Don’t Think About That Run, Just Do It

What do you get when you cross a hockey player, a 6-time marathon runner and a bloke who loves mowing his yard?

You get me.

That’s right, I do all those things and I’m here to tell you all about it.

Two weeks ago, I was in Sydney doing another marathon run through the streets of Australia’s greatest city, and I am pleased to tell you that I finished and feel terrific for doing it. I’ve had plenty of people asking how it all went, times, injuries and anything else. I can say all is great and I feel good.

They were saying there was a heat wave going on at the same time with temperatures reaching 35 most days, but hey, we’re used to it up here. Thing was, there was not the million percent humidity to deal with that we get up here each summer.

I did the same time as last year and that was what I was hoping for all along, so for that I am grateful. The eventual winner bloke did the 42km run in just over 2 hours, while the first female was just over 2 hrs 20 minutes which is just insane.

There were over 13,000 runners doing the same thing last Sunday, some faster and some slower than me, but you know what? We all had the finish line in mind as we were running around like crazy people in a city that doesn’t slow down at all.

As this is the off season of our hockey sport in Mackay, this is a great opportunity to get more active but doing more running around Mackay after work. The other day I ran 10k just for something to do, and another 5k last Monday just because I wanted to feel sand between my toes at Town Beach.

How lucky are we to live up here and be able to run and get active in such a spectacular place? Lucky as ever I reckon.

If you’re thinking of taking up running as something to do, just do it. Get off the couch, put the TV remote down and stop eating donuts. Your body will thank you for it.

The last few weeks have given me the opportunity to get the lawn mower out and get the backyard tidy after my trip away. There were more leaves to cut than there is grass, but that’s springtime I reckon. Best time of the year.

There could be more things to do over the next few months before Xmas, and one of them is festive decorations buying with my daughter. I’m heading out this weekend with her, so wish me luck. If you see a bloke with a perplexed look on his face holding what looks like boxes of Xmas decorations, say hello to me and buy me a coffee. I’ll need one I reckon.

You can join Rob Kidd from 5am weekday mornings on 4MK 1026 AM in Mackay and Proserpine, 91.5FM in Airlie Beach or just ask your smart speaker to play 4MK on iHeartRadio!

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