical week in recent times ended in disaster on Sunday. Three runs chalked up with a decent, very hilly, long run on Saturday and then a simple walk with...
weekly summary: 06 July – 12 July
I did say that a week off was coming after last week’s hospital procedure. Much needed time to take my mind off everything and recuperate for a while. There’s no shame in posting a...
weekly summary: 29 June – 05 July
Just 33 miles covered over 3 runs this week. Focus on consistent pacing this week. The first two runs were ideal, the weekend ‘long’ run finished awfully. I ran the required splits pretty much...
a return to blocks of four
Still in the midst of no man’s land ‘training’, I found myself back in the familiar context of blocks of four this weekend. It wasn’t my idea – “an older boy told me to do...
weekly summary: 22 June – 28 June
Continuing my recent regime of steady miles, the week got off to a good start. Temperatures were so high on Wednesday that I scaled back my effort in favour of a relaxed 10km. The...
