In this episode we hear from legendary Tassie trail runner, David Bailey. A number of previous guests have referred David to the podcast because he’s such a genuine, all round lovely bloke full of running wisdom. After a motor cycle accident when he was a teenager David was left with a lymphatic condition that caused one leg to be larger than the other. Running helped reduce the swelling in the leg and after 5 or so years, although still a bit of a mystery, the condition receded! You could say running saved his life :) Since this time running has become a way of life for David - most lunch times you can find him escaping the confines of his lawyers office and exploring the foot hills of Mt Kunanyi.
David is one of Tassie’s best trail runners and has a number of personal running goals in his sights. He loves to stay as fit as possible so he can jump into events as they come up, rather than training for one big event.
Apart from running David is also a husband, a lawyer, running coach and an Island boy (he grew up on Flinders Island :) ).
David’s Tips - Ask yourself “why do you want to run?”, then implementing the next steps will be clearer, do some reading about running (to get some foundations), talk to more experienced people, join a running group and become educated in running. Find out what works for you and make sure your goals are realistic so that you’ll enjoy it.