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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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’,...