I remember standing at the starting line of cross country races in high school and thinking: “This is going to hurt.” I was almost always undertrained, underfed and over stressed, but I would launch myself through the course with reckless abandon and would indeed, be hurting by the end when I crawled into the team… Read More…
Training While on Vacation
Greetings from Collingwood. Apologies for the lack of communication on Monday – I took the day off to relax in the most exaggerated sense possible on vacation with my family and a few members we have adopted along the way. A few shots so far: It has been fantastic – full of fresh air, lots… Read More…
The Importance of Cross Training for Runners
It is easy to get caught up in your training plan and forget that you can do an activity outside of running. Tempo run on Tuesday, Hills on Wednesday, Long Run on Sunday, and on the list goes. But what happens when you start feeling those niggling pains and muscle tightness? If you are anything… Read More…
Targeting the Thutt
Last week, I had probably the most awkward autocorrect moment of my life. It all started while I was driving to Toronto for a meeting and I was taking the scenic route because of an accident on the 401. So no, I do not drink before 10 am, nor do I like to make… Read More…
The Secret to Perfect Running Form
I mentioned that one of my goals for July was to get a gait analysis done to take a peek at my running gait and make some corrections to keep me injury free and racing towards a PR! What is a Gait Analysis? Source: Spine Surgery London aka not me According to our friend, Wikipedia: … Read More…
Strength Training for Runners
I think one of the most confounding things about obstacle races to me is that they appear to join two opposing things: Strength work and running. I am not saying that they cannot be combined and I am interested to observe it all in September when I do Tough Mudder, but by all appearances, it… Read More…
How to Deal with Achilles Pain
So you have been running a while and you are feeling strong, confident and ready to take on that huge race. In a moment of hazy runners high, you decide to add an extra night of hill training, increased speed work or you move your afternoon workouts to the morning. Suddenly, there is a pain… Read More…
Training For Your First Half-Marathon
So a LOT of you are running a half marathon for the first time this year. Congratulations – you rock. I thought it was only appropriate to discuss the ins and outs of properly preparing for and racing your first 13.1 miles. Step 1: What NOT to do. Exhibit A: Me. When I lived in… Read More…
Runners Cramps: How to Deal
It is something that is bound to happen to any runner at some point in time – The Cramp. This past weekend, I had my first truly awful run of the year. It was Saturday morning with the very talented Angela Simpson and my breathing was off, my gut hurt and my calves hurt. I was in such… Read More…
Running With Friends (How to Avoid a 127 Hours Incident)
Happy Monday, one and all! I had a weekend of running! I have run for the past 8 years or so mainly solo. I have run with local trail teams and varsity through university, but I seemed to thrive on hitting the trail, freeways and sidewalks alone without leaving notes or letting my friends and family know… Read More…
