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David is due to have an Arthroscope done on his right knee on the 30th November. He  hasn’t  run since he  injured his knee  six weeks ago but the delay in having the arthroscope done is due to surgeon (Dr Hari Goonatillake) taking part in a cycling event. Seems like Dr Hari has taken to [...]

It has been 12 months since David and I visited Kalgoorlie for David to  run the 23km Balzano Wheelbarrow Race. Although entered it looks like a recent injury to David’s right knee is putting the run in jeopardy (Sunday 24 October) .  Today was spent visiting the Doctor and arranging a MRI so  a diagnosis  [...]

At 6.00am David along with 1,000 runners of all shapes and sizes gathered  at Esplanade Park (opp Bell Tower) for the City to Surf marathon.  Despite warnings of rain later in the day Sunday morning was quite mild and promised a lovely day. At 6.20pm  runners  were directed  200mtres up a short street to the [...]

Most of the international marathon field have times under 2hrs 11 minutes with Kenyan Chelimo Kipkemboi the best with a 2-10-30 in last year’s Toronto Marathon. Pictured above seated with David (second from right) is Kenyan Reuben Kosgei former Olympic & world champion visiting Perth hoping to secure the $20,000 first prize.  Tomorrow’s race is [...]

Today was a chance to meet some of the world’s best runners running the City to Surf Marathon this Sunday. Not surprisingly most of the elite runners are from Kenya, Nigeria and Ethiopia.  Some have been in Perth for a week and have had a chance to run the course while others are  arriving  tonight. [...]