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Bruce Patient Expert

Auckland, New Zealand
I love to run and my dream is to run a marathon one day.  I've had more than my fair share of injuries to contend with but with perseverance I'll realise my dream in the end.
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Run Auckland - Race 1 - 5K by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Sunday marked my long awaited return to racing with race one of the Run Auckland series at Waiatarua Reserve, Remuera.  It is hard to believe that it is five years since my ... Read on »
Run Auckland - Race 1 - 5K by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Sunday marked my long awaited return to racing with race one of the Run Auckland series at Waiatarua Reserve, Remuera.  It is hard to believe that it is five years since ... Read on »
Back Running at Last by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I haven't wanted to speak too soon, however I think now with seven weeks of light jogging behind me I can say ... "I'm back running!" Here's what I did to ge ... Read on »
Back Running at Last by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I haven't wanted to speak too soon, however I think now with seven weeks of light jogging behind me I can say ... "I'm back running!" Here's what I did ... Read on »
I'm still here! by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Just in case any one was wondering, I am still here, just haven't been doing any running (or much of any exercise during 2010) so felt I had nothing much to contribute. S ... Read on »
I'm still here! by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Just in case any one was wondering, I am still here, just haven't been doing any running (or much of any exercise during 2010) so felt I had nothing much to contribute. ... Read on »
Back riding by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Well apart from a weeks holiday at Mt Maunganui late last month, I now been for a half dozen or so rides over the last few weeks. I've gradually picked up the distances a ... Read on »
Back riding by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Well apart from a weeks holiday at Mt Maunganui late last month, I now been for a half dozen or so rides over the last few weeks. I've gradually picked up the distanc ... Read on »
Yes, I'm back! by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Well after four months of inactivity I'm back on the exercise band wagon. As you may have guessed my brief flirtation with running was quickly curtailed due to an ankle i ... Read on »
2010 Training Log by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running This page records all my training for 2010; Week 5 Thur - Bike ride, 15 km, 49 minutes Wed - Bike ride 7 miles, 33 minutes Week 4 No training, away on holiday a ... Read on »
Yes, I'm back! by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Well after four months of inactivity I'm back on the exercise band wagon. As you may have guessed my brief flirtation with running was quickly curtailed due to an ank ... Read on »
The 7 in 7 is on. by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Hi there, not much of anything happening around here at present. An ankle issue has curtailed any running for now unfortunately. So this post is just a bit of a plug for Au ... Read on »
The 7 in 7 is on. by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Hi there, not much of anything happening around here at present. An ankle issue has curtailed any running for now unfortunately. So this post is just a bit of a plug ... Read on »
Jack Lovelock - Athlete and Doctor by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Jack Lovelock, it remains a legendary name in New Zealand's sporting history. Until recently all I really new of him was that he was famous for winning Gold Medal at the 1 ... Read on »
Jack Lovelock - Athlete and Doctor by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Jack Lovelock, it remains a legendary name in New Zealand's sporting history. Until recently all I really new of him was that he was famous for winning Gold Medal at the 193 ... Read on »
Best leave your ipod at home next time by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running If you rate yourself a good chance of scoring a top result in your local marathon, you best leave your ipod at home it seems. In the US a female runner named Jennifer Goe ... Read on »
Slight hiccup by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Its been a quiet week. I noticed early on in the month a slight twinge in my ankle and after a few weeks this was not improving - in fact was probably worsening slightly ... Read on »
Baby steps - The run walk run build up method by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Well after a year off running this week I've taken my first, 'baby steps', back to hopefully some regular running. The goal at this stage is to get through a ten week run ... Read on »
Arrivial of the Newton Running trainers by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running My new (well not exactly as they are a trial pair which have done about 30 miles, nice price though) Newton trainers arrived during the week. It is early days and we ... Read on »
Dean Karnazes - Ultramarathon man by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running l recently obtained from our public library Dean Karnazes' original book, Ultra marathon Man. This was another fascinating read from the man who has really taken the ... Read on »