The Final Block!
My training programme for this year’s 7in7 Challenge kicked off in early March, before I even knew what tracks I’d be running. It was not too demanding to start with, but has become increasingly intensive as the year has progresssed. It has been interupted by injury a couple of times and disrupted by two ‘mercy [...]
The Wild Wild West
Has there ever been a more miserable winter? The weather all over the country has been unbelievable and not exactly conducive to training! But yesterday I had no choice. Despite dire forecasts I just had to get out there and do a long run – it was well overdue. I wasn’t looking forward to a [...]
Upping the tempo
I’m two weeks in to a 6-week block of big mileage running and so far so good. Another 100km+ week was concluded with two great runs. Yesterday I spent 4 hours in the company of three great people – Lisa and Penny (both of whom are signed up for 7in7 this year) and Dan (who I [...]
16 hours of fun
I have always maintained that running with others is more fun than running solo. And on returning from a sodden wet, very muddy 4-hour solo effort in the bush today I was reminded of just how much fun it can be…. waiting in my inbox was a video that good friend and two-time 7in7′er Pete [...]
Cranking up the miles
I have a confession to make - I love spreadsheets! I know this isn’t the coolest thing to admit to but there you go, it’s out of the closet. Under the 7in7 2010 folder in my laptop there are many Excel marvels but one of the most important is the one bearing the label ‘Training’. It [...]
Sharing an epic
Over the last 18 months I have trudged out many solo miles, often wishing I had someone to share the experience with. Running with friends in amazing places is, for me, one of the great joys of life. And making new friends through a common love of the trails is another. Just yesterday I was [...]
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 [...]
Two Go Wild in the Waitaks….
With so much time away over the last few weeks I have had little chance to run in my favourite back yard spot, the Waitakere hills. So it was great to get out there at the crack of dawn today with good mate Wade. But I was a bit worried to see that Wade’s sole source [...]
Sponsor becomes a runner
Meet Kevin Bowler, CEO of Yahoo!Xtra and the newest member of the 7in7 running team. Kevin is a ‘born again exerciser’ and more used to sitting on bikes than running up hills. But when I first approached him regarding sponsorship he was immediately excited about the 7in7 concept and then starting murmuring “do you think I’d [...]
One for the hippos!
Another Wednesday another long run. After the deluge of rain over the past couple of days this was never going to be a dry one, but it turned out to be a total mudfest. I chose a circuit in the southern Waitakeres that I hadn’t done for years, and I’d forgotten just how gnarly and [...]
