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Posted by plu , 01 August 2006 - - - - - - · 135 views

Hi all,


I received and email from Greg a mate in Brisbane on Blogging.

He linked to  a Newsletter for the New York Times.  The link will probably go so get in quick.   It was for Thursday 27 July.



Here is my reply to Greg:

Hi Greg,

This was really interesting.  Much of...



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July Update

Posted by plu , 31 July 2006 - - - - - - · 40 views

Hi all,

July Round Up
Week
July 1

July 2-8
s 0 c 28 r 41

July 9-15
s0 c 170 r 12

July 16-22
s0 c0 r33

July 23-29
s0 c29 r 58

July 30
s0 c 30r 24

Monthly Total: 172km

I did no swimming and cycled 257 km

According th my Polar I have done 29 hours of exercise since July...



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Sunday Striders 24 Km Run And 30km Cycle

Posted by plu , 30 July 2006 - - - - - - · 163 views

Hi all,

24 km run Striders Bobbin Head run and 20 km Westleigh Cycle

The run Desription

I arrived at Wahroonga and soon we headed off.  I went with the 6:00am group and if I stayed at  6 minute pace,  which is the designated pace,  I would have been by myself in a couple of hundred metres. I did not start my watch till 1.8km - which I did...



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Saturday Round Up And 29 Km

Posted by plu , 29 July 2006 - - - - - - · 44 views

Hi all,

Saturday round up and 29 km 25.1km/hour, AHR 112

This week I have run 58 km and cycled 29km

Ali woke me up and asked if I was taking her to netball.  So I quickly got changed , down some weeties and OJ and headed off to the M2.  On the way I rang Horrieto asked where I could park. He had...



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More Hunter Valley Marathon Photos

Posted by plu , 28 July 2006 - - - - - - · 163 views

Hi all,

Here are the final photos  that Mike took (Rags)- thanks mate.  It is nice to be on the receiving side.

500m into the race

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38.5 km...



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13km Mostly Bush Run

Posted by plu , 28 July 2006 - - - - - - · 36 views

Hi all,

13km 1.41.58 AHR 130 Pace 7.50

I was scared and excited by this run.  I decided to go into the bush and run into the night which I did for the last hour.  I headed out in a short sleeve thermal, long sleeve cycling top, cool running t-shirt, with my phone and head light.

I ran out past Penno High and down through the bush via the old pony...



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Thursday 6km And Some Running Links

Posted by plu , 27 July 2006 - - - - - - · 85 views

Hi all,

Thursday 6km, 39 minutes, 6.30 per km, 124 AHR

Coolr runners in the eastern suburbs Ali has netball this term at Moore Park on the corner of Anzac Parade and Lang Street.  Where do you think I can park?  All the games are at 11:00am - come and say hi.

Nick had his Year 9 elective subject selction choices for next year.  I could not go I...



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Hunter Valley Marathon Photos

Posted by plu , 25 July 2006 - - - - - - · 88 views

Hi all,

MPH took some photos of me out on the course.   Thanks Martin they are great for the memories.  LOL not many people...



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Recovery

Posted by plu , 24 July 2006 - - - - - - · 119 views

Hi all,

I forgot to mention that  on Saturday I sort of said to Jenny I might go for a run tomorrow.  When I said bye bye at 4:00am and she wished me good luck I don't think she realised it was in Cessnock and a marathon :blink: .  

After the race I struggled up to the car yesterday to get changed,  then back down the hill and then realised that we...



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Hunter Valley Marathon

Posted by plu , 23 July 2006 - - - - - - · 167 views

Hi all,

Hunter Valley Marathon


With three days last week of 4-5 hours sleep due to the Alps stages in the Tour de France I crashed on Friday night hoping there would be nothing big happening in France.  Nick had rugby at Rose Bay and then we caught up with John, Belinda, Alex and Giselle at dural and talkedabout their trip to the World Cup and...



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Friday 6km Run And A Ramble

Posted by plu , 21 July 2006 - - - - - - · 148 views

Hi all,

Friday 6km Run 41.26 MHR 162 AHR123 6.54 per km

A slow run is better for me mentally than no run.  I guess I was in the fat burning zone, so there was a little bit of a work out.

A bit of a ramble.

I mentioned during my post while in Canberra about the interview with the environmentalist  about the the Glacial, India and Pakistan. ...



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I Am Home From Canberra Now

Posted by plu , 20 July 2006 - - - - - - · 123 views

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Hi all,

Cool Runner alert: read on later.  

I was up late last night till 1:30am watching the Tour de France.  I was up at 6:30am and had breakfast with Sue and we talked about the programme for the day and I explained a few things about the cycling.  We headed off to the Narrabundah...



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I Have Arrived In Canberra

Posted by plu , 20 July 2006 - - - - - - · 65 views

Wednesday 19 July Canberra

Canberra 8.7km .29 per km MHR 134 and AHR 119

The trip down and some great radio listening

Well I am in Canberra.  I left work at 2.00pm and headed up the freeway.  I really enjoyed the trip as I am not usually out and about at this time.  The first thing I heard on the radio was 2GB’s Chris Smith talking...



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Blog Post Of The Day

Posted by plu , 18 July 2006 - - - - - - · 46 views

Hi all.

Not much happening on the running front too cold at the moment for me.

I was reading Simlin's blog and he referred to Rachel's blog which I had not got to yet and there was for me the quote of the day.  

It is such a nice...



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Cherrybrook 12 Km

Posted by plu , 16 July 2006 - - - - - - · 130 views

Hi all,

Sunday Cherrybrook 12 km Race 70.53 AHR 137 Pace 5: 56 per km

My foot pod had the run at 12.59 km so it is a bit out.  I don't think the course was out even though there were some marginal km markers.  Anyone have one of those Garmin things for a course measurement?

E 1 29 minutes
E2a 31.23 minutes
E2b 4.58
E3 58 seconds
E 4 21...



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Honey We're Killing The Kids.

Posted by plu , 12 July 2006 - - - - - - · 180 views

Hi all,

When this show Honey We're Killing the Kids I thought of all my friends that would benefit from the show.  I believed I was  a pretty good parent.  I am eating humble pie now.

I only got 6 out of 10 for the questions.  I did answer the question on the smoking based on my experience.  Being in a family that smoked prevented me from smoking...



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Wednesday 6 Km Run

Posted by plu , 12 July 2006 - - - - - - · 43 views

Hi all,

Wednesday 6 km run

36.02 AHR 134bpm, Pace:6.01 per km

Sports Zone:

60-70% 5.48
70-80% 22.01
80-90% 7.28

5.57 AHR 150
5.59 AHR 132
6.16 AHR 126
6.16 AHR 128
6.14 AHR 133
5.16 AHR 137

I wanted to run a bit faster but tried to be good to protect the groin.  

I think I will set a limit to 20km per week running till the eg is...



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Wednesday 28 Km Run (correction Cycle Sorry!)

Posted by plu , 12 July 2006 - - - - - - · 158 views

Hi all,

Wednesday 28 km run

Nick rocks ( Nick jumped on the computer while I got my glasses).

28km 1.06.13 AHR 118 Pace 25.4km per hour

Took laps each 5km this time.

5km 12.51 AHR 111
10km 12.06 AHR 114
15km 12.18 AHR 113
20km 10.44 AHR 118
25km 10.46 AHR 126
28 km 7.26 AHR 132

Sports Zones
50-60% 11.06 minutes
60-70% 32.49 minutes
70-80%...



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Tuesday Night 6 Km Run

Posted by plu , 11 July 2006 - - - - - - · 66 views

Hi all,

8:40 pm: 6 km run in 40:16 minutes AHR 125 Pace 6.42 per km

18.49 in 60-70% sports zone and 19.57 in 70-80 sports zone

It is really interesting to draw the comparison to cycling because the run was very pedestrian and the heart rate was higher than the hard ride today and it did not feel high in the run.  The foot pod with the new shoes...



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Why Run When You Can Ride - Tuesday 28km

Posted by plu , 11 July 2006 - - - - - - · 41 views

Hi all,

28km, 1.05.32,  AHR 116, Pace 25.7 km/hour

It is all getting a bit anal now  with the same ride 4 days in a row but the comparisons are interesting and I am enjoying riding while I can.  Next week I wont have the daylight to ride  when back at work.  I will enjoy riding while I can and let the groin get better and better each day.

Same...



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