Tom's Blog

Pain in the Domain followed by 1km cool down. Good crowd in the fast pack including Ray, chap from Macquarie, another who pushed the long r...

12km in the early evening to Centennial Park and around a bit and then back. Ran with Beaky at talking pace. Just over 48 minutes. Felt f...

23km long Sunday run around North Head and Balgowlah Heights. Felt great for the first 16km - running very easily yet still 45:52 at the st...

Saturday Plans to run the CR 5km challenge went up in smoke after Billy woke me up in the middle of the night. Slept in instead. Headed ou...

Every now and then things just go right in a session. This was one of those days. Rocked up not knowing who was going to turn up but we en...

14km run into work. 26:36 at Spit Junction, 57:16 all up. Struggled towards the end feeling very tired - probably as only 14 hours rest fr...

Intervals - 5 x 900m gate to gate around Farm Cove with strict 2 min recovery. 2:52; 2:46; 2:50; 2:47; 2:50. Missed Pain in the Domain due t...

Monday 14km running into work. Felt very easy from the word go which is no doubt as a result of 10 days rest or very easy training. 26:40 ...

Saturday Easy 8km at 6.30am. Very slow to start with, quick stretch along Manly Beach (5:30 for the mile finishing very quickly) and 30:55 ...

First run back after a week off with a back problem. Easy 8km. Ran down to Hickson Road and joined Ray, Tim, Peter, Richard and Phil Dove ...

Friday, Saturday and Sunday - zip, nothing, nowt. Tried to run Friday and Sunday but both times gave up after 1km in pain with the back. W...

Tried to run home but only got as far as Circular Quay before the pain in my back was too much. Better to rest now rather than aggravate it...

Met up with Chris Graham for intervals at lunchtime along Hickson Road. 5 x 1.2km (ish) with a strict 2 minute recovery. 3:45, 3:40, 3:45,...

Thursday 5th Rest. Flight to New York. Friday 6th 9km easy getting lost in Central Park. About 40 minutes. Saturday 7th JPMorgan Chase Corpo...

Just an easy 10km at lunchtime. Out to Darling Point (15:15) and then back via Garden Island (faster tempo running) out around Lady Macquar...

Head out to Pain in the Domain at lunchtime where I led the first and second groups combined. Good to catch up with Ray, Tim, Chris, Simon ...

10-11km early this morning. Ran my usual 8km route but started along Griffiths Street to Condamine and through North Harbour Reserve and ad...

Head out at 7am for an easy 17km. North Head circuit but going via Manly Lagoon rather than straight dowen to North Steyne. Slow to start ...

Showed up at 7am for my first CR 5km time trial around the Bay. Head out with Easy Tiger, Kanser and Sparkie on 16:30, with only Uncle Dave...

Friday Easy 10km out to Darling Point and back via Lady Macquarie's Chair and back the short cut through the Botanical Gardens. 15:15 t...