Hi all,
I have moved my blog to a new home at run4vision.wordpress.com
This is part of a larger project, as we're going to merge my website and blog into one, so within the next few weeks you'll be seeing the new Run 4 Vision web presence at run4vision.com
See you there!
Markus
01 February 2013
26 January 2013
Australia Day - Training Run
I think it was a first for me to get up at 5.30am on Australia Day to drive for an hour to get to the start of a 6 hour race at the foot of the Blue Mountains....Knapsack Lap Race of 5 km
It was quite a nice morning weather wise to start but the longer it went the warmer and humid it got...I decided to run without a watch or iPod and enjoyed the sound of the forest (and the distant highway) on my circles of 5 km.
It was kind of hilly course and after about 3 hours and 5 laps I started to slow down a bit....the check-point was well stocked with food and drinks and the cool coke kept me going for another 3 slower rounds however with the sun almost straight on top certain section of the course got quite hot and after 5 1/2 hours and 8 rounds I called it quit. Good 40 km training run for Coastrek 2013.....Sam did a great 6 rounds in 3 hours and Denis, well he is still somewhere on holiday probably with a Guinness in his hands... I am sure Mel is doing her running between the tennis down in Melbourne.
For once I was quite glad to have a car as it took me about 10 minutes on full AirCon to cool down to be in a state to drive back to Sydney.
Next week we planned a night training run to check out the tricker parts of the course.
Happy Feet and Happy Australia Day
It was quite a nice morning weather wise to start but the longer it went the warmer and humid it got...I decided to run without a watch or iPod and enjoyed the sound of the forest (and the distant highway) on my circles of 5 km.
For once I was quite glad to have a car as it took me about 10 minutes on full AirCon to cool down to be in a state to drive back to Sydney.
Next week we planned a night training run to check out the tricker parts of the course.
Happy Feet and Happy Australia Day
19 January 2013
2013 - here we come
Only 18 days into the new year but started right into it. Signed up my buddy Ben into a running group with Sean William's SWEAT - that hopefully will give both of us some more strength on hills and speed. Ben suffered quite a lot the first week realising that at the moment we are the slowest of the over 100 runners showing up for the training. Already in the second week however we showed improvement and I am sure over the month to come Ben will catch up with the others. For Ben it will be good
Training for Coastrek 2013 is on track - done 175 km in the last 15 days and very happy that we finally found our 4th member! Team Run 4 Vision is complete - Denis and I are challenged with two Ironwomen - Sam and Melanie and I am sure they two wild women will keep us on track for another great run along the coast in March.
We also have booked our Trivia Evening at the Randwick Labor Club on Friday, 22nd February.
You can book your seat using above link. We hope to see as many as possible of you joining us for a night of fun and fundraising for a worthy cause.
Next preparation race is on Australia Day - the Knapsack Lap Race will be great benchmark to see if my preparation for Coastrek are on track. Signed up for the 6 hours solo run. 5 km loops in the National Park near Glenbrook looks like fun.
After the heat of Friday - this weekend was great for training and I am looking forward to Australia Day for some racing.
Happy Feet
Markus
Training for Coastrek 2013 is on track - done 175 km in the last 15 days and very happy that we finally found our 4th member! Team Run 4 Vision is complete - Denis and I are challenged with two Ironwomen - Sam and Melanie and I am sure they two wild women will keep us on track for another great run along the coast in March.
We also have booked our Trivia Evening at the Randwick Labor Club on Friday, 22nd February.
You can book your seat using above link. We hope to see as many as possible of you joining us for a night of fun and fundraising for a worthy cause.
Next preparation race is on Australia Day - the Knapsack Lap Race will be great benchmark to see if my preparation for Coastrek are on track. Signed up for the 6 hours solo run. 5 km loops in the National Park near Glenbrook looks like fun.
After the heat of Friday - this weekend was great for training and I am looking forward to Australia Day for some racing.
Happy Feet
Markus
01 January 2013
2012
A short review of last year on the road shows me that I spent almost 300 hours on the road training and racing and covered 2,750km doing it.
Highlight was of course the training and racing of the Sydney Coastrek 2012 from Palm Beach to Coogee Beach. Together with Jo, Sam and Denis we won the 100 km trail walk in 14hrs28min and in the process we also raised over $15,000 for The Fred Hollows Foundation.
I also like to mention that Ben organised a team of 4 visually impaired walkers and they together with 4 guides covered the 50 km from Palm Beach to Balmoral Beach in 18 hours. Like we, Ben not only raised much needed funds for The Fred Hollows Foundation but was liking the run so much that he will be attempting to cover the entire 100km in March this year. Denis, Sam and myself plus a still missing 2nd female team member will be racing the 50km night run from Balmoral to Coogee. Again our goal is to give it the best on the trail and of course match our fundraising efforts from last year.
The rest of 2012 was spent with training and guiding Ben on the Sydney 1/2 marathon in May and the City to Surf in August. I also went with Denis to Wagga Wagga and raced a full marathon....was quite a different feeling again running alone (without guiding Ben and talking the whole time) and interesting to have to deal with my own pain and issues during the 42km. Whilst guiding Ben it is actually quite easy for me to forget my pain on the run as I have to talk to Ben all the time. Ben also ran for 12 hours and covered 75km in the Centennial Park Ultra in September together with guide Elis. I did enjoy a couple of weeks in Tonga on the beach whilst they were running in circles for a day.
Thank you all for supporting us raising money for a great cause in 2012. I look forward to be in touch again this year with many exciting stories of running, guiding and fundraising in 2013
Happy Feet, Happy New Year and save training
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| Winners are Grinners |
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| Training for Coastrek |
I also like to mention that Ben organised a team of 4 visually impaired walkers and they together with 4 guides covered the 50 km from Palm Beach to Balmoral Beach in 18 hours. Like we, Ben not only raised much needed funds for The Fred Hollows Foundation but was liking the run so much that he will be attempting to cover the entire 100km in March this year. Denis, Sam and myself plus a still missing 2nd female team member will be racing the 50km night run from Balmoral to Coogee. Again our goal is to give it the best on the trail and of course match our fundraising efforts from last year.
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| Bondi Beach Aug 2012 |
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| On the way to the finish |
Thank you all for supporting us raising money for a great cause in 2012. I look forward to be in touch again this year with many exciting stories of running, guiding and fundraising in 2013
Happy Feet, Happy New Year and save training
23 November 2012
Shaken but not stirred...
Thank you all for joining us at last nights James Bond 007 movie night at The Ritz in Randwick. Not only a brilliant movie with a shaken James but also a great outcome with almost 100 people turning up.
We had fun and in the process helped some poor people who needed our support the most. Still today 4 out or 5 blind people could have their sight restored with as little as $25 and a 10 minute procedure. You all have made a difference to over 50 people yesterday. Your support not only restores sight but it will give those people their life and future back, it affects families and their villages and will have a huge impact to their future life's. Thank you for supporting The Fred Hollows Foundation.
The last 12 months Run4Vision withe the help from all of you was able to raise over $20,000 for The Fred Hollows Foundation - that is over 800 people who can see again! THANKS TO YOU!
Team Run4Vision with the help of Sam, Jo and Denis ran 100km last March from Palm Beach to Coogee Beach wining the Coastrek 2012, Ben and I races in several 1/2 marathon and Ben managed to run for 12 hours covering almost 75km in September during the Centennial Park Ultra raising fund for Achilles Running Club.
We will be back next year! Already signed up for Coastrek 2013 so watch this space for news and updates of our training. Help us raising money for The Fred Hollows Foundation
Ben is keen to out do us next year and he has signed up for the 100km race together with Senator John Faulkner and two female guides still to be found. Denis and I thought one 100km is enough so we will have fun running the 50km night race from Balmoral to Coogee on Friday night! We too are still looking for two keen girls joining us for a great run and raising money for a great cause....so Ladies, don't be shy and contact us if you game - join team Run4Vision or help Ben along the way, thank you.
Wish you and all your families a happy and merry Festive Season and Happy Feet for the New Year. And don't forget to look out for 'Fred' on New Year's Eve in Sydney.
Happy Feet
Markus
We had fun and in the process helped some poor people who needed our support the most. Still today 4 out or 5 blind people could have their sight restored with as little as $25 and a 10 minute procedure. You all have made a difference to over 50 people yesterday. Your support not only restores sight but it will give those people their life and future back, it affects families and their villages and will have a huge impact to their future life's. Thank you for supporting The Fred Hollows Foundation.
The last 12 months Run4Vision withe the help from all of you was able to raise over $20,000 for The Fred Hollows Foundation - that is over 800 people who can see again! THANKS TO YOU!
Team Run4Vision with the help of Sam, Jo and Denis ran 100km last March from Palm Beach to Coogee Beach wining the Coastrek 2012, Ben and I races in several 1/2 marathon and Ben managed to run for 12 hours covering almost 75km in September during the Centennial Park Ultra raising fund for Achilles Running Club.
We will be back next year! Already signed up for Coastrek 2013 so watch this space for news and updates of our training. Help us raising money for The Fred Hollows Foundation
Ben is keen to out do us next year and he has signed up for the 100km race together with Senator John Faulkner and two female guides still to be found. Denis and I thought one 100km is enough so we will have fun running the 50km night race from Balmoral to Coogee on Friday night! We too are still looking for two keen girls joining us for a great run and raising money for a great cause....so Ladies, don't be shy and contact us if you game - join team Run4Vision or help Ben along the way, thank you.
Wish you and all your families a happy and merry Festive Season and Happy Feet for the New Year. And don't forget to look out for 'Fred' on New Year's Eve in Sydney.
Happy Feet
Markus
17 November 2012
Back on the road
After a couple of weeks of battling a bad bronchitis and flu, I finally dared to put my running shoes on again and went for my first 13 km run... managed quite ok and looking forward to getting back into the right rhythm to train for the next big race coming up on Friday 1 March - Coastrek 2013.
After this year's big race and effort, Denis and I decided that we should give the 50km night run from Balmoral to Coogee a go. We are still looking to find two keen female team members to join us for this race. Who is up to take the challenge and try to win this night race with us? It is not only fun but all for a good cause – to raise money for The Fred Hollows Foundation and to help to eliminate avoidable blindness by 2020.
Talking about helping the over 30 million needlessly blind people. Don't forget the movie night this Friday 23 November. James Bond 007 – Skyfall at the Ritz Cinema in Randwick is selling out quickly. Don't miss out and book your ticket now. $30 for a drink and the movie, and you help restoring sight to a needlessly blind person.
Hope to see you at the movies!
After this year's big race and effort, Denis and I decided that we should give the 50km night run from Balmoral to Coogee a go. We are still looking to find two keen female team members to join us for this race. Who is up to take the challenge and try to win this night race with us? It is not only fun but all for a good cause – to raise money for The Fred Hollows Foundation and to help to eliminate avoidable blindness by 2020.
Talking about helping the over 30 million needlessly blind people. Don't forget the movie night this Friday 23 November. James Bond 007 – Skyfall at the Ritz Cinema in Randwick is selling out quickly. Don't miss out and book your ticket now. $30 for a drink and the movie, and you help restoring sight to a needlessly blind person.
Hope to see you at the movies!
28 October 2012
Caught by a sneeze
Or should that be 'bad cold'.... Sadly, my running year ends with an anticlimax. After four great weeks of training hard for the Carcoar Marathon, a bad chest infection put a stop to my trip to the outback. The doctor put me on antibotics and gave me a dispense form saying that I won't be able to run the race next Sunday! I really was looking forward to that event, and hopefully I can forward the race fee for next year's race.
A bit annoyed right now and need to get my act together to prepare the coming challenges for 2013. Of course Team Run 4 Vision has signed up again for The Wild Women on Top Coastrek in March, but due to lack of fast female runners we decided to just participate in the 50km night run. Denis and I are still looking for some wild women happy to join us for the run – fingers crossed we will have a team together soon.
Happy Feet (and no more coughing .....)
A bit annoyed right now and need to get my act together to prepare the coming challenges for 2013. Of course Team Run 4 Vision has signed up again for The Wild Women on Top Coastrek in March, but due to lack of fast female runners we decided to just participate in the 50km night run. Denis and I are still looking for some wild women happy to join us for the run – fingers crossed we will have a team together soon.
Happy Feet (and no more coughing .....)
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