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2016 HALF Marathon blog

A running blog, sharing the journey of training for my first Half-Marathon.
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Week 12: Keeping It Fresh

Week 12's post took me a little longer than usual to smash out because of how intensely psychotic my work life is at the moment....

Hope, Doubt, Determination

So far on the journey I have noticed a series of phases. In mind and in body. Right throughout the adventure I have managed to keep this...

Week 11: A Burst of Energy

I forgot to mention last week that I tried out a barre routine on Saturday for my cross training session. Maybe I forgot because my...

Week 10: HIIT Me Baby (never again)

A couple of new things happened this week. I may have decided to integrate some additional body weight and so very popular High Intensity...

Metamorphosis Maximus

When I was writing my last post, I realised that there has already been a lot of changes for me since the start of this journey. Some of...

Week 9: Couch to 5km!

This is it! I might actually have made it! We rolled into Week 9 with anticipation knowing that this was going to be the end of our Couch...

Week 8: Resolutions

I am still on holidays this week, and revelling in the lack of plans and obligations I have to attend. Rhi and I agreed to move onto...

Week 7: Merry Marathon

This week is the last week of work, the work Christmas party, the start of my holidays and then actual Christmas. So many Loves and Hates...

Week 6: Biological Warfare

Week 6 gifted me with 5 days of over 40 degree weather and a mild case of the flu. What a week. How do you get the flu in the middle of...

Week 5: Tread Dread

Rhi and I fell into Week 5 with the panicked knowledge that we were to experience our first 'long run' this week: On Sunday we were to...

The Hydration Equation

After the serious struggle that Rhi and I experienced towards the end of one of our Saturday walks, and after a touch of admonishment...

Week 4: Nutrition Suspicion

I cannot believe Week 4 is already at my door. My daily routine now revolves around whatever training I have planned for the day and I am...

Week 3: Inhale, Exhale

Week 3 quickly became all about temptation. Resist. Succumb. Endeavour. Relinquish. Thesaurus, come at me. A jaw-clenching tug-of-war...

Week 2: The Motivation Emotion

I won't bore you with a continuing breakdown of every single day, but I will readily admit that I was seriously more than happy to go...

Week 1: Day One - Rest.

Day 1: Rest. This is what my latest app is telling me to do on Day 1 of my "Couch to Half-Marathon" training program. I can do that....

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