Category Archives: Running

The Color Run!!!!!

Posted on July 3, 2013 by healthyasahorsevet

I have wanted to do a color run for so so long!   If you have never heard of it, the race is a fun 5k that you start by wearing white and then run through  a different colour of … Continue reading →

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First Race Of 2013

Posted on June 12, 2013 by healthyasahorsevet

Well this post has been a long time coming!  I have been a blogging slacker…hey it happens!  Luckily I haven’t been a running slacker which is my usual area of neglect when I get busy. Shut up and get to … Continue reading →

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Rainbows and Lollipops

Posted on March 23, 2013 by healthyasahorsevet

I think a lot of runners and perhaps even running blogs, paint a bit of a picture that running is easy and super fun.   I was reading through some old posts and I wanted to make very clear……running is … Continue reading →

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Recovery Time

Posted on August 15, 2012 by healthyasahorsevet

The City2Surf is the longest race I have run.  And this year I really pushed myself hard. That means I need to let my body recover post-race.  And let me tell ya….I am sore! As soon as I got home … Continue reading →

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City2Surf 2012

Posted on August 13, 2012 by healthyasahorsevet

What a great weekend it was!  Al and I headed into Sydney just for one night but it really felt like a mini holiday.  We went out for some carb loading on Saturday night to an amazing thai restaurant called … Continue reading →

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Big Race is Looming

Posted on August 10, 2012 by healthyasahorsevet

I just got a text the other day with my bib number for the City2Surf this weekend.  Eeeek!  I am pretty apprehensive about this race because its 14km and has a lot of giant hills.  I just haven’t been doing … Continue reading →

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Winery 10K

Posted on July 22, 2012 by healthyasahorsevet

I made it! It wasn’t exactly pretty but I got across the line.  It was an early start since we had to drive about an hour and a half to get there and also be there early to pick up … Continue reading →

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Nervous for Race Day

Posted on July 20, 2012 by healthyasahorsevet

I took a week off running due to the severity of my hideous cold. Unfortunately I have a 10k race this Sunday and so a week off at this stage is less than ideal.  On Wednesday night I felt well … Continue reading →

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Gunther…my personal trainer

Posted on July 11, 2012 by healthyasahorsevet

This is Gunther the Garmin.  He is kind of like a trainer.  Actually he is a Garmin forerunner 410. But he is just as expensive as a trainer and  I gave him a mean sounding drill-seargent like name too!  Yes, … Continue reading →

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