In the weeks leading up to the Sydney City2Surf I noticed that there were more and more people out walking or jogging around the lake in the early morning.
But since the event a week and a half ago, I’ve hardly seen anyone out and about. I did my jog around the lake this morning and [...]
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When you are in training, don’t get disheartened if you have difficulty running up hills. I find that it doesn’t matter if you walk and jog up the hills; the most important thing is to do the distance. And when training, try to run up at least 50% of the hills ‘with effort’, but you [...]
I remember when we drove down to Sydney to run the first City to Surf in 1971 (now called City2Surf).
It was a very early start for us, as we lived in the Blue Mountains at the time, and my father always wanted to get to an event with time to spare, so we left at [...]
The City 2 Surf has formed a part of my life for the last 39 years. That sounds like a long time doesn’t it!
When I ran the City to Surf (now referred to as the City2Surf) in Sydney in 1971, it was promoted as a ‘family fun run’.
The City2Surf has been held as an annual [...]
My mum emailed me these two old photos of me running as a kid. She is getting stuck into scanning old slides and finding all sorts of interesting old pics.
One thing I immediately noticed in these two pics is that I used to stick my little pinkie out on my right hand when I was [...]
