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	<title>Donna MacFarlane</title>
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		<title>Happy to help</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was jogging my last lap around Risdon Brooke Dam today, and I caught up to a boy of around 10 or 11 years old who was thumping along the track. 
He seemed pretty friendly.  I asked him if he&#8217;d like a running tip.  He smiled and said, &#8216;no, I&#8217;m right thanks.&#8217; I guess you don&#8217;t know what you don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.donnamacfarlane.com.au/2010/07/17/happy-to-help/</link>
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		<title>Heroes one day&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I feel sorry for the Socceroos- some of whom are arriving home at the moment to greet their families and the media.  It&#8217;s a difficult time!  I wonder if they will stay up all night to watch the remaining games.  That will test their commitment! 
I&#8217;m intrigued how the North Koreans will be treated on their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.donnamacfarlane.com.au/2010/06/25/heroes-one-day/</link>
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		<title>Soccer training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s school holidays at the moment and my two children have been playing soccer with a couple of talented Dads and some other young kids for fun.  On Monday I watched and then ended up waiting in the car when my fingers went numb from the cold.
Today I joined in (and I have a blister to prove it).  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.donnamacfarlane.com.au/2010/06/10/soccer-training/</link>
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		<title>City to Casino fun run</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Running for fun is working well for me.  I knew I was getting fitter when I didn&#8217;t struggle up the stairs at work the other day.  I&#8217;m really pleased with how I ran in the 7km race today.  My time was only 34 seconds slower than the time I ran in 2008 (3 months before [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.donnamacfarlane.com.au/2010/05/16/city-to-casino-fun-run-2/</link>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day gadget</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My husband bought me a present for mother&#8217;s day this year- a watch with a GPS function so I can see my distance and pace.  Now I can find out how far I run in an hour for example or how fast I am running at any given moment.  I ran with it yesterday- fascinating!
Donna
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		<link>http://www.donnamacfarlane.com.au/2010/05/09/mothers-day-gadget/</link>
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		<title>When running is a health hazard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To say it&#8217;s been windy in Hobart lately would be an understatement. 
A couple of days ago I was feeling tired but decided to go for an easy jog in the hope it would revive me.  As I live close to bushland, I drove to an area where I didn&#8217;t think there were as many huge gum trees [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.donnamacfarlane.com.au/2010/04/29/when-running-is-a-health-hazard/</link>
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		<title>Night Ride</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had the choice last night of staying home and watching TV or riding my bike in the dark.
42km later I was glad I made the decision to ride.  It was my first night ride but I had a new light and I was with 8 other people -there is no way I would have gone on my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.donnamacfarlane.com.au/2010/04/23/night-ride/</link>
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		<title>On the road</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I travelled to the East Coast of Tasmania during the Easter holidays with my family.  My parents used to have a shack at St Helens so I spent a lot of time there when I was young.  I was sick in bed for a couple of days which spoiled my running plans, but I did manage [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.donnamacfarlane.com.au/2010/04/12/on-the-road/</link>
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		<title>Ambassador for Physical Activity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m one of 11 new &#8216;Tasmanian Physical Activity Ambassadors.&#8217;  The program was launched in Hobart last week and aims to promote physical activity and healthy lifestyles. 
Despite my athletic achievements, being physically active doesn&#8217;t come naturally for me.  I enjoy it once I get started, but that can be the biggest hurdle.   
In the last week I completed a triathlon (I got [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.donnamacfarlane.com.au/2010/03/27/ambassador-for-physical-activity/</link>
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		<title>Season&#8217;s End</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was so pleased to see the calm river we&#8217;d be swimming in for the triathlon at Beauty Point (just past Beaconsfield), unlike the surf we&#8217;ve been used to in the South.  The start was a bit rough&#8230;I copped someone&#8217;s foot in my jaw and there were arms and legs everywhere at one stage but on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.donnamacfarlane.com.au/2010/03/15/seasons-end/</link>
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