100 days and counting….
Time sure does sneak up fast …. unbelievably there are just 100 days to go before I slip on my running shoes to tackle Day One of the 7in7 Challenge 2010 (The Twin Lakes Marathon). Ahead will lie 360kms of rough, tough trail running through stupendous southern lakes scenery and who knows what kind of weather [...]
It’s more fun with friends
Even this early in my training I’m finding the solo runs to be really mentally taxing. Every day of 7in7 last year was a celebration of friendship, and a great example of how much easier it all feels when you have good company. So with this in mind I am going to organise a few [...]
Back to the bush
Last year, while training for the inaugral 7in7 Challenge I ran close to 2,000kms on the myriad trails of the Waitakere Ranges, just a short drive west from my home city of Auckland. This year I’ve been slow in getting back into the long runs and most that I have done have been elsewhere in [...]
A trip down memory lane
Having not slept through a huge storm that battered Te Anau all night long, I thought twice about taking on the mighty ascent to Luxmore Hut on the Kepler Track this morning. In fact I thought so long that it was midday, a coffee and a caramel & banana muffin before I started. Fond memories [...]
West Coast Cracker!
Another Wednesday, another long run. And what a cracker it was – a beautiful crisp, blue sky early winter’s day. Started out from Piha and headed north to totally deserted Whites and Anawhata beaches. From here found a ‘secret’ track that I had heard about but never been on – at first good going, then [...]
