healthy running mum
Blog URL http://catherinedrew.wordpress.com
Located Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand
Tags training, auckland marathon, the goat, 39kilometer run, trackwork, kids, mountain run, vegan diet
a runner mum training for half marathons, marathons,and mountain marathons-how it all fits in with family life in urban nz.
Latest Blog Posts
- Running the Karori Sanctuary… on Nov 20, 2009 in Uncategorized
Finally! After god-knows-how-long..I was back running the perimeter fence of the sanctuary. The sun was doing it’s thing, the wind..whispering, all in all-perfect. My legs feel fantastic, I feel ready for the goat..maybe that’s not a good...
- Here I come New York…… on Nov 17, 2009 in Uncategorized NYC marathon
Well, I put my name down for the New York City marathon in…2013!! errr…that’s the earliest I could get in with a ‘marathon travel’ agent here in little ol’ NZ. He said he only has 60 places for New Zealander’...
- My training motto is: on Nov 13, 2009 in Uncategorized
Okay..I am officially over the guttedness…I feel sad for my man! He really wants to come with us, he needs a holiday, but he has to seg-way Sydney. So that’s all I will say on the subject. Now! How is the training for the goat going you m...
- Gutted re the Goat!…… on Nov 11, 2009 in Uncategorized
It feels nice to get my body back into running action after a one week holiday…the wee runs feel comfortable. I am seeing Dave, pt extraordinare on Friday for my programme until the Goat run in early December. On a negative, slutted off note: L...
- Training for the ‘goat’…December the 5th on Nov 7, 2009 in Uncategorized rest REuben and the goat the goat
Having enjoyed a week of rest, I am about to embark on training the the goat. It is now less than one month till I am once again shimiying up rock faces,falling off outcrops, and doing a river crossing or two. From memory, there is only one major riv...
- no longer a marathon virgin…. on Nov 1, 2009 in Uncategorized Auckland marathon gu during marathon hydration during marathon marathon food support team deane westin hotel
How lucky am I? The top pic is me (in black) 1minute after finishing, and the bottom one is an hour before the start! A friend looked after the kids at home while Deane and I flew to Auckland on Saturday..(still hate flying..). We hired a car at the...
- Marathon anxiety… on Oct 24, 2009 in Uncategorized
I have one week to go and already my stomach holds butterflies..big fat tumbly butterflies…blerk! I want to be…ZEN! I want to breeze through this week and the morning of the marathon like a zen warrior, nonplussed and focused on my task.
