When the pupil is ready, the master appears. (It may take the pupil some time to realise this, however).

April 10, 2017 petraruns8 Comments

Over a year ago, I wrote a post called Begin Again. I knew that what I had been doing for the year before that wasn’t working. I knew that I needed to approach running with a different perspective and some fresh goals. But I didn’t know how to. I finished the post by asking for… Continue reading When the pupil is ready, the master appears. (It may take the pupil some time to realise this, however).

balance · new direction · ultramarathon

Running finds you out.

March 10, 2015 petraruns5 Comments

I was running with a client a few weeks ago. This client is fairly new to running and certainly new to enjoying it. She’s at the stage where every long run is further than she’s ever run before and, now that she’s getting more used to it, she’s loving how strong this new habit is making… Continue reading Running finds you out.

new direction · triathlon

Status update

March 17, 2014March 17, 2014 petraruns6 Comments

I’ve started so many different versions of this post that it makes my head ache. You know me – in the past 4 weeks I’ve been through a lifetime of emotions, most of them in the course of a single morning – but I keep starting a post on a particular tangent and then losing… Continue reading Status update

catch me if you can · new direction · next marathon · speedwork

November 13, 2006 petraruns1 Comment

A new direction? 3 weeks after the marathon and I’m feeling a bit lost. The marathon is such an absorbing target and there are so many small steps to take in getting to it that you switch off from long-term planning for the duration of the training program – at least I do. I’ve sort… Continue reading

catch me if you can · new direction · next marathon · speedwork

November 13, 2006 petraruns2 Comments

>A new direction? 3 weeks after the marathon and I’m feeling a bit lost. The marathon is such an absorbing target and there are so many small steps to take in getting to it that you switch off from long-term planning for the duration of the training program – at least I do. I’ve sort… Continue reading

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When the pupil is ready, the master appears. (It may take the pupil some time to realise this, however).

Running finds you out.

Status update