Laces and Lattes

IRONMAN 70.3 – Mark Cullen

On Monday, I started a new feature where I began introducing the Genuine Health IRONMAN 70.3 team. We are a group of 4 best friends and newbie triathletes, training to tackle the Muskoka Half in July 2016. Today, I wanted to introduce you all to Mark “Every Sport Is Easy” Cullen. MEET MARK A little… Read More…

IRONMAN 70.3 – Todd Shannon

Todd (one of my very best friends) and I were on a late summer long ride last year and we started talking about what we wanted to challenge ourselves with in 2016. Todd mentioned he was thinking of doing a half ironman. I had announced last year that I was planning on doing the Muskoka full,… Read More…

POCAR Race Report

Good morning! It’s been a couple weeks past POCAR so it is time to do a recap before it completely fades from memory. This was my very first winter rogaine race so I literally had no idea what to expect. All I knew was that it was supposed to go down to -15C (5F for… Read More…

January Coffee Date

Morning!!! Today, I am headed off on another adventure and I have a little bit of trepidation for this one, which is unusual for me. I like to think I can be one tough cookie for most things and most extreme events that I do, I just don’t overthink and just do. I learned this… Read More…

Vacation/Race Recap and Giveaway Winner

I’m back! It has been quite the hiatus but I promised I filled it with amazingness. If you were following my Instagram or Strava while I was away, you can see that I did not take a break in my training. It was an unreal 10 days, jam-packed with some incredible training and jaw dropping… Read More…

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…

Protein Pumpkin Squares and Getting Ready to RAID

Yeah baby – it’s FRIDAY! I am so excited for this weekend. The RAID is one of my favourite local adventure races which I am racing on Sunday. I am headed down to Hamilton to visit some of some of my favourite people the day before. So just a weekend of favourites really… You may have… Read More…

Recipe: Peanut Butter Protein Truffles

I have become a mad woman when it comes creating protein based food and I don’t hate it. Especially on weeks like this past one when I stumble across probably the most delicious recipe known to humankind. I was standing in my kitchen trying to figure out what to make for this weekend because I… Read More…

Fuelling with Protein for Endurance Events

Hey there! Fall is in full swing and this is always the busiest time of year for me at work. It is such a good thing that I decided to take an early off season or I would never see anyone ever. This past weekend, I headed to Toronto to pace the incredible Athletarian on… Read More…

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