Yesterday saw me walking around a parkrun course I had technically been to before, but never actually completed on a Saturday morning. Back in 2018 I took part in the trial event before it officially launched, but somehow I never made it back once it became a regular Saturday run. Until now. This time the […]
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Over the past week, we’ve talked a lot about slow runners. About walk breaks. About being at the back. About not apologising for your pace. And rightly so!Because many people carry shame about being slow. But something important surfaced in the conversation. Sometimes, when we push back against gatekeeping, we accidentally create a new kind
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Why Pace Is Not the Measure of a Runner Someone shares their time online. They’re proud. Maybe nervous. Maybe they’ve worked quietly for months just to complete the distance. Then comes the comment: “So you walked it then?” It might be framed as humour. Sometimes even as harmless banter. But for the runner on the
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You could be forgiven, for thinking the hardest part of running is the physical side. The breathing. The legs. The getting started. But for many beginners, that’s not what stops them. What really makes things fall apart is trying to do it alone. Starting in isolation. Struggling in silence. Convincing yourself that everyone else finds
Running Isn’t the Hard Part. Doing It Alone Is. Read More »
I volunteered at a running event this weekend. Not raced. Not trained through it. Not chasing anything. Just standing on the sidelines, watching people come and go, lap after lap, hour after hour. And for the second year in a row, I walked away with that familiar feeling I always get from these events. A
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I’ll never forget the day I crossed the finish line of my first marathon. Months of training, doubts, and determination all came down to that one moment — the relief, the pride, the quiet disbelief that I’d actually done it. It was, in every sense, a life-changing experience. But I did NOT expect what came
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There’s something magical about a race or a community run. People of all shapes, sizes, and paces gather with one shared goal — to move forward, together. Some take off like gazelles, others settle into a steady rhythm, and some begin with a mix of nerves and quiet determination at the back. From the outside,
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I want to talk about something that doesn’t get said enough: sometimes, running takes a back seat. Life happens. Energy dips. Motivation disappears without warning. Maybe you’ve been there too — watching your shoes gather dust while part of you still wants to run, but can’t quite get going. That’s been me, more than once. But here’s
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If Running Feels Impossible… You’re in the Right Place If you’ve ever thought about running but dismissed the idea because it felt too hard, too intimidating, or just not for you, then you are exactly where you need to be. Maybe you’ve spent years thinking, I’d love to be able to run, but I don’t know where
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Meet Kathy Reid, a dedicated mum and a “shuffler,” as she calls herself, from Rockingham, Western Australia. At 48, Kathy juggles shift work with the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, raising her 12-year-old daughter, and trying to fit in her love for running—although she admits she’s come a long way from her early days
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