January flew by so quickly that I’m left to wonder whether it was here in the first place. It’s as if someone ‘upstairs’ set the clocks on fast forward. The other day I was working on a university assignment, when I first looked at the clock it was half past eight, when I looked again… Read More
The Runner’s Body: How The Latest Exercise Science Can Help You Run Stronger, Longer, and Faster by Ross Tucker, PhD, and Jonathan Dugas, PhD, with Matt Fitzgerald I love this book! The Runner’s Body constains a lot of information that I had to digest slowly and thoroughly. Since I don’t have a science background and… Read More
I love waking up to the feeling of tight and sore quads, hamstrings and abdominals. Crazy, I know but that’s when I know that I’ve put my body through a tough workout and challenged it with something new and exciting. The ‘new’ workout might mean going for a long swim instead of running, spending an… Read More
Great workout today. Loved it. Felt fantastic throughout and even at the end. I could have run more but I did the right thing by stopping where I planned. 14km. Yippee! Fridays/Saturdays are going to be my long run days. That’s when I can get into the gym and on the treadmill for longer than… Read More
You run every day or hit the pavement twice a week choosing to spend your free time swimming or rollerblading down the esplanade. You feel fit and aren’t afraid of challenging yourself to a 10km run at the weekend. But when someone proposes a session in the weights room or a yoga class you cringe… Read More
My wonderful partner made my day complete last night when he came home with this bunch of tulips!
I love days like today. Productive. Active. Busy. Even though I’ve been working my butt off since 8am and it’s now after 9pm I feel satisfied. Every now and again I get one of these days where I manage to fit in two workouts (Pilates in the morning and a run in the afternoon), and… Read More
Studies suggest that 7-9 hours is the optimal amount of sleep we should be getting every night. That’s like one third of your day (and your life) spent under the warm and comfy covers of your duvet, head slumped on a pillow and cuddled up to your lovely other half. Sounds great… yeah until the… Read More
I hoard things – especially clothes, books, magazines. There’s just too much of everything and I have no idea what to do with it all. You see, what makes all this so difficult and time urgent is that I’m moving back home to Australia in March, and I have no idea what I should take… Read More
Brain Training For Runners by Matt Fitzgerald Forget what the scientists say about ensuring you’re hydrated enough before you start your marathon, don’t waste your time adhering to a strict problem when you’re feeling like crap, and try running in the simplest shoes you can find to avoid running related injuries – these are just… Read More