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Hello, Well things have been a little on the quiet side here as I recover from my ankle injury. 9 weeks later. Today was my first run post minor surgery, and all feeling good. Just in time. I have a 50km trail Ultra to run in Saturday (3 days away..yikes!) then a steady 20km … Continue reading
Well as usual another interesting week behind me. So I had a minor surgery on my left foot with a small stone being removed that was actually tapping against my foot bone. Luckily it was small and had bypassed muscles and tendons without injury. Phew. I also had some damage to my left ankle, which … Continue reading
Okay, me and my technology woes. Missed a blog due to volunteering, and then my pc was virus infected for a couple of weeks that got into my internet explorer and google chrome, took IT 3 days to resolve, and finally back in action. I recently volunteered at the Australia Day Ultra, which was an … Continue reading
Real barefoot trail running. Yes. Amazed? Yep, so am I. How? Read on. So if you are at my blog you know I do barefoot running as my preferred running style. Mostly on road/pavement/concrete/beach/grass. I have even run a full road marathon totally barefoot. Then you will also know I love trail running. BUT for … Continue reading
Comrades training has now commenced in earnest. Lots of long hill runs every weekend. Have a look at the profile for the course! Yes that is 42km going uphill..all the way! The next big thing is that the KEP ultra (50km, 75km and 100km) ballot entry has been awarded, run in our area on the … Continue reading
One of the main reasons for this blog is to answer questions people raise when they see me run barefoot. To be honest, half the time it takes me a few hours to consider the question before I can answer it holistically. I am a very pragmatic kind of individual, so when people ask me … Continue reading
What an awesome weekend. After last weekend and that epic beach run of mine, I thought I was not designed for this long distance running… My reason for that beach run was four fold…distance milage, time out on feet, strength training, and beating the sand…I thought it had got the better of me. Monday was … Continue reading
Wow. I am running a day late from my normal posting date. But I think I can be excused. Now, I am still doing training for the 6 Inch Ultra. So need to get strength training up, distance and endurance, and sand skills in. So muggins here set herself up for a little … Continue reading
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