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Polar Performance Report: January 2016

New features EVERYWHERE on this blog! I am rolling out a few new ones as the month progresses, but one thing I wanted to start doing is a Performance Report at the end of the month. I’m a little late to the game because January totally and completely got away on me but without further ado…… Read More…

I Am So Lucky (Why I Distance Run)

Yesterday, I stumbled across an article by the New Yorker and it completely stopped me in my tracks and converged on a number of conversations I have been having recently. All of those little niggling questions about why I do what I do. Why on EARTH I feel compelled to run stage races, adventure races,… 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…

Difference between a road bike and triathlon bike

This weekend, I tried out a new to me class at a local studio lead by a pro triathlete. We did a brick workout consisting of a 90 minute workout on the bike (most participants brought their bikes and put them on trainers provided by the studio) followed by a short run off the bike…. Read More…

Wilderness Traverse Race Report

It’s been 2 weeks since I headed up to Parry Sound for my final 24 hour event of the year and I figure it is high time to do a race report. Wilderness Traverse was held October 3-4 in North Muskoka District Ontario, Canada. As usual, I was racing with the boys of Team Ripkin. Wilderness Traverse is… Read More…

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