Well, I guess I should start with why I entered the North Face 50k having never run more than 22km. I had done a few trail races including the Glow worm Tunnel half marathon and loved them and had experienced true moments of utter peace, so who doesn’t want more of that right? When one … Read more
A question people often ask me is “how is your running going?” This is an inevitable question for me to be asked because everyone who knows me knows that I love to run! This has been a particularly difficult question for me to answer in these last 6 months. You see my love of running … Read more
So, how did I come to be running the marathon in Canberra on Sunday and trying to break 5 hours? This is my story. As long as I have known my amazing husband of 25 years he had wanted to do an Ironman race. Once we had kids that went on the back-burner – training … Read more
Oh my goodness the New York Marathon it had been on my bucket list for 8 years since I started running, now 61 this was my Birthday present from my incredible, inspiring Son Terence. DREAMS DO COME TRUE with 15mths of training. Sunday 2 Nov 2014 I started my wave at 10.30am in the New York Marathon with Terence. We stayed … Read more
You know that feeling? Your skins are on, earphones in, Garmin is set. You are off. Total peace, freedom and raw hard work. It is unlike anything else. I’m so grateful I have been able to experience it. Living with an ‘invisible’ and rare disease like Ehlers danlos syndrome is not only painful, but frustrating … Read more
I knew it would be scenic, I knew it would be challenging and I knew it would be fun and it was all that. The fun started at the airport in Brisbane where a small group of River City Runners assembled ready to board a flight to the land of the long white cloud New … Read more