We’ve crossed the Rubicon this week and entered what feels like the pointy end of the training program. With 24 weeks to go, and a bad Sunday run to reinforce the point, it’s time to get serious about the running.

We’ve crossed the Rubicon this week and entered what feels like the pointy end of the training program. With 24 weeks to go, and a bad Sunday run to reinforce the point, it’s time to get serious about the running.

Some sessions are stones and some sessions are stars but in the end they’re all rocks and we can build on them. This week has been both and I’m learning the value of making small changes as we go.

You would think that after last week’s scare, motivation would taken as read and there would be a stampede to each scheduled session. This week was about realising that motivation doesn’t happen by magic.

This week has been a Wonder Week - emotionally turbulent, unsettling but a leap of emotional growth. I learnt this week the insidiousness of self-sabotage and I learnt the value of asking for help.

The achilles recovery continues to progress which has meant an increase in training load with 10kms of running put in the bank last week.

It’s very nearly daylight savings and to celebrate we’re going to talk a little bit about sweat nets

In which we make a welcome return to running

The new bike has arrived and a new goal has been set