Counting down to the big race!
The 2012 Solid Energy Huntly Half Marathon is nearly here and we have our fingers and toes crossed for good weather on Sunday. Online entries have now closed but you can still enter on the day. Late entries will be taken at the race HQ Huntly Thistle Soccer Clubrooms. Directions for the relay interchange are available below. The relay interchange point is on Venna Fry Lane and the second runner in your team is able to watch their team-mate run past before crossing the SH1 Walk Bridge to prepare for...
Waikato Runner: First t...
Two from two isn’t a bad record, and it’s a record that Thames/Hamilton runner Aaron Pulford will be attempting to beat when he comes back to the Huntly Half Marathon this month “my goal is to win the race and make it three years in a row.” At 20, Pulford is one of New Zealand’s...
Dawsons Run #8: Gastroc...
So when i said “I’m feeling quietly confident…” in my last blog about this half marathon business, that wasn’t entirely true . Since curing my shin splints and calf facia issues, I then discovered I have a mild case of Achilles tendonitis developing and was feeling...
Dawsons Run #7: 25 days...
With less than 5 weeks from the Huntly half I’m feeling quietly confident about my ability to traverse the streets of Huntly come May the 20th. The last few weeks have been a bit topsy turvy. After consulting a podiatrist with calf concerns, it turns out my problems were a result of...
Dawson’s Run #6: ...
Ah Karma is a fine thing. After tormenting my house mates with footwear in the fridge, my training has taken a bit of a dip and I’ve found myself hobbling around like a one legged drunken old man (no disrespect intended to any old men who happen to be drunk and missing an appendage.) I...
Dawsons Run: Naught to ...
Naught to Nawton in just over an hour and a *harrowing experience on Harrowfield drive. *There actually was no harrowing experience on Harrowfield Dr but the two rhyme so damn well. Ah progress is a fine thing. Since my last blog I have managed two OK runs. Kicking off, as planned, in...
Dawson’s Run: 3 s...
Ah what a week. This running business certainly has it’s highs and lows. After completing two laps of Hamilton lake week in the portly time of 55 minutes, I managed to shave 9 minutes off the same distance last Sunday, with my friends Chris and James. This put me in a good head space...
Record ready to be set ...
Paeroa runner Caleb Koia-Hamling will attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records as the ‘fastest half marathon runner in an animal costume’ after his application was accepted by the world record giants. Caleb is currently in training to complete the record when he takes on...
Dawson’s Run: Sec...
I think I may have been a bit ambitious when I let Chris Paki talk me into running two laps of Hamilton Lake as I have been struggling to get my body around this body of water once, let alone twice. That aside, Hamilton lake is a great location to run and I highly recommend it....
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