Tom's Blog

Very easy 5km around the Bot Gardens and Opera House. Bumped into Gerry along the way then Andy and ran with them. Achilles was sore to st...

Had to squeeze in the run at 4pm today after coming back from Billy's all day soccer Gala tournament. Wasn't really in the mood and...

Just an easy 33:52 today on my old 7.5km Manly route (run in reverse). Feeling very tired. Keeping up the quiet running but it means there...

Usual Friday route with Ray, Nick Fairfax, Sam and Mat K. One of those rare occassions where I was the youngest person running. Pretty gen...

Plan on the Sean program was 75mins easy (16km). Given I was running the HuRT Squad and we were doing Hickson Road reps, this was not going...

Out with the HuRTS boys. Session was Sean's suggestion for this week, 15mins hard (4min rest), 15mins hard (4mins rest), 10mins hard. Wa...

In an age group above me, Vince went on to some success. An interesting article on him here . Plan for today was to fit in my long Sunday r...

Been away for the weekend at Lake Macquarie. Couldn't fit in a run while away but managed 20mins followed by 5 x 80m sprints at 90% effo...

Lee's elder brother. He tried to get me into a pub when we went down to the 1989 English Schools X-Country Champs in Hertfordshire but...

Couldn't join the HuRT Squad today as I had a conference call and was also keen to follow Sean's program rather than 7 gate to gates...

Adam was a bit of a lightweight runner who would crumble in the presence of his oldest mate, Tom Highnam. Only when Tom became permanently ...

Saw Dr Windybank the podiatrist on Thursday and was very impressed. He told me I had Haglund's Syndrome which is what I'd suspected ...

Good session with Carl this morning, then rode in easy and out at lunch with Serg, Tucks and Clyde for the Centennial route (cutting back sh...

Usual 14.8km Monday route with Serg, Timmy C, LF Charlie, Clyde, Andy and Springer. 32:08 at the turn and 62:43 all up. Achilles started t...

Got up and watched the City to Surf for the first time in 6 years, very disappointed not to be running it. But a fantastic run by Ben to fin...

I remember turning up to the Gateshead International Cross Country in 1989 (where they had junior races as well as the selection race for th...

Mark was perhaps the only top junior of that era who went on to some success. He ran the marathon in the Sydney Olympics and was Britain...

Yep Jamie, decided to rehash and old practice of listing the names of runners for each title. Current list is those I used to run against a...

Fantastic run today. Dropped Billy at a party at Narrabeen Sports High (it was for Thamal's son - Thamal being a good runner who finishe...

Pulled out of the ride in to work this morning at the slightest sign of rain which I was disappointed with as it turned into a beautiful day...