Nov
05
I’m really sad to say this, but this is the end of the challenge for me. I went to the hospital this afternoon to (finally) get my leg checked out. I’ve been limping now for about 2-3 weeks and while it had got noticeably better, the weather has gotten a lot colder this week and [...]
Nov
04
I’ve been feeling slightly under the weather all day. I’m not sure whether I’m just tired or if I’m coming down with something. I suppose the next few days will tell. All I can say is TFI Friday! My mind wanted to take it easy today, but my body didn’t. So battle ensued. For every [...]
Nov
03
This week has flown by. I can hardly believe it’s Friday tomorrow, which means the weekend is just around the corner. I’m looking forward to relaxing a bit and maybe enjoying some fireworks on Saturday. It’s my young niece’s birthday, so I can imagine she feels pretty special with all the fireworks going off. I [...]
Nov
02
I felt quite tired this evening so I settled down on the sofa for a quick power nap only to wake two and a half hours later. Some power nap. When I woke, I was in a bit of a panic because I’ve yet to set the time on the clock in my lounge to [...]
Nov
01
Everything seemed to come together tonight. The weather was almost ideal (light breeze, dry, quite cool), I felt fresh, and my dodgy leg felt great. Nothing held me back and the results show that. Just over 5K and every kilo was faster than the previous, culminating in a 5:12 pace for the 5th kilometre, followed [...]
Oct
31
I was up until 3am finishing off some work for a project deadline due this morning, so I’ve been a bit out of it most of the day. I think I’ve had about seven hours sleep this weekend and it’s catching up with me, so an early night is in order. I’ve been tagging all [...]
Oct
31
I’ve not had much luck convincing my friends to occasionally join me on these daily runs. I’m usually greeted with a very quizzical “Why?” when I describe what I’m doing here. My justifications are typically followed by a lot of “you’re crazy”, “why would you put yourself through that?” kind of negative talk. However, I [...]
Oct
29
It’s the last Saturday in October, so that means it’s Snowdonia Marathon day. It also means it’s guaranteed to rain. I kid you not. I didn’t manage to get to see any of the race as I was working this morning and then running errands this afternoon, but it’s been monsoon wet all day. Apparently, [...]
Oct
28
Sometimes even the best laid plans change. I was supposed to go to a book launch tonight, but instead got dragged (willingly ) to the climbing wall and then ended up at a friend’s house for dinner. I left the house at 5:30pm and didn’t arrive back until almost 11pm. I still had my daily [...]
Oct
27
This evening’s run seemed to be over in the blink of an eye. I can hardly remember any of it, which is odd given that I only finished an hour ago. I suppose that’s what an auto-pilot run feels like. You don’t think about it but it happens and, before you know it, you find [...]
