TARAWERA ULTRA MARATHON – 2025
*Humble brag time* My husband is an ultra runner .. (as in he can run along way – although he’s pretty ultra regardless)....
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A RUNNER WHO DOESN’T RUN
Weeks 26-27 – Road to Routeburn I’m only 2 weeks out from Tarawera and 10 weeks from Routeburn and I still can’t run....
BACK ON TRACK – OR IN THIS CASE, TRAIL
Week 25/37 – Road to Routeburn 2025 Once upon a time I was a road “runner” – I worked and trained in the...
PROGRESS
Week 24/37 – Road to Routeburn 2025 Made some progress this week. Walked “offroad” for the first time since this current injury, with...
The week I climbed more
Week 23/37 – Road to Routeburn Last week ended with my leg being “iffy”. Mondays “run” cemented something was actually wrong. Tuesday the...
ACTIVE RELAXER
Week 22/37 – Road to Routeburn 2025 It’s Christmas Week! To celebrate, both James and I headed into the forest to get our...
BACK TO BACK
Week 21/37 – Road to Routeburn 2025 Things are ramping up training wise, this week I completed my first scheduled back to back...
GETTING LOST (AGAIN)
Week 20/37 – Road to Routeburn 2025 Just quickly – I’ve just noticed I’m over half way! I’ve officially been training towards the...
GETTING TECHNICAL
Week 19/37 – Road to Routeburn 2025 It’s crazy to think that at the beginning of the year my “big goal” was to...
TRAIL CHALLENGE WAIHI 2024
As my “big bucket list goal” of running the Routeburn is months away, I thought it would be a good idea to schedule...