I’ve always run. When I was young, my Mum and I used to do laps of the local rugby league field – dropping pebbles to count our laps. Through high school and university I ran a few times each week to keep fit. I continued even in the workforce. And this is when my running […]
Tag: Dubai
Dubai Marathon 2015 – Ouch
My new employer is big into health & wellness. I was caught up in the emotion and nominated with the team to run the full marathon, my third Dubai marathon in four years. This is a blog about a marathon I ran. So I should start with all the excuses from the outset. I hadn’t […]
When the going gets hot, the hot go to #Dubai Sports World
The Summer heat in Dubai was making my weekly tennis matches a game more of perseverance, attrition, and stupidity than fun or skill. Rather than migrate to the air-conditioned squash court, a friend found a good tennis deal going at Dubai Sports World. To be clear, it is on planet Earth between June 21 and August […]
Marathon PB at Dubai Marathon, 27 January 2012
Yesterday at the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon I crushed my running goal of 3:30. I crossed the line in a net result of 3:23.32 – which I’m very happy with. The time’s 15 minutes faster than my former best, in 2007; and 35 mins better than my last marathon just over 2 years ago. I’m […]
#1 city in Middle East & Africa
The results are in. Mercer’s 2009 Quality of Living survey highlights that Dubai sits on top spot in the Middle East & Africa for Quality of life and Infrastructure. The many infrastructure improvements has helped it to climb six places in the rankings. Take that Abu Dhabi!! (They’re down to 3rd position for Quality of […]