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It is the season (say goodbye to the safety net)

Zoey · November 20, 2017 · Leave a Comment

This week, I was on a mission to clear out my running gear. I have collected lots over the years, way more than any human could ever need. A friend at Crossfit said to me the other day “you must have a truly impressive acctivewear collection”. I do. And thank you for noticing. I’m not much of a collector generally. I’ll hold on to a few things for sentimental reasons, but mostly I’m totally okay with being completely brutal about getting rid of stuff. The only thing I can’t seem to throw away are books, wool and running clothes. which tells you all you need to know, really.

We are planning on getting some built ins put in after we’ve done a few other things around the house, so for now all of my clothes are in two chests. I have a running clothes chest and a normal clothes chest and the running clothes chest, is by necessity the much larger one.

I could spin myself a story about how I’m attached to my running clothes because of all the runs I’ve done in them, all the firsts, all the PBs, all the training hours. And that is true. I do tend to wear things down until I literally wear a hole through them or a seam comes undone. The few times I’ve fallen over, I’ve been far more upset about the tights I tore than the wound on my knee. But really I hold on to them as a security blanket for when I put on weight again. That’s what they are, insurance for down the track. Just in case.

It’s been nearly a year now. It might be time to say goodbye to my just in case safety net. I still don’t really know what size I am. I consistently buy things that are too big for me. I had to get my husband to check the bra size on the bra I was wearing on the weekend because I was about to buy a couple of bras that were a size too big for me. It takes the brain a long while to catch up is all.

I decided the only way I was going to be able to part with all of those running clothes would be to give them a new life. So I posted them all for free in the community group if people were willing to pay postage. And it makes me happy that all bits and pieces of my collection will be out tackling new runs and new PBs and new adventures. They are all in little piles around my office now, ready to be sent out. It puts me in the spirit of the season, and I might just start researching food to make tonight.

When I think about the last year, I think about how it was scary. But I was more scared to stay the same than I was to try. And although physically all the changes are there, emotionally I’m still carrying around a lot of baggage and it still weighs me down and tries to tell me what I should believe about myself. And maybe I can let just a little bit of that go, without a safety net.

A Gift Guide for the Runner in Your Life

Zoey · November 18, 2017 · Leave a Comment

It’s coming up to my absolute favourite time of year, Christmas! And in the interest of everyone getting something they absolutely love for Christmas, I’ve come up with a bit of a gift guide. You can use it to shop for a running friend, or just helpfully distribute to everyone you know. Your choice!

Training Journal or Log Book

The most important place to start is stationery, right? You can either go the full training journal or the bare-bones logbook.

The best sports headphones you’ll ever own

I have these plantronics headphones and I just bought some for my husband too. You think that wireless headphones won’t make *that* much of a difference, until you can’t imagine life without them. As an avid headphone user, even at home being able to have my phone somewhere else (charging probably) while I walk around listening to podcasts is huge.

Did you ever have to choose between toe socks and compression socks? Not anymore!

Injinji now make compression socks so you don’t have to choose between the comfortable socks that look after your toes and the compression that looks after your calves. More colours, please!

That running watch you’ve got your eye on

You can currently pick up the best running watch you’ll ever need at about half price at Rebel.

Those high waisted tights that are going to make you feel awesome

RunFaster have some awesome tights for you to get your hot little hands on which offer great core support and a huge range of NOT black designs. You can get 10% off with the code OPMOVE.

The bra with the pocket in the racerback

This is possibly my favourite find of the year from Lululemon. Just because it makes the rest of my wardrobe so much more functional. POCKETS. And when you have the pocket in the back of your bra, you can wear whatever you want on the bottom!

Favourite tights of the year are a tie

I’m torn between the Aero (Left) and the Pocket Jogger (Right) from Oiselle. Both high waisted (of course!) The Aero is super-flattering, super comfy and great for all kinds of workouts and I love the detailing on it. And the Pocket Jogger is just an achievement of function. It’s compressive, high waisted, loads of pocket storage and has reflective panels too. Although you do have to deal with overseas shipping, you can get $20 off your first order with this link.

Custom jewellery that you will actually wear

The only reason I haven’t bought one of these, is I’m still trying to work out what my words should be. I’ll get there. But in the meantime, there is a huge range of jewellery available at SilverHope to commemorate any event or to showcase any words that have a particular meaning for you.

And for the parkrun lover, a wristband so you never have to remember your barcode

I LOVE this. As someone who eternally has a printer without ink, this is the perfect way to never have to print off barcodes ever again. And it’s impervious to rain or sweat or anything that might get in the way of you getting your scan done after you’ve finished parkrun. Available from BentLogic in black or pink in a range of sizes.

Merry Fitmas to All, and an Active New Year!

OperationMove · December 19, 2014 · Leave a Comment

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With 2014 rapidly coming to a close, we wanted to take the opportunity to say thankyou for sharing your moving journey with us this year.

We’ve seen such amazing growth within Operation Move, and have loved getting to know so many new people in our open Facebook community, in our various programs and of course at our events across the year. 2015 is shaping up to be nothing short of epic and we have a number of new ideas and plans in the works to help you continue enjoying being part of our community and maybe even try some exciting new things as well, so stay tuned!

You’ll still see us around the place over the next fortnight, but we are taking a short break from the blog to cuddle our kids, eat too much pudding and do some hard earned resting in between the running and the lifting. We’ll be back here on Monday January 5, ready to launch into the New Year with you.

In the meantime, we still have a few spots available in our six week body blitz beginning January 1st; Operation MOVE IT. A number of our 2014 participants have joined us again for the next round, and if you’d like to know more about what the experience is actually like you might enjoy Jo’s review of the program.

Our next Learn to Run programs will begin on February 1st, and we are currently taking expressions of interest on that as well. We are thrilled to be graduating our 100th runner next month, and hope you’ll be one of the next hundred to discover how running can reshape your life.

And for anyone setting some target races and making plans for the new year, our Far & Fast coaching programs are available year round. Join at any time, subscribe for a month and see how it can benefit your training. We think you will love it!

On behalf of Zoey and myself, our exec team and our broader community we would love to wish you and your family a happy and healthy Christmas, and a new year that will see you chase your dreams and become the best version of yourself yet. And if you’d like to do that with us, we would love that even more.

Keep Moving!

xx Kate

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