Training

December 14, 2016

I just ran my first 5 km, now what?

You’ve been training hard for the past few months and you gradually worked your way up to running your first 5 kilometre distance non-stop. Congratulations! This is a huge deal! […]
December 5, 2016

5 tips to help you beat the heat on your run this summer

The winter running season has its’ own set of affiliated excuses that can prevent many a runner from getting out the door, so once spring rolls around we are more […]
September 3, 2016

5 Beginner Tips for Running a Marathon

Throughout my first round of marathon training I was blasé about the whole thing and I ended up injured, and with quite a difficult first-time marathon experience. It taught me […]
June 19, 2016

Using Runkeeper to Set Intervals

As a running coach, I mainly work with people who are at the very beginning of their running journey. Our most popular sessions are the ‘Learn to Run’ group that […]
June 12, 2016

5 Tips for New Runners

You’ve dusted off the old trainers, got your baggy track pants out and donned your favourite cotton T-shirt. You just decided to take up running because, well everyone else seems […]
April 5, 2015

Outside the comfort zone .. Is the journey complete ?

So for those of you    that follow this blog I have been updating you sporadically on the journey I decided to take outside of my comfort zone. Well I am […]
November 23, 2014

Rachel’s Runners Remembrance Run

In 2013 when my grandfather passed away I decided to honour his memory by dedicating our long training run that week to him. As the date fell in November which […]
September 19, 2014

One step at a time: My journey to marathon number 2 (Part 7)

With only 1 more sleep to go, everything is pretty much on track and with no taper tantrums in sight! I wasn’t sure if I would have time to sit down […]
September 2, 2014

One step at a time: My journey to marathon number 2 (Part 5)

As they say, no news is good news! When I ran the Great Ocean Road Marathon in May and sat down to write the race recap, it was so draining! […]