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Greetings fellow runners.

Appologies or not having blogged about  my assault on The Daegu Marathon. Alas I have nothing special to write about.

Sure I finished but unfortunately I didn't achieve the time that I felt capable of. I just didn't click. But that's the unknown about marathons, you don't really know what you'll run on the day, regardless of how your training has gone.

Having said that, I was satisfied to have finished considering that I have had 3 years of…

Yes, the day is almost nigh upon us! And I have just completed my taper. Everything has been done to prepare myself to produce the best I can do on the big day. Tapering is actually an art. Train too hard close to the event and the body will be tired. Taper too long before eg more than 3 weeks before the event, and the body shuts down too much.

Anyway this is how I've tapered

Commencing Monday 24th March

Monday : 40 minutes

Tuesday: 5x3 minutes at race pace with 3…

Twenty weeks done and my body has held together really well. However preparing for a marathon is akin to going on a journey. There are going to highs and lows along the way. However as long as you keep training and not losing track of what you are trying to achieve at the end of the road, you should be able to have a good run with a high chance of achieving your goal.

Like any project marathon training needs a meticulous plan with your hardest training 2-3 weeks from the event.…

Well the big race is getting closer and am now into my final hard 2 week block before commencing my taper that will leave me fresh and eager to run the best race that I can do on the day. However I won't blog about this week as I haven't blogged my last hard week. So here we go:

February 17th-23rd

Monday:AM 60 minutes at a good pace; 4:15-4:45 per km

            PM Strengthwork concentrating on posterial chain            

Tuesday:PM 60 minutes with 5x6minute…

Greetings and long time no hear. I hope all your training is going well, especially if any of you are running a spring marathon.

Apart from a couple of light colds and the effects of long haul travel (more of that later) my buildup for the Daegu International Marathon on April 6 has been going well. I seem to be progressing in the right way; I feel I am right where I need to be; and am confident of having a good race on the big day. But there are still just over 7 weeks to go, however…

Seasons Greetings Fellow Runners.

For those of you who celebrate Christmas, I hope it was a joyous occasion and you didn't eat too much. Anyway Happy New Year to you all, may you all fulfill your running goals for 2014, or whatever else you resolve to do.

It's been 9 weeks since I started writing blogs covering my buildup for the Dong A Seoul Marathon on March 16 2014. And I'm just about at the halfway stage, already! Boy time flies! The biggest factor affecting marathoners is…

July 3rd 2011, Gold Coast Marathon. After 6 months training I'm on the start line eagerly awaiting the gun to signal the running of the biggest marathon in Australia. Up until the final 4 weeks everything had been going well and then I strained the insertion linking my left hamstring and glute. Fortunately I've come through this and a massage therapist who had treated me in the days leading up to the event has assured me that I'd be fine.

After the speeches including one given by…