The lead up to this weekend run was problematic for sure.
Since Boston I have had intermittent problems with my calf muscles. Firstly the right calf and then the left calf. Not bad enough injuries to stop running but certainly it has hampered my training.

On the Saturday we had to collect the race kit. I did this after the Saucony Run in Gurney. It was great to have a warm up 4km jog with fellow runners and then listen to Choo Hooi Lim talk about his path to becoming a 6 star finisher. To see all the medals lying there was another form of motivation. The Abbots World Marathon Majors 6Star Finisher medal is huge and fantastic recognition for those who aspire to complete the 6 races. Continue reading “RACE REPORT – PENANG RUN 32km”


This was race number 5 in preparation for the Boston Marathon in April 2018. The distance was a little light at just 10km but felt that it would give me the opportunity to run in race mode. 





BOSTON MARATHON and the start of the “runRICKYrun Project”.