Laces and Lattes

Crossing the Endurance Athlete Off Your Gift List

Hi hi friends. How about a midweek Christmas shopping reminder? I have been pretty great with getting mine done but I have a few finishing touches to pull together. If you are anything like me, the hardest thing in the world is knowing what to GET people on your list. There are a ton of… Read More…

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…

December Coffee Date

Well good morning! We have blazed through the first week of December and it is high time for another edition of Friday Things. I know a lot of you read my blog for running talk but I have had requests for a little bit more lifestyle content so I have decided to do a monthly… 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…

Goals for December 2015

Well happy Monday! It was a fantastic weekend in Toronto. I joined the Running Room for a new-to-me event called the Marquis de Sade. As the name suggests, it wasn’t the easiest of events and quite literally hit up every single major hill in Toronto. It was perfect weather for the event though and I… Read More…

Race Report: RAID THE HAMMER 2015

We are halfway through the week and halfway through November and I am completely at the end of my racing season for 2015. I am beyond excited because I have always had it stopped for me due to injury. This is the first time that I have made a concerted decision to stop, take R&R… 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…

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…

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