Tag Archives: Sydney Harbour Bridge

Training Log- 24 km Harbour Run, Out and back: 17 October 2012

Last night  revisited a running route I hadn’t taken for about two years- it was like meeting an old friend again. There had been a lot of changes in that time: a new bridge, some new pathways, public squares looking … Continue reading

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20 Laps of Sydney Harbour Bridge: Training Run 24 August

My training run for this Friday. 20 laps of Sydney Harbour Bridge = 24 km. Each lap is about 1.2 km, so the distance is pretty good. Come and join me if you want- happy to walk a lap with you … Continue reading

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Lost in Riverview

Saturday evening I headed out for a 24 km training run, but was confounded as darkness fell and I became geographically embarrassed in the streets of Riverview. For those unfamiliar with Riverview, it is a leafy enclave of a suburb … Continue reading

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Training log: 11 September. 24 km scheduled harbour run…and ended up a little lost

Saturday evening I headed out for a harbour run which joins up the land mass through a series of seven bridges. Crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge first, I headed across towards Gladesville with an intention of coming back across the … Continue reading

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‘Fun Run’- Oxymoron? Go on, come and run 2.4 km for the global launch!

A friend of mine emphatically swears that the expression ‘fun run’ is a non sequitur…he claims never to have experienced a run yet that was fun. Poor soul! Join us for the Global Launch of the 10 City Bridge Run … Continue reading

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Training log: 7 September. 5 x 1600 m sprints

After the last week of relative discomfort in the ankles and calves, I stepped it out tonight for multiple sprints across a distance of 1600 m. I ran at close to ‘race pace’ less so for time, and more to … Continue reading

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Training log: 3 September. 8 km good pace- broken journey

Tonight a training run of 8 km- set off at a good pace, and feeling good with the previous soreness around the calves. The route was out-and-back from Hyde Park, down Macquarie St and turning to George Street passing through … Continue reading

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Training log: 2 September. 9 km slow jog

Was scheduled to run 7 km today, but stepped out on a slow jog and clocked 9 km in total. At the outset I felt fresh although my calves experienced mild discomfort probably due to less than adequate stretching over … Continue reading

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