Category Archives: Lessons learnt

In it for the long run

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

I have been doing endurance sports for the best part of 20 years. I don’t keep count but that’s probably close to 200 events. Until a couple of days ago I’d never had a DNF (Did Not Finish) against my … Continue reading →

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A story with a painful twist

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

It all started well enough. A cold morning for sure, but there was the promise of clearing skies and a magnificent circuit of the southern Waitakeres on some of my favourite tracks. Ahead lay 4 -5 hours of quality training … Continue reading →

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