Judith's Marathon Journey

All my running life, the long Sunday run has been a tradition. But now I’m trying a change-up! I’m finding the netball (and Express Fit!) hard on my body, and so I’ve decided to make Sunday either a rest day or an easy day, and run long on Monday – just for a couple of […]

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Express Fit today – that’s it! Our focus was mostly on core work, using the Swiss Ball – planks, wall sits and leg-raises. Had a good stretch afterwards, and I intend to stretch again tonight.

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Monday: Well, that’s easy – rest! Totally exhausted/sore after the weekend’s activities… Tuesday: Express Fit in the morning – lots of toe-taps, planks, complicated burpees – actually today’s workout included almost all my least favourite exercises! I did a Yoga class in the evening (after an afternoon back at work!), and warmed up with 2km […]

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Saturday: Only about 2km of jogging between home and netball courts – a warm-up of sorts! I umpired 3 junior games, and played 3 quarters. All good, but very weary by the end of the day – 6 hours on my feet! Sunday: Another glorious Wellington autumn day – I repeated my 13k South Coast […]

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The weather forecast was for ‘not much wind’ – well, not so much….. I felt sluggish running into the northerly, but finished strongly. I ran 9km in an hour, and included 4×30 seconds at slightly faster than race pace. I also threw in 4×20 sideways skipping, and 2×10 zigzag leaps! Just for fun! Ha! A […]

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Express Fit this morning was an awesome cardio and core workout. Our warm-up comprised three rounds of toe-taps, jumping squats, wide-leg squat creep, toe-taps: 50 seconds on, 10 seconds rest. Then we worked in pairs, with one lying on the floor and doing sit-ups with boxing gloves and a combination of punches, while the partner […]

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All my soreness seems to have gone, and I was happy with my run today! I ran for an hour – probably about 9km – a bit more than I intended when I set out!  I added a ‘hill drill’ towards the end: 90 seconds running strongly up a hill, jog down – four times!  […]

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Monday: just a rest day! I did some stretching in the evening, which probably helped the sore muscles quite a lot. Tuesday: Express Fit this morning – couldn’t really complete all the exercises – my body feels as if it’s in shock! And I keep finding new bruises! Instead of Yoga tonight, I’m going to […]

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Since it’s Anzac Weekend, I decided to include the Attaturk Memorial in my run… which involved running the Eastern Walkway trail…. so tough. Once upon a time I could run all the way – now I have to walk the steepest steps – not enough spring in my step now! I fell twice, both times […]

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Just 1.5km to the netball courts – as a warm-up, with a couple of half-hearted bursts – feeling sluggish, no sleep last night! Netball – played three quarters, hard work but enjoyable, and we had a good win again.  

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