Tag Archives: Marathon

Back into running

Late last year I was really into the XC mountain biking, and starting to become mildly athletic and maybe even the most skillful I’ve ever been at it.  It was great fun, and I had a riding partner, Nick.  Nick … Continue reading

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Melbourne Marathon 2006

Last weekend Morv and I went to Melbourne for the weekend, for the Melbourne Marathon. Morv did the MaraFun 7.5km event in an impressive time, and I slacked off by 36 seconds compared to my performance in the Adelaide Marathon … Continue reading

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what i’ve been up to lately

Adelaide Marathon This was a couple weeks ago, but I’ve been “a bit busy”, such is my favourite line at work these days. After talking to someone for a couple minutes and you feel like getting back to work, or … Continue reading

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Sponsor me in Adelaide Marathon for Muscular Dystrophy

Last weekend I ran another marathon – 44.3km in fact! The week before that I also ran a full marathon (42km). This weekend I’ve had a rest, because next weekend I’m running in the Adelaide Marathon event. It’s mostly along … Continue reading

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Run from Glenelg to Mt Lofty

Yesterday I did my 3rd ever marathon length run (at least that I have recorded). The other two being the 2005 melbourne marathon and my first rogaine. I had always wanted to try this run, and I thought it was … Continue reading

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my first metrogaine and moderate dehydration

WARNING: This post contains a graphic description of extreme dehydration which may make you feel uneasy. If you’d rather not read disgusting details that’s enough to make even myself fell yucked out, then DON’T READ!! On Saturday I competed in … Continue reading

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melbourne marathon 2005

Sure there has been several years of ‘talk’ leading up to this latest challenge, although I’ve finally done it. I ran a marathon. You may notice there has been a two week gap between my last post about what I’ve … Continue reading

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moving home this weekend

It’s official, I’ve decided to move home this weekend in order to chase my dream of elite athleticism. I have 5 weeks to prepare for my first marathon, and I have my eye on the 2010 Hawaii World Iron Man … Continue reading

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World Iron Man Challenge

I was thinking yesterday, doing a World Series Iron man race isn’t too bad: The swim is 4km and the cutoff is 2 hrs. and 20 min., the bike is 180km and the cutoff time is 10 hrs and 30 … Continue reading

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34.1km run

Well this is a delayed post, probably because I was too nackered to write this on Sunday. Basically, I went for a 34.1km run. I merged two of my usual 12km routes that I use to train for the annual … Continue reading

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