Life Throws a Curve Ball!

A small curve ball! Ok so recently I had one of those curb balls that life throws at you some times – every things going along well when all of a sudden things change! We all have them from time to to time and they come in all shapes and sizes. Mine came in the shape of a suspected Minor Stroke (TIA). Now this sounds kinda scary but it wasn’t really (at least not for me!), its not until you take time to reflect on what could of been that you realise how scary it really was. This is how it unfolded,  a couple of weekends ago as we were getting ready to go out for my running club annual dinner, I lost sight out of my right eye.  I was sitting in the kitchen chatting to Simon and my dad when it suddenly felt as if I’d been staring at something bright...

Todays Run

I’m training for an ultra marathon, the 50k’s Beaches run here in Tassie:  http://www.aura.asn.au/Narawntapu.html This is a step up from my 42.197k marathons & as I step over that distance it is also called an ultra marathon! Training at this time of year has its advantages the biggest being a ‘guilt free’ Christmas However todays run was not that easy.  Looking back I can see all the mistakes I made before setting out on my weekly LONG run, which is needed when training for long distance.  I didn’t really plan to run in the afternoon, it just kind of fit in with what the family was doing and meant I could get it out of the way Before you run a long run – which could mean various lengths depending on your...