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How to Find Your Why
I was at a party last weekend and was being introduced by the host to a number of new people. I settled into a conversation with one of the ladies there and as you do with someone you have never met...
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The North Face 100 – Chapter 1: Pre race.
It’s done. After 5 months of training and preparation, I have completed the biggest event of my running career to date. The North Face 100 is an 100 kilometer foot race through the beautifully scenic...
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The North Face 100 – Chapter 2: Start to Check Point 3.
4:20am. I woke early to my alarm feeling like I had barely just closed my eyes. It was time. We didn’t have to be at the race briefing until 6:15am but I had set my alarm mega-early so that I had...
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The North Face 100 – Chapter 3: Check Point 3 to Finish
Leg 4: 54 to 65km This was a short leg, only 11km which took me 96min, but it was the hardest of the day. After leaving my crew at check point 3 I felt amazing… for about 3kms. Then for some reason I...
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The North Face 100 – Chapter 4: ‘It’s not fitness, it’s an attitude.’
It’s been a fortnight now since North Face. It feels like eons ago and my body feels surprisingly fantastic and recovered. Although, I went for my first run today since finishing and, oh yes, I was...
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Show Up
More than once or twice over the last few days I have noticed the phrase: Show Up appear in various tweets, blogs, status updates and the likes. Interesting concept: To Show Up. Where did it come...
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Mind Your Expectations Please!
I know two very wise ladies named Kylie and Dominique and although the descriptor of ‘wise‘ may portray them as elderly women with long, white hair, wrinkles of experience lining their faces and...
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Doing ‘it’ in the Morning.
As a personal trainer I am often asked; “Is it better to exercise in the morning or at night?”. My token answer until today has been; that the best time for you to exercise is when it is most...
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Three Books I Really Like.
I looked at my book shelf (which btw is one of my most prized possessions) and picked out three books that really spoke to me and had a significant effect on how I now view the world. I thought I would...
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BECOME A MASTER AT IT.
I have a good friend by the name of Vlad. He’s a runner of sorts, an elite distance runner in fact, regularly placing in the top 5 or 10 in many Australian road races including the City2Surf, Gold...
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