Oh hey lovelies. Recently I was out for coffee with one of my running mentors and they were talking to me about strength training. “You need to do something about your strength training routine, lady. Your calves are the size of my ankles.” Maybe it was a bit of an exaggeration but a solid point was… Read More…
My Favourite Crossing Training Exercises and a Race Announcement
It’s that frantic moment in the week where we all realize we are half way through. Let’s not capitalize on that. What I do want to talk about is cross training because I don’t think we discuss it enough unless we are injured. I think most people can agree that I was perhaps one of… Read More…
Cross Training During a Marathon Build
Well, that was an awesome weekend. I was going to forego applying to Boston this year due to it being bad timing with work and it not fitting well with my overall strategy with racing next year, but I was coerced by some friends in Boston and I am increasingly delighted that I was. 2015… Read More…
Fixing and Preventing Runner’s Knee
Hello friends. Welcome to another week. I hope you rocked your weekend. I had a lot of fun checking out the Toronto Aquarium, spending some time with my best friends from university and of course, doing the Waterloo 10 KM Classic race which I will have a full review of for Friday. I have received… Read More…
Trail Runner Symposium: Is it Easier to Date a Fellow Runner or a Non-Runner?
Well hello! If you are Canadian, you are in the midst of a long weekend and I hope you are doing as little as possible today! I had a fabulous weekend so far, including a trip to Hamilton to visit some of my best friends and a long run to get me in racing shape… Read More…
Part 2: It Band Syndrome – Treatment and Therapy
Well hello friends! What a weekend it has been. I apologize for spamming your instagram feed all weekend with pictures of the race weekend in Toronto but I had so. much. fun! I will post an official recap of the race along with my official race time. For right now, it’s time to dig back… Read More…
Snowboarding at Blue Mountain
Whew! What a day. This week, I headed up to Blue Mountain Ski and Snowboard Resort, Ontario’s largest mountain village resort on the shore of Georgian Bay and spanning across the Niagara Escarpment. I’ve had a long history at the resort. I have been snowboarding for years at the resort with family and friends… Read More…
CEP Compression Winner and an Off-Season Begins!
This past weekend, I completed my final race of the season. I have never said that sentence with absolute certainty before, but after a year of solid training, racing and physical gains, I know it is time to take a rest before tackling another huge year or racing. 2014 is the biggest athletic year for… 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…
