Posts Tagged as ‘Running’

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  (Tags: Ian, Race Report, Running, SMH 1/2)SMH 1/2 Marathon Race Report

  I woke to the alarm at 4:50am, the sun still asleep and the air crisp. It was race day and the time had come to see if all my training had paid off. I went through the game plan in my head as I threw down some coco pops and a banana in nervous anticipation [...]

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  (Tags: Running, Training)Run – Mid Week 6.5km’s

  Got in a nice 6.5km mid week run last night. Felt good in the run and was able to keep the pace/speed needed meet the 75min/11km cut off in the SMH 1/2 marathon which boosted my confidence that I was not going to crash out next weekend, especially since the run had a few hills [...]

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  (Tags: Running, Training)Run (Epic) – Lady Carrington Drive (Out & Back)

  Last weekend Brendan and myself decided to go for a run along Lady Carrington Dr with 14km’s in mind. However when we got to the 7km turn around point neither of us said a word and we just kept on running and before we knew it we ended up running the whole length, a little [...]

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  (Tags: Marathon, Running)How To Spot A Marathon Runner

  Ever wondered how to spot a marathon runner.

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  (Tags: Fitness, Running, Training)Working On My Fitness: Mar (07) Update

  Time for a March 07 update. Reached one milestone (of sorts this month), managed to swim 1km (20laps) without stopping. Proud of that Update * Polar Fitness Test: 48 (+3) aerobic/cardiovascular fitness at rest, comparable to VO2max * Run (Feb 07): 26 km (+0km) * Swim (Feb 07): 180 laps [50m] or 9km (+34laps or [...]

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  (Tags: Race Event, Running, SMH 1/2, Training)SMH Half Marathon (21kms – Oh Crap)

  Call me crazy (because I think I might be) but Brendan has manged to convince me that running the Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon with him is a good idea, that’s 21kms, yeap that’s right 21kms. The event (as I am not going to call it a race, because my only aim is to finish) [...]

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  (Tags: Fitness, Mountain Biking, Running, Swimming)Working On My Fitness: Feb (07) Update

  Time for a Feb 07 update I think. Well, to start with Laura (you’re the best) bought me a Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) as a Valentines present (Laura got jewelry). So I have been using the HRM and the http://www.polarpersonaltrainer.com website to track/log my exercise (what can I say that is the kind of person [...]

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  (Tags: Fitness, Running)Working on My Fitness

  Thought I might chronicle my journey towards fitness. That is sort of a funny way of saying I am trying to get fit this year and need to set some targets / goals in order to keep myself motivated and in a way some accountability for those goals. Current statistics: Height: 194cm (6’4″) Weight: 98kg [...]