Category: Training
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The Austrian Diaries: #2
Getting pretty settled here in little old Gotzens. Also getting to know what it was like to be an old time sailor or explorer writing a full-on journal each day like they did. You know, your Matthew Flinders type operators. I’m just exploring the alps and my capabilities, not countries. Today’s exploring was the back…
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The Austria Diaries: #1
The show is now on the road and live from Austria. What a start it’s been. As per any overseas travel there was a lot of sitting around waiting and people watching as I transited from Adelaide>Perth>Dubai>Munich>Innsbruck. Three flights, one airport shuttle bus, two trains and one metro bus to my apartment. Without any luggage…
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Time to get this show on the road
Well Ladies and Gentleman the time is nearly here. I’ve done all I can in the land of Australia to prepare so now it’s time to taper things down, cut the training load and cut the country name by a bit. Yep, Austria will be my new home for two weeks before the World Champs…
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Taking some of my own medicine
Over the weekend I cracked another milestone. I made a sixth and extra trip for the week through the Pass to Port Augusta for a 5km parkrun time trial. I was rewarded for my extra fuel expenditure and the previous 3-4 months of training with a new 5km PB of 14:58. Yep, I just snuck…
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Hitting the Rebound Wall
When I was in primary school in Melbourne I used to play a lot more tennis than I currently watch. The issue with tennis is you need someone to play with if you’re going to practice to become any good. As much as you want to be the best, if you don’t have anyone to…
Fraser Darcy 