Laces and Lattes

Wednesday Resources: Reader Question on Stress Fractures and Giving Blood While Training

Ok. How are we at Wednesday? It has felt like a short week because it was Snowmageddon on Monday which had me working from home which meant a lot of catch up on Tuesday at the office. This week has been monumental for me! I did a speed work out on Monday followed by an… Read More…

Goal Setting for February and Goodlife Fitness Giveaway!

Happy Monday everyone! It was an eventful weekend, including a long run, going out with friends, a hot yoga roomie-date with Ange and a birthday party celebration at home for my little sister. Last week’s training was hard mentally. My coach reigned back my running because I am still in full on recovery mode and… Read More…

Life Hacks for Winter Running

I recently gave an impassioned article on Canadian Running about how much I hate winter running. I had written it the day after the worst run of 2015 where the wind froze my fingers, it was dark and blizzardy outside and I was just plain grumpy. The funny thing is, although I love running with… Read More…

Training for a Multi Day Cycling Event

I received a message from someone this week who is planning on cycling the Blue Ridge Parkway and wanted some training suggestions and I thought it would be a perfect time to chat long distance cycling and getting your sweat on. A bit of background: The Blue Ridge Parkway is located in Virginia and is… Read More…

Momentum Monday: Muay Thai Workout for Runners

Well hello friends! Welcome back to another awesome week in 2015. I hope you had a fabulous weekend. I kicked it off with my first ever experience with Cards Against Humanity. And awkwardly won the whole thing so I am trying not to dwell on what that means about me as a person.. Saturday, I… Read More…

Runners Not Running: The Off Season

Here’s a fun fact for you – taking an off-season is vital enough that if you don’t take one every once and a while, you will be forced to. Trust me on this one, I am in the last camp. There are some people who can recover from race seasons faster than others, but something… Read More…

Polar Heart Rate Training

I have made a fundamental shift in my training plan in the last while. Last season, I went a lot by how I felt, but one thing I have found is that I cannot necessarily trust myself when it comes to that. Exhibit A? What I thought was just annoying case of shin splints that ended… Read More…

How to Overcome Plantar Fasciitis

Tis the season for injuries, or so it feels. I give incredible props to all the athletes out there who have come through an entire season of racing and training completely unscathed, in fact, that is the main goal on my list for 2015. Although I have never suffered from it myself, I have had… Read More…

Are lotteries a good way to manage admittance into popular trail races?

In my head, I can run a lot longer and a lot faster than I actually can. I call it “small dog syndrome”. What do I mean? I used to own a little Yorkie named Wilson and he would attack other dogs that were 10 x his size. It didn’t matter. In his head, he… Read More…

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