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

Just a vent about myself

I haven’t been sleeping well this week. Each day I’m waking up feeling groggy, and lacking energy. Normally I wake up at 5.30ish and climb out of bed ready to work out. This week it’s been a drag to get out of bed. Today I didn’t get out of bed until 7.30, highly unusual for … Read more

And then she sees the world…(52 in 52: get my eyes retested)

In the last few months I’d noticed my eyes starting to feel pretty fatigued by the end of he day. I was already wearing glasses at work, but it got to the point where even using my phone at the couch at night started to hurt. The thing is, I’m great at procrastination. Hence I … Read more

Thank you for the survey results

I’m going to stop with the sarcasm here for a minute, and just say a truly heartfelt thank you. I was blown away by the results of the survey. To be honest, I didn’t actually expect a single response, and was so thrilled when they came pouring in! I genuinely didn’t know why people came … Read more

5 random thoughts from the brain

I thought I’d share some thoughts that have been going round and round in this noggin’ of mine. I’m probably more excited about getting my own garage spot in the house we just bought, than the house itself. I don’t know why, but suddenly there are so many cars on the streets around our house at the … Read more