Slight hiccup
by
Bruce
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
Its been a quiet week. I noticed early on in the month a slight twinge in my ankle and after a few weeks this was not improving - in fact was probably worsening slightly as I ...
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Dean Karnazes - Ultramarathon man
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Bruce
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
l recently obtained from our public library Dean Karnazes' original book, Ultra marathon Man. This was another fascinating read from the man who has really taken the sport of ...
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Smiths Sports Shoes disappoint
by
Bruce
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
Over the last few weeks I've visited a few running shoe stores keen to try out a few new shoes and hopefully find the right pair for me. I was keen to try out a several stores ...
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Extending your Lactate Threshold
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Bruce
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
I've said before here that I've been using my spare time recently to learn more about the many various training methods there are out there. Last month I wrote a piece about ...
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Sam's Soccer
by
Bruce
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
My six year old, Sam , has been setting the soccer pitch alight this winter featuring weekly on his team's score sheet, often multiple times per game. I was therefore stoked t ...
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Yoga for Runners
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Bruce
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
As I mentioned in my last post, I'm now focused on making a return to running in the spring. I'm trying to cover all bases this time and am leaving no stone unturned in order ...
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Time to stretch and strengthen
by
Bruce
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
In less than six weeks spring will be here and that heralds the start of what I hope will be a come back to running. I've been maintaining the fitness work over the winter wi ...
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Increasing your VO2 Max
by
Bruce
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
While I haven't been doing much (okay any) running lately, I haven't let that stop from trying to read as much as I can on the subject in order to improve my knowledge. The ho ...
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Lisa Tamati in Badwater
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Bruce
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
New Zealand ultra runner Lisa Tamati lines up at the Badwater Ultra marathon starting in Death Valley this weekend. It will be Lisa's second appearance at the infamous ultra m ...
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Our new arrival
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Bruce
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
Our eagerly awaited new arrival joined our family on Monday. Alice Rose was born at around midday weight 2.9kg. She is a beautiful baby. Mum and baby came home from hospital ...
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The Pregnancy Marathon
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Bruce
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
I'm perhaps not qualified to comment on either pregnancies or marathons not having experienced either of these events, however it has struck me while observing Michelle's preg ...
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