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UnfilteredAttemptedAthlete will aim to share all parts to the journey of a middle aged man dealing with his mental health through running and exercise

25/07/2026

parkrun 🥰
There are many joys associated with being a parkrun enthusiast.
Hanging out with Jenn and her incredible group of volunteers and Saturday morning athletes rates fairly high.
Today turned 10! So along with the other benefits of being invited along to celebrate is the fab arrangement of cake (and mulled wine for those with the morning, post-run stomach for it)
Congratulations to Jenn and the whole team of Bathurst parkrun on really doing their community proud for now over a decade through the magic of parkrun

22/07/2026

review
I've carried a little more load these past two weeks as I seek to improve my overall training pattern. It's become obvious to me as I review what I'm doing versus say what was going on before just how little I pushed my hard work days.
Not to say I didn't try running faster over shorter distances. But my general pattern seems to have been more like random threshold preferences without connecting with higher quality, pacier work.
Today I pushed myself into 10x 30 secs of pressure. Focus on form equally as much as pace. Very happy with how this workout made me feel.
Having to trust the process, but can see versions of running me I know I can be.

19/07/2026

Two Wolves

The bad wolf
time for this run not what I hoped for

The good wolf
enormously successful in feeling and acting strong ......in my whole run........
patience shown when the leaders broke off
consistency keeping them in sight most of the run
review of stats shows I kept the effort going ......even when I got tired......

Why does the bad wolf get so MUCH voice
for such LITTLE reason?

Today I took some cushion shoes out on a long run to clear the negative voice. It wasn't ruling my brain, but it was whispering to my doubt monster.
Thankfully I've cleaned up my thoughts and ready to keep trusting my changes. In the meantime I've remembered how lovely it is to just run long

15/07/2026

trust
Today the legs were extremely heavy on that recovery run
And today is where I have to rely on my change of schedule over what my instinct/brain/heart wants.
You see, off my half marathon plan I was getting confused between working with my fitness and working against my running improving. I could feel my fitness levels growth and thought that would be enough.
So before my plan changed, I might have taken a day like today a little harder. Try to push and force change. I've got a day off, the weather is lovely and I slept well.
I think the two issues I was ignoring were that I wanted to back that up into a fast parkrun day (threshold or above) and I wasn't really getting quality out of the overall run I might have done today.
I worked hard yesterday. Got more out of it. And that was thanks to my other change of schedule moving that hard day. So it stands to reason recovery is what I need.
Feeling positive about the whole thing. Let's see how it rolls

12/07/2026

Change
When I took an honest review of my typical running week there were a couple of changes I felt could help me move closer to my goal paces for not only a parkrun Saturday but also for my next primary event (mount panorama punish)
In a nutshell, long runs made longer and a simple midweek shift of focus to better take advantage of hard working runs.
I'm going to try this for a bit, with the aim of shifting my speed on the parkrun days to better reflect the pace of runner I feel I can be.

11/07/2026

parkrun
Today we are back at home and out in the vollie vest doing some barcode scans.
Wandered out on course during the first lap to sneak a few photos also. Caught here in position by another photographer out on course.
When we got back to the house I went out and put together a threshold 5k to ensure I keep my intention straight.
Happy parkrun day all

06/07/2026

frosty
It was pretty cold when I started out yesterday on my long run Sunday. The bureau reckoned minus 5 even at sunrise, the backyard gauge thought more like zero. But it had been near freezing for a very long patch overnight meaning there was a bit of frost about. Thermal gloves, the gortex shoes, woollen toe socks and long compression weather.
I've been turning over a running problem in my head recently. I feel super happy with my fitness levels and I'm running enough (but not too much). However I'm not regaining speed as I'd hoped over mid-range distances. The conclusion I've come to makes a tweak to my typical weekly exercise pattern to maximise both my recovery and paced sessions.
I guess we will see how that goes. But I'm always happy to accept that any plateau in my performance (particularly where it feels like it could be much improved) is due to my routine as the primary issue.
Hopefully I'm reporting back better results in the coming weeks. .

04/07/2026

100 Club - We've been around, We've seen some sights, We've met some people
This parkrun thing might catch on....

Albury Wodonga
Armidale
Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan
Avondale University College
Batemans Bay
Bathurst
Blackbutt
Blue Gum Hills
Braidwood Showground
Broken Hill Racecourse
Bungendore Common
Burley Griffin
Burswood Peninsula
Cameron Park, Wellington
Campbelltown
Casula Parklands
Centennial
Chipping Norton
Cobar
Cooks River
Coombs
Cottesloe
Cowpasture Reserve, Camden
Cowra
Cronulla
Curl Curl
Dolls Point
Dubbo
East Richmond
Elara Riparian Parklands
Fingal Bay
Ginninderra
Goulburn
Grahamstown Aquatic Centre, Medowie
GreenWay
Gungahlin
Huskisson
Ipswich QLD
Jerrabomberra Mountain Reserve
Jindabyne
Jindabyne Sport and Recreation
Kamay
Kirkdale Reserve
Lake Mac
Lakeview
Lawson
Lithgow 😍
Macquarie University
Menai
Mildura Weir
Mosman
Mount Ainslie
Mudgee
Narromine Wetlands
Nepean River
Newy
North Sydney
North Wollongong
Northparkes Oval
Orange
Pakapakanthi
Panania
Parramatta
Penrith Lakes
Phillip Island
Picton
Pirrama
Point Hut Pond
Queanbeyan
Reddall Reserve
Rhodes
Riverbank
Rooty Hill
Rouse Hill
Sandon Point
Shellharbour
Sky River Path
Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens
St Peters
Stockton
Tamworth
Ted Scobie Oval
The Beaches
The Entrance
The Ponds
The Terrace
Tuggeranong
Two Rivers Wines
Umbagong District
Urunga
Victor Harbor
Wagga
Wentworth Common
Werrington Lakes Reserve
Whalan Reserve
Wildflower
Willoughby
Woy Woy
Yamba
Zillmere

02/07/2026

Mona's Fartlek
Kinda like progressive intervals where you try desperately not to kark it as the recovery gaps get smaller.
There's been the odd drop of rain recently, so the track threw up some dirt.
One doesn't get fitter by staying comfortable

30/06/2026

patience
Today I ran in the lovely rain, a heady mix of sensible temperature, enough energy combined with a good night sleep.
As you age as a runner, in my opinion it's simply not enough to keep on getting faster. It is better to be strong and capable as you can be for the journey.
Over the weekend, an experienced athlete told me without prompt nor any good reason they were impressed by my form and consistency as we passed.
I recall quite vividly early on in my running wanting to look fast whenever someone saw me. Whatever that meant.
Now I'm sitting with a glow based on those comments that had nothing to do with fast.
Confucius might not have expressed it better

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