Category: Running
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The Infinite Game
Elite distance runners don’t focus on beating the pack. They focus on lifting their base pace every single day. 1% faster baseline compounds over months. Sprinting to impress competitors burns you out by Tuesday.
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Hunua Hillbilly – Unapologetically Tough
Auckland’s, maybe the North Island’s toughest Ultra? Quite possibly. Well, finally, after overcoming the postponements for distancing 😷 (COVID) and then pest eradication, race day arrived for the Hunua Hillbilly. After dosing off at 21:30, I gave up trying to sleep about an hour before my 02:30 alarm. Peanut butter sandwich and long black ☕️…
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Why do I run?
I ran for weight loss, to escape, to get somewhere. I run for the friendships, the discomfort that makes you feel alive, the ‘what ifs’…
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Auckland Marathon 2021
With an extra 6 months of anticipation, Matt, Gene and I headed to the start line nice and early for the 2021 Auckland Marathon in Jan ’22. The added luxury of a car ride to the start line instead of a bus from Albany meant we missed out on all that nervous tension. That tension…
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Delegate or DELETE
“It is not daily increase but daily decrease, hack away the unessential. The closer to the source, the less wastage there is.” – Bruce Lee
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Auckland Marathon 2019
With the 12hr done, my last long race of the year is the Auckland Marathon. A very different event. Brutal, but fun.
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Sri Chinmoy 12hr Race Report
A departure from marketing and management to record one of my recent passions, running. In July I was invited to join a group of enthusiastic amateur runners, dads that fit running in around their kids, work and life called the Night Ninjas. The orange and black top, I wear with pride. We may not be…
