Category: Running
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Cool Bloggers Walking Club – Week 3
Edited to add that I thought I’d posted this on Wednesday, but apparently not. Elisabeth has challenged us to do 10 minutes of intentional movement every day in October. Here’s the details from my third week. I was a bit light on the photos this week. I thought I would be able to get a…
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Cool Bloggers Walking Club – Week 2
Elisabeth has challenged us to do 10 minutes of intentional movement every day in October. Here’s the details from my second week. Wednesday October 8th: 20 minute easy run before the strength. Walk to the gym, then do 45 minutes strength training. G met me with Riley and we walked to the park, then along…
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Cool Bloggers Walking Club – Week 1
Elisabeth has challenged us to do 10 minutes of intentional movement every day in October. Here’s the details from my first week. Wednesday October 1st: 15 minutes pre-gym run. Walk to personal training. Strength training 45 mins. G met me and we walked Riley to the park, then to an unplanned stop at the nursery…
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Wildflower wander, Green Waste, New Running Schedule
Yesterday I went on a guided wildflower wander at the Yalukit Willam Nature Reserve. Our council has put on a series of these wanders through various reserves in the area. This one was not far from me and situated in the reasonably new Wildflower Meadow. The guide was involved in the building and planting of…
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Sydney Marathon Weekend
Last weekend we traveled to Sydney for the Sydney Marathon. G and some of our running friends were running, I was up for the spectating and socialising. We took some extra days, flying up on Thursday and returning on Tuesday. The flight up wasn’t great. As we approached Sydney and the plane decreased altitude we…
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City to Surf Weekend 2025
Last year I was unable to run in the City to Surf because of a stress fracture, but I had a lovely weekend and the weather was amazing. This year I was finally able to complete my first City to Surf, the weather was horrendous and I still had a (mostly) lovely weekend. We drove…
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Recent Fails
I think I mentioned that G dumped me in it last month by letting it be known that I could play keys. I did music performance (Electronic Organ) for a year 12 subject, but I’ve only played sporadically for the last twenty years and nothing since we moved to Brighton and sold the piano. Add…
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London Day 7: The Marathon
Sunday 27th April This was the big day, the reason we were in the UK—the London Marathon. G is trying to do the Abbot’s Big 6 (or 7 now) and this is his third. There was a bit of stress in the morning as the group we were travelling had organised a bus but it…
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London Day 6: Hampstead Heath Parkrun and The British Museum
Edited to add: I’m finishing this post up at Heathrow, waiting for our plane back to Melbourne via Hong Kong. We’ve had the most wonderful trip and the recaps will probably spread out over the next few months, if my previous track record is anything to go by. Saturday 26th April 2025 Today I had…