Well the week has arrived. Taper week. The marathon is close and the miles have been logged, the sessions done and the hard work is almost time to be set into motion. The 'taper' usually lasts anywhere from three weeks out from race day. This time around I have had a relatively short taper due [...]
There are many different firsts, first parkrun, first 10k, first half, full, trail race, 50k on and on... The first race you enter can be scary and exciting - achieving something we thought we could never do is such an amazing experience... If this is your first race EVER, or a big step up in [...]
Hi my name is Ashley Barnes and I am a mother to 2 children (Hamish who is 4, and Piper who is 2). I first began running in September of this year (2017) when I went to my first local parkrun in Orange NSW. I wanted to increase my own fitness as I could barely [...]
I had a lot of time to think on my own travelling back from the Great Ocean Road Marathon. A whole day actually. I made an effort to do a stocktake of the positives and where I can learn for next race – and I just wanted to highlight the importance of this exercise, while [...]
