New members and more great results!

New members joining the hopscotch team and more great results!

Welcome to all the new members to the Hopscotch Family - Jacqui and Irene. Welcome back Liz and Sel!

Another great week from you guys, with some great running results over the weekend!

Daniel managed to complete his first official 5km run in 29minutes and 52seconds! Daniel only started running early/mid this year, finding his passion for training and realising he could run at a decent pace for quite a while, we decided to set him some new goals for the year. Training for a reason! So he picked a handful of runs he wanted to participate in and is now on his way to his next run, the 10km!

Aylin, another highly energetic and capable client and no stranger to running long distances, recently participated in a half a marathon over the weekend as well. She participated in the GOR half marathon finishing with a time of 1hour 54 minutes and continue on to finish 23km in 2hours and 4mins! It was a massive 6minutes off her time last year! So well done and congrats on the great result! 

Great to see the training has been helpful for both these guys!


After my inspirational day last week and the post that went up, I received a number of great emails and this is yet another great story to be told....


A client of mine was going to cancel last Thursday (yep, that great Thursday) as there was quite a heavy workload and high priority issues that needed to be dealt with at work but as she worked through the day, she realised she needed that break, the time away from the office to clear the mind, to see things differently and to keep her sane! So despite initial dis-approval from colleagues etc. when she returned she received positive feedback, coming back recharged with a clearer focus which benefited all. 

Although to be able to step away and have the courage to take your well earned break is hard for many of you, it is something you all deserve. No boss/manager should deny you of your break even if its not in the usual time. It helps re-energize you both mentally and physically! A good manager will foresee the workload and plan well in advance. So please remember to respect yourself and others.

Remember: if you plan to join in the fun runs through out the year, get in early and register as these can fill up quite quickly! The next big run is the Run Melbourne 17th July (5km run/walk, 10km run, Half Marathon, 3km Kids Event (Saturday, 16 July))

Train Hard, Eat Well, Rest Up!