In November I saw a small ad on Facebook for a purple shirt saying “I’m Sweating for Mental Health”. Given that I (quite literally sometimes) have been doing that since 2012, I wanted one. Raise $200 and enter into the…
A short 10 minute jaunt after paying a visit to Mitre 10 later, and I’ve completed my training plan for the 10km run that sets off tomorrow morning.Since November 17, I’ve run a total of 122.98km.That’s almost 3 marathons across…
It’s 8:40 on Sunday morning. This Sunday, I face my biggest challenge yet.The training run today is set for 60 minutes.One hour.This is a big deal for me, because this time last year, there was no conceivable way that I…
Hi all,A quick update on the training for you.Unfortunately it’s not good news.On Thursday, in unrelated physical activity (Indoor Cricket) my back gave out and I was rendered cripple for the weekend. This comes at a bad time, with this…
So today marked a pretty big milestone in my training.Centred around big runs on Sunday, I’ve been looking forward to this one for a while.It was a 35 minute run – something which has been more than a little daunting…
I’m back! I’ve still been running my training runs as per the plan, just that I haven’t had the time to write about each of them.Today however, I reached a personal milestone. It really put my struggle in perspective. Today…
The rain set in for a good part of the afternoon, but seemed to clear a little after 5:30 which I took the opportunity to sneak my run in. 20minutes non stop jogging.Vicky came as well, but only walked, as…
The first of what I suspect will be many evening training runs. Purely and simply, it was too hot during the day and I had an after-work function. So it was easier just to run later than I normally do.Seemed…
So, I’ve decided to track a few things on my way to the goal.One of them is the pace I’m running at, and making sure that it is manageable for the long distance run of 10km.The second is my weight,…
My second Sunday run went well – a 15 minute session non-stop jogging where I have to be careful not to wear myself out early on!As I found out in the session’s split timings, I actually got faster over the…
So those of you who know me well know that I play for a social Indoor Cricket team. It has become a massive part of my well-being plan, to the point where I prioritise it over just about every other…
The first ‘back to back’ training session. Not really an issue – the hardest part was jogging at a ‘slow slow slow’ pace (according to the training plan). But I can see why that was the case, as it wasn’t…
The first ‘back to back’ training session. Not really an issue – the hardest part was jogging at a ‘slow slow slow’ pace (according to the training plan). But I can see why that was the case, as it wasn’t…
According to the plan, today is the first training run for me.It was a 15minute jog, focussed on jogging for the entire time, which I achieved. Relatively pleased with the result. Nice and easy start.
Having never run 10km in one shot before, I figured I’m going to need to do a bit of work to get there.Thankfully, the Mental Health Foundation have a training programme set up for the Auckland Marathon event.So, I’ve gone…
Seriously!?I’m blown away. It turns out I know some incredibly generous people!Thanks to all who have given so far. I don’t even care how much, every little bit helps! I am amazed at people’s generosity.I’ve reached my target in only…
In 2012 I took myself to the GP with heavy signs of depression.Seven years later, and I’m still battling it, though in a much better place, and more able to deal with it. The hurt is still real, but it’s…