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Weekend Training and Running Resources

Oh hello friends. Thanks for the positive feedback on my non-running related post. For the rest of you, it is back to regular run-talk. This weekend was one full of cross training! Friday night, I kicked off with a strength session at Revkor, going through yoga and strengthening movements. Saturday morning, I got my bike… Read More…

In Defence of Tight IT Bands

This week, I was proudly recapping my successful recovery from my accident to my physio. “And I took an entire month off after the accident and rested and now I am good to go! I feel AMAZING now.” “Excuse me?” He whirled on me with an acupuncture needle in his hand. “What.” “Were we talking… Read More…

Remember to Celebrate

For many of us, our season is over. This past weekend marked my last official race of the season and it left me feeling a little sad. Sad but proud because I had ONE running related goal this year and I crushed it: NO RUNNING RELATED INJURIES. That’s right. I had an entire training year… Read More…

6 Steps to Treating IT Band Syndrome

Happy Friday, folks! Well, race photos are in and they are fabulous… I posted the classiest one on instagram this week. So proud. When you are pacing a friend for a marathon and – in a flash of fiscal awareness – you stuff a wad of free sports gels down your shirt for safe keeping,… Read More…

How to do a 225 KM cycle…and not die

About a month ago, my friend Todd and I were on a long ride from Toronto to Burlington and he mentioned that he had never cycled furthered than 190 KM in a single day and mentioned he had always wanted to do a 200 KM ride. I immediately insisted we needed to make it happen,… Read More…

CanFitPro Giveaway and Cycling Update

Happy Friday! It’s been an unusual week for me as I ditched my car and opted for a bike commute instead. I rode through thunderstorms, ran errands and maneuvered construction sites but I made it through alive and in one piece. I’m not being facetious. I legitimately love mornings. Cycling has been a great way… Read More…

Momentum Monday: A Challenge

Welcome back to another week of awesome, friends! This weekend, I had a friend’s wedding on Friday and spent Saturday and Sunday in Toronto training and attending the PanAM games. Some of you noticed that in some of the training photos, one of the things is not like the others…  Firstly, I wanted to thank you all for… Read More…

Resource Wednesday: Training For A Mountain Race When You Live In A Valley

With Transrockies coming up for me, my planning is going into over drive to make sure all the details are in place. I am meeting a group of friends in Denver and we are heading to the race start in Buena Vista from there. Details are being thrown around like which car size to rent… Read More…

Momentum Monday: Back to Regular Training!

Well, the spring race rush has officially past and I am headed into a bit more of a stable training schedule complete with sleeping properly, eating vegetables and pounding out intervals. I love racing, but often it throws me off, kills my sleep cycles and has me eating more protein bars than full meals due… Read More…

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