Mark
Uh oh... might have overdone it yesterday... It really hurt to walk today (waay beyond normal soreness) so I went to the physio. He diagnosed it as peroneal tendonitis. Ice + nurofen, no walkin... read more
- Site:
- http://morkus.blogspot.com
- Miles:
- 1964 total / 385 in 2013
- Goal:
Long Term: Stay fit and healthy for my family, and have lots of fun along the way; Mid-Term: Do a Sprint Tri.
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RUN
SMH Half Marathon 19-May-13 21.34 km 02:03 09:18 pace
Wow - a massive day, so I'll try and be brief (hehe, you know me... we'll see how the whole 'brief' thing works out when I get to the end!)…
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great effort mark! love your report! btw I did my dishes yesterday :) (only because my wife knew that i'm not running with phone :) )
7 days ago • Like
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well done
6 days ago • Like
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Ready for the half tomorrow! Not sure if the colour combo is the wisest: orange shirt, blue hat, and [off-camera] green shoes! Going for comfort more than anything else.
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Did you get many 'Can Too' supporters cheering for you with the outfit??
7 days ago • Like
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Hi Rob, nah the orange wasn't quite the 'Can-Too orange', so I didn't get any cheers... But I did catch up with @Joanne R. and @Jill C. in the Can-Too area after the race, and I think some folks there might have thought I was one [a Can-Too'er], because they kept offering me free food!!! :-)
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swim
Lunchtime swim - 15-May-13 750 m 00:25 53:38 pace
30 laps * 25m = 750m. Possibly up to an extra 100m on top as well - I kept losing count and having to go back to the last number I knew I was up to!
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LOL I lose track too! Great swim!
11 days ago • Like
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Nice Job:
Great going! I always lose count and then do more to make sure I'm not underestimating!! funny swimmers :)
10 days ago
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RUN
Airport and Tempe - Lunch Run... 6.71 km 00:36 08:45 pace
Lunchtime run on the concrete - weather was warm but nice! I ran from work down to International, then across to Tempe and back to work via the big new Ikea. Today I was getting the legs (especi... read more
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Need help and advice: I got some news today - something I was really hoping for didn't work out. As a result I'm feeling the inner need to get out and go achieve *something* - not sure w... read more
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Good luck Mark. This sounds like you were asking our permission for something that you needed to give yourself permission for. You know what will work and achieving your goal (finish with fun) will show you that you can do anything you give yourself permission for.
11 days ago • Like
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Hi Andrew, thanks. Perhaps it wasn't the best idea to ask a bunch of runners if they thought I should go for a run - but they sure helped! :-) Actually, the hardest thing to do was to decide to part with the $120 bucks just to enter the race! The organisers sure know how to flog the money out of us, don't they!? Good luck to you on the other big run on Sunday!
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RUN
great Group Run - Engadine 11-5-13 11.69 km 01:20 11:00 pace
Great group run exploring the fire trails of Engadine and Woronora Heights this morning. Weather was foggy but it cleared to become a really nice day. Lots of hills on this one, and I was so hap... read more
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Great Performance:
Great powering through that Mark! Sounds excellent.....fun to see all the training pay off like that!
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swim
Lunchtime swim - 10-May-13 500 m 00:20 64:22 pace
Back in the pool on a normal work day today. The training course I've been on is finally over - thank goodness! I can only take so much stuff-I-already-know-off-by-heart via death-by-powerpo... read more
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<rant>Bad training practices suck. There are ways of making that kind of training interesting. </rant> :-) Can you tell I'm a trainer? LOL Good swim, you'll get back your former distance pretty quickly.
16 days ago • Like
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You're Funny:
YOU CAN DO IT!!! :)
16 days ago
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You're Funny:
Love your description of a training session! ha ha...Nice pool time you fit in :)
15 days ago
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RUN
good Neighbourhood run 9-May-13 3 km 00:19 10:11 pace
I've been stuck in a systems training course for 3 long days this week - haven't had a chance to run until this morning. Got up and out the door before dawn; just glad to be able to sque... read more
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Do what youu can and don't what your can't. Good on you for pushing out a short run mate.
17 days ago • Like
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I cant help with the techno stuff other than that sometimes I cant upload a pic...So glad you finally got out!!!!
17 days ago • Like
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Fabulous getting that in there between so much work! Sorry, no clue about your tech problem :(
17 days ago • Like
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RUN
good Nudie beach and Lilyvale - gr... 7.95 km 01:34 19:01 pace
Not what you would think... ok, maybe it was if you know me well! Today's group run started at 7am at the southern end of the RNP coastal track. From there we followed the track that goes r... read more
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Nice Job:
Great run out there!! I will not make any comments about your "bush-bashing" near the naturist beach. That is very scary to see a crash like that....I do hope the person is ok. Yes, we are so vulnerable out there on the roads!
22 days ago
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Nice Job:
thank god for no silverbacks UGH! :P Great job today and hope the biker was ok!
22 days ago
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Great Performance:
Awesome run Mark! Sounds like it was a nice challenge.
18 days ago
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New shoes: Green on lime-green!
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Ohhhh Nice:-)
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oohhhh.....very fun shoes! Key lime pie shoes...mmmm!
22 days ago • Like
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RUN
great Lunchtime Run 3-May-13 3.77 km 00:19 08:16 pace
First lunchtime run for me in ages! Weather was perfect outside; there were stacks of cars on the roads but I just followed a short flat route along the pavement (around the Canal - via Burrows Rd... read more
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So glad you got out for that! Nicely done on the lunch hour :)
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swim
Lunchtime swim 1-May-13 750 m 00:26 55:47 pace
30 laps * 25m = 750m. Final 10 laps were a struggle today but I got 'em done :-)
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RUN
great Neighbourhood run 30-Apr-13 3.6 km 00:22 09:49 pace
Nice/short little roll around the neighbourhood this morning to get the legs moving. Ran into some of the other Saturday runners shortly after starting, so I ran with them for a little while befor... read more
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RUN
great 13.66 km 02:00 14:08 pace
Loved this run - we started at Waterfall and went east, then went down and around the forest track (a.k.a. the forest moon of endor from return of the jedi). We made it down to Lady Carington dri... read more
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Nice Job:
Lots to be proud of there! Excellent run!! Great how the swimming helps the running...that's good for me to remember too :) I'll start my swim training next week!
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Nice work there Mark! I had to check out the elevation profile - that's a decent climb!!!
29 days ago • Like
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Great hilly run!
29 days ago • Like
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swim
great Lunchtime swim 26-Apr-13 600 m 00:22 59:00 pace
24 laps * 25m = 600. Still not quick but getting better overall I think - needing less breathing time between laps.
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As long as you are getting better, 'quick' is subjective right? :-)
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sticking with this like you are is so fantastic! I am SURE you have improved- swimming is hard to see the changes in unless you really keep track!
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Showing great improvement there! Great going :)
29 days ago • Like
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RUN
great Anzac Day RNP run - 25Apr13 7.6 km 01:04 13:33 pace
Great little run this morning with the group, today in the north western corner of the RNP and also the southern end of Kirrawee. We explored the trails along Savilles creek and Temptation creek, ... read more
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RUN
good 6km local loop 6.04 km 00:35 09:22 pace
Gentle run-walk-run just after dawn this morning around my old streets. I adjusted my pace to how I felt, so it was a little bit stop-start but that was fine; it was still nice to be out enjoying... read more
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swim
great Lost count.. completely 500 m 00:26 83:41 pace
Another great lunchtime swim but I was completely focussed on my technique and not on the number of laps. Consequently I kept losing track of my laps and had to go back to numbers that I knew I wa... read more
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Keep with it Mark well done:-)
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Great Performance:
That's the way...sometimes it's good to just lose count...you end up doing way more laps!
about 1 month ago
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working on form is hard! great focus!
about 1 month ago • Like
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RUN
good Neighbourhood run 4.23 km 00:30 11:24 pace
Just a gentle run this morning to turn the legs over again.
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Nice leg turner Mark!
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Good leg turn over!
about 1 month ago • Like
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Thanks all. My weekly total distance has dropped off recently - I need to get back to increasing my base again soon!
about 1 month ago • Like
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(No regrets though - happy to have run!)
6 days ago • Like
@Rob - wasn't the reason I asked, but I am glad to know you are ok at least!
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I've had acupuncture for running injuries, and it seems to help. I'm also a total wuss around needles. :-) Hope it gets well quickly, and enjoy the rest.
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