Stories from About a Ewen
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Seeing through the fog of slow races
About a Ewen &bull Feb 5, 2012
I've been on a 'running streak' that as of today has lasted 65 days. The idea came from Karla when I read via Twitter about the Runner's World challenge to run every day between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. Must… Full Story »
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Lydiard and the Quarter Mile
About a Ewen &bull Jan 26, 2012
Why the secret to running fast is confusing Recently I stumbled upon a fascinating article titled 'Train SLOWER to Race Faster' by Andy Friedlander. It wasn't (as you might suspect from the title) about Lydiard-coached runners logging 100-mile weeks in… Full Story »
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Good training leads to a bad race
About a Ewen &bull Jan 15, 2012
I try to embrace poor races because they usually teach rich lessons. I ran a 3000 metre track race Thursday night - this time finishing fourth-last in a time of 13:34.93, around a minute slower than I expected. I ran at… Full Story »
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New Year, Same Goal
About a Ewen &bull Jan 7, 2012
Although it's a new year, we're in the middle of the season for track racing in Australia. My goal for 2012 remains the same as for last year: run faster than 20:00 for 5000 metres. My mate Bruce suggested I… Full Story »
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Running with stars
About a Ewen &bull Dec 11, 2011
I suspect this could be my last post for the year. If so, I hope you've enjoyed a happy year of running - or at least a year where you've learned something! Running's a game where you never stop learning.… Full Story »
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Learing something
About a Ewen &bull Nov 27, 2011
I've got the lyrics of this song spinning around in my head. Bow River is the song - you can see it on Youtube . "I've been working hard, twelve hours a day; the money I've saved won't buy my… Full Story »
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The Barrenjoey Drive 5k
About a Ewen &bull Nov 20, 2011
I enjoyed another good race last Tuesday evening at the YCRC 'Summer Series' event down by Lake Burley Griffin. It was a 3-lap course with about half of each lap on a smooth gravel road and the remainder on a narrow winding trail. No… Full Story »
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A Tale of Two Races
About a Ewen &bull Nov 13, 2011
One negative consequence of weekly racing is that one runs a fair chance of not being fully recovered for the race. If the race goes badly one can tip off the knife-edge of 'satisfactory performance' in a big way. Such was the case for me in my most recent 3000 metre track event on… Full Story »
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Summer's first 5000
About a Ewen &bull Oct 29, 2011
My second race in what I hope will be an endless summer of racing was run on Thursday 20 October. It was a 5000 metre track race organised by the ACT Veterans, once again held in conjunction with a 3000… Full Story »
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Breaking Thirteen
About a Ewen &bull Oct 15, 2011
I like the electronic timing that one usually gets with track racing here in Canberra. I raced a 3k on Thursday night, finishing 5th in 12:59.91. On the road that would have been 13:00 - 12-something, even though no faster, looks… Full Story »
