Well, it looks like I skipped talking about my September training which makes total sense because there is very little to report. When we last chatted about it, I was drinking wine. Little has changed since then, except now there is an end in sight. I’ll explain in a moment. What did September/October look like?… Read More…
My Sport Isn’t All I’m Crushing – Intro
I spoke about beginning a new mini-series on the blog in my October goals and I am really pleased to be able to share it with you. Over the next month or so, I am going to be addressing athletes dealing with a significant challenge beyond just competing in their sport. The series is titled… Read More…
How to stay sane when you stop regular training (and the Amazing Grass giveaway winner!)
This weekend, I am doing the Waterloo Classic 5 KM. I really had dug my heels in for this one because I hadn’t planned for it and running too often with too much intensity is a perfect formula for injury. I kept putting off registration until after the 30-hour adventure race this fall because I… Read More…
August 2017 Training: Is Drinking Wine A Sport?
Maybe it’s just me, but I hate the word report. I am making a bit of a change to my Polar Performance Report and just talking some of the biggest things that I have learned in my last month of training instead. My training is something that is always evolving and it is something that I… Read More…
July Polar Performance Report – 2017
And just like that, the biggest race of 2017 is behind me. It has been an AWESOME year of racing and I am content to enter into the next phase of my training but more on that later. Let’s talk training stats. July Training Distance Covered: 1194 KM Training Hours: 63 Swimming – 17.5 KM Running –… Read More…
Checklist for Ironman Race Week
Ok. Here we go. You guys. I can hardly believe that it is here. I am in Lake Placid dialing in my last minute preparations before my first Ironman – something I have been training double digit hours for every week since December 2016. No matter how this race goes, I am so proud and… Read More…
June Polar Performance Report – 2017
This is the last report before the Ironman. Crossing my fingers I will be doing some good running on race day! Thankfully, my training has gone well, despite a few hiccups and I am going into the taper feeling confident. June Training Distance Covered: 1169 KM Training Hours: 62 Swimming – 32 KM Running – 220… Read More…
Four Things You Should Know As A New Road Cyclist
Happy Monday! I am returning from Calgary today from an awesome weekend in the mountains. It was four sun-soaked days of racing, riding bikes and drinking some awesome coffee. I will be writing more about that later but today I wanted to address a post request that I have gotten from a few readers. As… Read More…
May Polar Performance Report
We are getting a little deep into June but I wanted to revisit May’s training. May Training Distance covered: 1132 KM Training hours: 59 SWIMMING: 8 hrs. RUNNING: May was a fantastic month of running. I felt strong and consistent. CYCLING I added some longer cycles into the training in May which will translate into greater… Read More…
ISM Seats – It’s What’s Behind You That Counts
Hey friends! I hope you are having a wonderful week. This past weekendwas a holiday in Canada so I spent it with some of my favourite people doing some of my favourite things. As you may have noticed, cycling has taken the main stage in my training at the moment as I lead up to… Read More…
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