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Category: Running

  • Good Things Friday

    Good Things Friday

    Last weekend was the Gold Coast Marathon Weekend when both G and I were supposed to run the marathon, and we were out of action. So instead of completing my first marathon, there was a lot of eating, lazing around and watching other people running. FRI 5.7.2024 SAT 6.7.2024 SUN 7.7.2024 MON 8.7.2024 TUES 9.9.2024…

  • Good Things Friday

    Good Things Friday

    Dinner Party “Have my school friends over” is on my list, and I am happy to report that it happened on Friday night. G was away in Noosa with his school friends, so I figured this was the perfect opportunity to have my school friends over for dinner. I reconnected with two of them at…

  • Noosa Running

    Noosa National Park Loop This is my favourite Noosa run with spectacular scenery and varied terrain. From where we normally stay on the river it’s 14 km in total but from Noosa Beach it’s 9 km. From Hastings St., the trail runs along the coast with a mixture of asphalt and boardwalk and a couple…

  • Random Things: Marathon Sign-Up, Internet Free Day #2, New Year Peeve, Perspective

    I hoped that 2024 would be the year I finally ticked off a full marathon but I planned to sit on the fence to see if I could get some consistent training going in the first part of the year. Entries for the Melbourne Marathon to be held in October sold out in the first…

  • Cross Country Running

    We had our last cross-country race on Saturday. This season has been a bit of a bust for me and the last race did not break the bad run. I never really managed to throw off my previous cold completely and now I’m down with another one. The course was a shocker with two hilly…

  • Gold Coast Half-Marathon Recap

    Last Saturday, I ran the Gold Coast Half-Marathon. My preparation since my multiple lurgies in early March/April went as well as I could have hoped for. I built up to several long runs over 20km, topping out at a 24km long run three weeks before the race. I mostly hit my goal paces on my…

  • Friday Thoughts #16

    Noosa has been incredible so far. The weather has been stunning, although a change is coming this weekend. Last year while we were here, I didn’t swim in the ocean once. After the success of my goal to swim five times over summer, I’ve decided to do the same thing while I’m up here. I’ve…

  • Friday Thoughts #12

    What? Is it already Friday? It was Anzac Day on Tuesday, and Hubby took Monday off so we could get some jobs done around the home. We had a big box of bits and pieces from the various appliances installed in the apartment, and we went through that to work out what we needed to…

  • Friday Thoughts #8

    It’s been a week since I posted here … oops. I’ve been wondering if the email for replies to comments is working. If you’ve received a email when I’ve replied to your comment can you let me know below? When I run alone on easy or long runs, I usually listen to a podcast and…

  • Scraped Knees

    This is why it’s a miracle I didn’t come a cropper during the Two Bays Trail Run I fell over running easy on the Elwood Beach Boardwalk. Scraped knees are a constant during childhood. You’d think I would have outgrown this by now, but it seems I have to top up the scar tissue every…