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London Marathon x 2 .. DONE!

  Last sunday I ran my second London Marathon (VLM) and finished with an enormous smile and an enormous sigh of relief. Although it didn’t quite go smoothly, it was the most amazing day and I loved it. Because I had run the marathon last year I knew what to expect, …

Marathon Spirit

  So here I am, back in olde ye London town. I don’t need to tell you all how good it is to be back in my very favourite place on earth. Everything is right in my world again except that my kids are 17,000km’s away, but they are in …

London Pilgrimage

It’s hard to believe it’s been a whole year since I was there but in two weeks I’ll be on a plane en route to London … my favourite place in the world and my spiritual home. I know that sounds corny and makes me a really crap Australian but …

London & The Marathon … DONE!

I did it. Last sunday I finished the London Marathon in 4 hours and 27 minutes. I can’t even begin to tell you the satisfaction I feel in writing that. So much of my life this year has gone into that run and the relief I’m now experiencing is amazing. …

Marathon Training: The End

Well that’s it. Marathon training is pretty much over. On tuesday I leave for London and I can’t believe it. What a journey it has been. Juggling a hectic life with four children and training for a marathon in the middle of a Sydney summer has been hard work but so …

London Calling

  In four weeks I am going back to London. I can’t remember being so excited about anything in a long time. The small fact that I have to run a 42.2km marathon while I’m there is beside the point, I AM GOING BACK TO LONDON! I try not to …