Like a true Scot, I have a nose for a bargain that hardly misses anything. If you are suffering in the winter cold like I am in your morning/evening run, and would like a garment that has the benefit of keeping you warm plus the benefits of compression, check out the excellent deals hitting the shelves at Aldi this Thursday. Click here to visit their website. Just don’t buy them all before I get there ok? That would be very bad form!
Our next big goal as a club is the Gold Coast Marathon – 6 July
Check out the website and enter here: http://www.goldcoastmarathon.com.au/
It is the Striders Half Championships, so trophies up for grabs! The half is only 8 weeks away.
In the meantime a good sharpener is the Doomben Half Marathon 10km race on Sunday June 1. The Striders club marquee will be there and quite a few runners are taking the opportunity for a good hit out at 10km. The Moss family are featured in this website!
Although we did not have our Half Marathon Champs this weekend [they will be had at the Gold Coast Marathon], we had a number of Striders competing in the Half marathon. Wendy Clarke, Gavin Hendry, Gabriel Petrie and John Brown. Continue reading “Ladies First in Half Marathon”
The Striders 10km Run & Walk Championships were held this weekend at the Brisbane Marathon Festival and produced a few sensations. Continue reading “Striders 10km Championships Report”
You have prepared physically with all the training you have done. You can’t afford to be undone by not being mentally prepared on Sunday morning. This post contains essential pre-race checks. Come prepared! Continue reading “Race Essentials for Brisbane Marathon Festival”
Now that you have started to wind down your training into the ‘taper’, timing is everything. You must have an idea of what time you are capable of running, and then working out what pace that is per/km. Using the km markers, you must stick to your pace and no faster. You can go faster over the last 3km’s of the 10km if you are capable, and in the Half once you have passed 17km you can think about getting faster. If you have a 3km or 5km [even better] time trial time, you can work off that. You will not be too much better than predicted, so don’t get any flash ideas. Continue reading “How To Get Your Pace Right”
Next Sunday a number of our club members will be running the Half Marathon. My hope is that it will be a precursor to the Gold Coast Marathon.
Here’s some inspiration if you have ever thought about the possibility. you can do it!
First Timer for the Brisbane Marathon Festivcal? If you are remember to take it all in and enjoy the occasion. How you do doesn’t matter all that much. Having fun does matter. Make sure you don’t put any pressure on yourself and burden yourself too much with expectations. You will have plenty more opportunities to get serious at other races. Race day is a buzz, it’s an occasion so get into the spirit of it and have a great time! Continue reading “First Time Racers Advice”
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