A few years ago my husband Mike ran the Gold Coast marathon, I ran the Half. We had bought a bottle of Moët duty free and had it waiting on ice in our hotel ready to pop the cork and celebrate our success after the race. Unfortunately Mike ended up on an intravenous drip after […]

It’s been a really extreme week for highs and lows. High because I’ve reached my first $1000 donated to my mission, gutted because the event I am training for has had to be postponed for a year. I understand the logistical road block (NZ Golf Open) that has occurred for 12 March 2016 but at […]

At this current moment I am a professional runner, and by professional runner I mean that I am currently not working so have all the time in the world to run…. I was recently made redundant and finished working last week. I said to Richard until I manage to get myself another job that I […]

I look and cringe as to when I last blogged and it was 20th August!! Time really does fly. It has been a really, really REALLY busy time which has made for interesting training times and locations over the last month. August We had Spring Challenge on 30th August at the Raspberry Cafe in Tai […]

Joined in my first CP group cycle ride this week, we had fun with wacky races and a bit of clowning around in good company. This addition to my timetable has meant I have had to experiment with altering the timing  and content of my meals so I am neither full nor hungry at 6pm. […]

One thing that has been frustrating for me to get my head around, and also to implement correctly, is running nutrition.Firstly though I want to share a recent running experience…. Last Sunday while I was doing my long run up in the hills and was about 8km from the end, mentally lamenting abut how my legs […]

Last week ended with my first attempt at a real hill, Westmorland. It wasn’t pretty and I am very glad no one witnessed it! There may have been a bail out detour required at Sedgwick St but that was only so I could do a U turn and continue on up the hill minus the […]

The last month has seen a noticeable increase in milage on the bike. Two weeks ago saw my biggest ever training week, with 25 hrs, 415km (all on MTB) and some swimming. The biking included a mid week 148km ride, followed by a weekend trip from near Timaru to Twizel and return. Last week I […]

I have just finished the Catch Fitness 20 Week Challenge and the last 4-5 months seem to have whizzed by in a flash. To end the challenge Pumped Training (where I train) hold a fun run event and I entered the half marathon. My race plan was to try and emulate some of what I […]

The countdown has begun! With only 2 weeks until Spring Challenge I’m starting to get excited. For those that don’t know Spring Challenge is an all-women’s adventure race. It involves rafting, mountain biking, running/hiking and navigation. It is raced in teams of 3 women. There are 3 different race options – 3, 6, or 9 […]