Laces and Lattes

2013 in Review

Whew. What a year it has been! Last night, I brought in 2014 surrounded by close friends and significantly less disastrously than last year. I was headed out to a New Years party in 2012 and was caught in black ice. Needless to say, this year was delightfully anticlimactic in comparison. As it is the… Read More…

Christmas Recap

We made it through Christmas, folks. I hope that you have emerged from your turkey coma and are looking towards celebrating the new year! This morning, I spent some quality time at the gym before getting started on my day. It had been almost 2 weeks since I was at my home gym and it… Read More…

Holiday Gift Guide for Runners

Hi there! We have reached the end of another week and now it is fast tracking to Christmas! If you have neglected your Christmas shopping up to this point, relax, I totally have you covered. Buying for an athletic type on your list when you have no concept of the sport doesn’t have to be… Read More…

12 Days for Good

Today marks the beginning of a special project that I am undertaking with the House of Friendship in Kitchener-Waterloo called the Twelve Days for Good.  Alongside 11 other “do-gooders” in the KW community, I have committed to putting aside the hustle and bustle of the season and focus on the needs of my neighbours. The… Read More…

December Goals – And I How Did in November

Good morning, everyone! I hope the weekend treated you well. I had a lovely, relaxing weekend with family, friends, church and a lot of stroking things off my to-do list which is GOOD because on Friday night, I went out to eat with a close friend and ended up with a nasty case of food-borne… Read More…

October Goal Check in and 5 More for November!

Hi there! Hope you had a fantastic weekend full of relaxing or in some of your cases, running marathons!! I had a busy weekend taking some weekend extended learning courses, spending time with family and working at NIGHT\SHIFT, a project that I have helped create at my job. As we head into a time change… Read More…

Clever Halloween Costumes for Runners

Although I have never been one to celebrate Halloween that much, being a fitness instructor has forced me out of my comfort zone. Regardless, I have found myself donning wings, halos or masks and leading classes, routines or running clinics to keep moral high (and plus anyone who knows me, knows I love to celebrate… Read More…

Should Kids Be Allowed To Run Ultras?

As an early twenty something, I get a lot of advice from other people who have lived longer than me. Most of the time, it is quite welcome, as I have never done this whole thing before and having people weigh in with their own experiences is enlightening and relatively helpful. However, I find lines… Read More…

September Goal Checkin and Five More!

Hello everyone! I hope you had a wonderful weekend and you are recharged and refreshed for the week. I had a bit of a different weekend. On Saturday, I headed up to Mount St. Louis Moonstone to compete in a Tough Mudder event. I will be doing a recap later, but although it was certainly… Read More…

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