Everybody has to have a want
Healing through Living
by Alan Carlton
4d ago
 Everybody has to have a want. That’s all I can say I dream of the day. The ducks line up. I just wanna play. My numbers come out. Backflip and shout. Hey, hey, hey. That’s all I can say. A weatherboard house. For me and my spouse. A garage for me and my tools. They are my precious jewels. Smell the BBQ on the deck. Mulberries fall mulberries wreck the freshly mowed green lawn. Roses smile for me at dawn.   Play footy with my mates. We all control our fates. Handpassing, yelling, tackling. All our knees and heads are crackling shepherding and kicking. We’re all together clicking ..read more
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As we stretch and jog and wait for the whistle
Healing through Living
by Alan Carlton
1M ago
 As we stretch and jog and wait for the whistle Blundstone Arena dominates and overpowers us. These grandstands have seen much emotion, passion and highly skilled sport. Last year they watched 1,300 people run the 10 kms. Also 1,700 people ran or walked the 5 kms which begins on the bridge. Last year, in Run The Bridge,  there were over 3,000 unique back stories. My story is I make up the numbers. Today I plan to plod slowly without talent or skill, with a sore leg. My right leg began as a sore foot which spread to my hip and now joined by my knee. I manage the pain by running. My ..read more
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Kill Her With Kindness
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by Alan Carlton
3M ago
  The latest song from Grandfather Alan. Deep down inside of her A hidden grain hibernates. A tiny kernel of love.   Sleeps snoozes and waits.  ..read more
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25 December 2023
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by Alan Carlton
3M ago
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Does it matter whether I enjoy exercise?
Healing through Living
by Alan Carlton
3M ago
  I reprint sections of an article first printed: ABC Health and Wellbeing: 17 Nov 2023. Does it matter whether I enjoy exercise? Exercise is important, whether you like it or not. It gets your blood pumping, strengthens your muscles and releases feel-good hormones. It can lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, bone disease and depression. It can improve your sleep and promote healthy ageing. And it can be fun — right? Well for some, exercise is just a means to an end. For others, they've got to enjoy exercise in order to do it at all. So, what are the benefits of ..read more
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The Point to Pinnacle: And After
Healing through Living
by Alan Carlton
4M ago
   The P2P involves multitudes of volunteers and paid workers such as police.  The volunteers on the drink stations were all well aware and very helpful. Some of them I recognised. Thank you to all of you. With the aid Mr Goggle I check the race results. The results give me a time of 3 hours 44 minutes and a positum of 1000. The last person came in 1004. I have experienced everything. I’ve done it all. I have experienced all types of running. Running has helped me learn about myself. Forty years ago, I ran a 90 minute half marathon in Pietermaritzburg. I have just finished a ..read more
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The Point to Pinnacle: Back to the Run
Healing through Living
by Alan Carlton
4M ago
     I begin to catch up to walkers. The first walker says to me: I’ve had enough. I’m done. The next walker says: I’m over this. I think: You are not over the mountain. My running morphs into walk/run/shuffle/stumble. Buses begin going down the mountain. A policeman says to me: Stay on the left-hand side of the road. After about twenty kays a policeman says: We are going to finish at 11:40. If you are not at the finish then a bus will pick you up and take you down. I decide to keep on moving. I will see where I finish up. If they take me off the road then big deal. Surrounded ..read more
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The Point to Pinnacle: The Finish
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by Alan Carlton
4M ago
  I cross the finish line and say to the lady: I don’t know if my net time is good enough. The lady gives me a medal and says: I am giving you a medal. Well done. Her attitude was fantastic. Big thank you to her. I then walk past stacks of bottled water and look for my gear bag. A few buses wait. A man says they are all full of people; wait for the next bus. I wear a jumper and sit on a rock. I congratulate a few people and we talk about the race. When I ask: If you are doing to next year, they all groan and look at the sky. Nobody says can’t wait for next year. A young guy near me says ..read more
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The Point to Pinnacle: The Mountain
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by Alan Carlton
4M ago
   Today: Us locals all call it The Mountain. We always look at The Mountain behind wisps of cloud to see how much snow is on it. We always look at The Mountain to tell us what weather is coming.  1798: Bass and Flinders circumnavigated the island. They named Derwent River and Table Mountain. 1832: The Mountain was renamed Mt Wellington after the Duke of Wellington. He never saw The Mountain. 1895: Weather station began on the mountain. -1900: Many recreational huts were built by the people of Hobart. Most were destroyed in 1967 by bushfires. 1934-1937: Road to the summit con ..read more
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The Point to Pinnacle: Before
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by Alan Carlton
4M ago
  I ask every runner who passes me. Are you doing the P2P? Every runner knows of the P2P. The answers are either yes, coming up soon or no you must be kidding. It’s too tough. My experience is it is a tough race. Doable but difficult. It is one race where your time is irrelevant. The race is so unique you cannot compare your time to any other 21 km race. Finishing is the only aim. I train as per normal. I train on The Domain. That is hilly. I keep doing that. It’s hilly, close and pleasant. And pretty similar to the actual route. When training I always look at The Mountain. The mount ..read more
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