School of Running

Rain and heavy legs and I still ran 22:49 today at Ginninderra Parkrun. Not too bad. Good weather for ...

Unless I wimp out and just post pictures, I write something every day for this blog. I came across this key to good writing which I cannot ...

While positive thinking won't necessarily make you run faster, negative thinking will make you run slower. Self-belief is a wonderful th...

It was smoky at the Vets Handicap last Sunday, but that may have kept the temperature down. Here are some of our runners competing in the 8k...

The lurker is the frequent visitor to the blog who reads, enjoys, but never comments. Yet on this day I invite you to say hello. It is not o...

Be inspired by our efforts over the last week. Tuesday 18 February YCRC Summer Series #4 Lake Ginninderra 5k 15. David Clarke M55 20...

Song of the week: "Love Alone Is Worth The Fight", by Switchfoot From their new album "Fading West". At http://youtu.b...

See this link . My take on this: I was the fastest downhill runner in Canberra once, even keeping with Olympians during races. (It was quit...

It was my first visit to the Gungahlin parkrun. A pleasant day, a little humid on Canberra standards, a "flat" course, a nice runn...

From http://youtu.be/_dm_2G-rIOs

This week I have been feeling happy - buoyant in fact - and was thinking that this is how I used to feel as a kid. Enjoying each day, not ...

Speedygeese training sessions: On Saturday 15 February I ran from the Acton Ferry Terminal. From next week I expect to attend some of the p...

How we raced in the last week Tuesday 11 February YCRC Summer Series #3 Barrenjoey Drive 5k 24. Kym Chisholm W30 22:57 34. Ewen Tho...

Song of the week. I have finally caught up with the group "Birds Of Tokyo". Here is their popular number from 2013. I "discov...

For more than a decade we've been told we need to be physically active for 30 minutes a day, but new exercise guidelines suggest we...

...but none of the speedyducks were at Acton Ferry Terminal this morning. I did have a long chat with Lyn and Kent though. And there were ...

I just wanted to say that the speedygosling twins Darcy Joseph Morrison and Molly Heather Morrison are now one month old! And they are abs...

Sitting around the table the other day with a few speedygeese I posed a couple of simple problems. Simple to me, a mathematician, when viewe...

From http://youtu.be/aE_gN8fA2xE And happy birthday to my little brother today From http://youtu.be/tGtSpsYURAQ

On Saturday 8 February Acton Ferry Terminal, Andy and I had an easy run. We cut it back to 12k, and it is surprising how easy it felt not ...