Training journal: Week 4

I had a great week this week. Two runs, two strength training sessions, one yoga and one long walk. Training week 4 held all the goods. Running/MAF training: I hit a new PB in distance with the MAF training, which was exciting to see. It’s fun to see the performance gains as my body gets … Read more

Sloth Saturday (and a catch up from the last few days)

How to solve life's problems - take a nap

As I write this, I’m sitting on the floor with my legs out in front of me, typing on the laptop. My gut is sticking out at an impressive angle, having just hours before consumed excessive leftovers from dinner tonight. Butter chicken, one of my favourite meals. I ate way too much. Today I am … Read more

Training journal week 2

Last week I cut back on the mileage by about 7km. Mainly I was concerned about my hip, and why I was getting bad stitches when I ran. I’m very wary of overdoing it when I’m just getting back into it.  Spoiler alert – I’ve decided night running isn’t for me.  On the running front, … Read more

MAF running training: what is it?

If you read my running journal post last week, you may have seen that I made reference to “MAF training”. I thought I would explain a bit more about what that is, and my experiences with it. I first read about MAF training on one of my favourite blogs, Runs for Cookies. Essentially, it’s a … Read more