The Secret Life of Kris

Life and training updates, and random thoughts, from a Sydney runner.

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Warning: Long post! Wow. My first half marathon, and my first time ever running more than 18km, and I couldn’t have asked for it to go better. In preparation for the race, and in light of my weeks of painful shin splints & tight muscles, I had a remedial massage on Friday afternoon. Yesterday I [...]

Yesterday was Mother’s Day, and I ran the Mother’s Day Classic in the Domain, Sydney, for the second time. I was supposed to be meeting up with my Mum, who was doing her very first running race, and the GeekGirlRunner team, and another friend and her mother. My parents decided against making firm plans, so [...]

Friday’s Run & Caches

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After a very filling work lunch, I headed out for my long run just before 4pm. This was my first long run for my HM training, and I was aiming to get 10km done, however that work lunch at one of my favourite lebanese restaurants had been very filling, and didn’t finish til well after [...]

City Caching

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I tried to do a couple of caches in the city this morning. The one in Hyde Park was abandoned after an agressive Indian Mynah bird started swooping me repeatedly. I spent a good hour at Pitt St Mall looking for a high-difficulty micro, but it was apparently too good for me. I finally had [...]