Supporting local community runs

Make no bones about it I love my local charity fun runs and think that there is nothing better than turning up at a smaller run and seeing the community in action. Today was an excellent example of this in my local fun run 10K. A decent size field of a few hundred runners ensured that one was able to run and not be impeded. Although the course was very hilly, it was a highly enjoyable morning out. Great to catchup with some folks that you only ever see once a year at these sorts of events.


True to form with these sorts of events, there was also a 5KM race which attracted a number of families and friends running and walking together. Not sure if it is the excitement of the Olympics or what, but so good to see so many youngsters out and about representing the future of road running in Australia.

Running together (while supporting community running) - Stride for stride on a life changing ride! -- Sean Muller

Olympic ideals - embrace them everyday!

I get excited by the Olympic Games - I always have. In fact every four years when those magic rings are displayed and the sporting competitions get underway I get a real sense that anything can and will happen in life. After all those competing at the games are merely ordinary people - someone’s father, mother, sister, brother, son, daughter, cousin etc. The only thing that sets them apart is that they happen to excel at one or many sports.

We are Olympians in our own right and although we may not walk away with a medal, we can embrace and embody the Olympic values of fairness, honesty, sportsmanship and peace in each day that we live. It is not that hard to take these values into our hearts and lives and ensure that we do our very best each day in all that we do.

Running together (while embracing the Olympic ideals) - stride for stride on a life changing ride -- Sean Muller

The power of raw eating

Since losing major amounts of weight 7 years ago, I eat as much raw foods as I can during the day. Sometimes I have to force myself to get things in, but then I just reiterate how much I am loving the idea of clean eating and the fact that I look and feel so much better than I did those years ago and indeed better than I did all those years ago.

I also (and many friends think that I am mad) sometimes just eat raw veggies for breakfast or nuts and oats for dinner. You see back in the caveman days, our systems were not designed to be just eating the standard 3 square meals each day and when we were out hunting on the plains, we generally snacked on what we could along the way. Hence this method makes complete sense for us and is something that we should definitely follow.

Not to be content with just having this simple method of weightloss for myself, I have been recommending it to anyone that approaches me about losing weight. And it is successful if we stick at it. A friend reported losing 10kgs through eating more raw veggies and filling up on them. Easy really!

Running together (while eating more clean raw foods), stride for stride on a life changing ride! -- Sean Muller

Doing other things..

This morning as anyone in Sydney can attest, the weather was horrendous. Strong downpours and cold winds. Normally I look forward to my long runs (especially if it is cool and clear) as they help to knock the cobwebs out and set me up for a great day. This morning however I was for the first time in a very long time dreading setting foot out of the door.

Once I did I thought I had hit a very lucky patch as the sun was shining. Not so lucky as I rounded the corner at about 2km in and heavens opened and the rain started to fall heavily.

Rather than risk a thorough drenching, I rather turned tail and headed back home instead. In hindsight I could have pushed on, but then having already completed a perfectly good week’s worth of training, I figure sometimes it is better to just listen to the body and to take it easy.

As mentioned many times before, it is these moments that the body needs to be able to do other things - mow the lawn, talk to the family or in my case tackle some writing that I have been putting off for a while.

Running together (while doing other thing as well) - stride for stride on a life changing ride.