After having learned a thing or two about fuelling on longer runs a few weeks back (anything beyond 2 hours was uncharted territory for me, so with hindsight I suppose it was only to be expected). I regrouped, restocked my pack and continued to build up mileage and altitude. LastRead More…
Many aspects of life give us highs and lows. My relationship with science, for example, suffered a bit of a hit last year when it was announced that a bacon sandwich, rather than being a fantastic occasional treat, was a carcinogenic nightmare. Conversely, science wormed its way back into myRead More…
I’m Paul and I’m a Routeburn virgin. I’ll be blogging my build up to this year’s event over the next few months. Hopefully what I write will resonate with other first timers, it’ll probably give seasoned veterans a few laughs, either way, here goes! I first realised just how muchRead More…
FEBRUARY 23, 2012 I hope this finds my fellow runners and keen beens alike, well. I’m excited to be blogging for the Classic….cheers Ev! Me – this is my second Routeburn Classic and I am in LOVE with this event. A combination of motivated, awesome running friends and strings of epic long runs have really
FEBRUARY 27, 2012 Pre-planning mistake today…..long run planned after work and as I was getting ready for work I overheard the weather forecast – fine, expected over 30deg. Meaning in my language – ‘increasing amounts of pain and suffering on the run, resulting in breaks of sunscreen dripping into the eyes followed by collapsing into
MARCH 1, 2012 Ok so I have been floundering quite a lot with my running motivation for a couple of days. I remember feeling this way at this time last year with about 5 or 6 weeks of full on training to go. It hasn’t lasted for long but oh my god imagine seeing a
MARCH 9, 2012 Well what a crazy couple of weeks it has been. Go the life juggle!! I’m sure every single entrant in this race can relate to trying to fit everything in and prioritize training. What I have found hard recently is motivating oneself to get out there after a full day at work.
MARCH 12, 2012 I am topping up the old stores with cups of tea and wine biscuits and looking over at my bag, hoping it will unpack itself from a quick fire three nights and two days in Christchurch over the weekend. I definitely have the ‘vacant stare’ tired going on today and will more
MARCH 20, 2012 Slipping into my compression tights for second night in a row to sleep in , it is becoming more and more apparent I am reaching the business end of the training journey for the Classic this year. Before I continue..if you have compression tights and get sore from your long hilly missions,
MARCH 29, 2012 Had an awesome, crazy time this past weekend at the Northburn100 Ultra Marathon! Strangely enough, watching ultra runners slogging it out, some being ambulanced off the hill hasn’t out me off climbing hills, sometimes in less than ideal conditions, or attempting the bigger mileage. I sadly didn’t get to pace my runner