Stepping it up with 8 weeks to go

After a few weeks of regular walking you should be feeling a little fitter and you should be starting to get used to the routine of wearing the pedometer and aiming for your target daily step count. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc7y7ntcMi8 So far we have been...

Step it up a Notch

Nine Weeks to Go With nine weeks until the City2Surf, you still have plenty of time to get into condition for the event (but don’t wait a moment longer). httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy2YXDkhMvg In the first week we set ourselves a target of 10,000 steps per...

10 weeks until the City2Surf

With 10 weeks until the 40th City2Surf, it is time to start your fitness routine. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVpRiFX8iWo As I said in the training plan overview, you need a good pair of shoes and a pedometer. You need to focus on eating well and you need to...

A New Beginning – City2surf Training Stage One

Just as I did in last year’s ‘Lifting Your Game’ training program for casual joggers, this training program is also broken into three stages. Conditioning yourself into a training routine The aim of the first 3 weeks of this program is to ease you...

A New Beginning – Overview

Not everyone is a runner. In fact, not everyone is a jogger, and some of us have let ourselves slip into a lifestyle of indulgence and neglected our exercise altogether. When you begin from such a long way back, it is a much harder to get motivated but you will...

How to win the City2Surf

Yesterday I met with 2009 Sydney City2Surf winner Michael Shelley and held the winner’s trophy for the first time. Not something I ever imagined I’d be doing! In 2009, as I was just reaching the halfway point at the top of ‘Heartbreak Hill’,...