Mon 20 minutes yoga stretch [AM] 40 minutes weights [noon] 38 minutes easy to moderate run (7km) [PM] Tue 34 minutes run (7km) [PM] (4.9 min pace) Wed 40 minutes Pilates (PM) Thu Rest today Fri 34 minutes run (6.5km) (PM) Sat 55 min weights Sun 50 minutes run (with interval training) [10 minute warm… Read More
I always have a problem with choosing running shoes. Instead of thinking about the benefits it will offer my feet I focus on the aesthetics. Color is important. I can’t stand white shoes. The problem is that most women’s running shoes have a lot of white on them. White shoes get dirty quickly and it’s… Read More
Mon – 45 minutes intervals on treadmill (10 minute warm up at 9km/hr) followed by 5 x 400m at 14km/hr with 2 minutes jogging at 10.5km/h pace. Finish up with a 20 minute cool down (10.5-12.5km/hr). Total ran 8.5km. Felt pretty good afterwards I’m going to try to pick up the pace a bit with… Read More
30% is the recommended amount of calories we should get from fat every day. The other sixty is made up of protein and carbohydrates. Fat however is something that many people, even runners try to avoid. The problem is that they may be damaging their health and increasing their risk of injury. A 2008 study… Read More
Mon – 45 minutes full body weight training in the morning 40 minutes easy run (about 7km) in the afternoon Tue – 80 minute easy run (about 13.5km) mid morning I set out to do about 8km but at the beginning I thought I wouldn’t even manage that. My both felt really heavy and it… Read More
After a lovely twelve kilometre run in 30 degree heat I reached home, walked around a bit, took a drink of water and felt the pain sear through my lower back. My spine to be more exact. It’s not a new pain, I felt it a few days ago after a really long run and… Read More
Confidence hasn’t always been a strong point. More like the weakest one. I’ve always admired (and secretly hated) the confident souls that entered my life. Wondering how they did it? Where did that belief in themselves come from? With age the answers began to unfold. Confidence comes from living our life according to the way… Read More