I am finally getting to the list of post requests that I received over the summer. I was asked about my daily routine and how I handle stress as an athlete and juggle training, work and life. So first, let’s start with my daily routine. Right now, I’m in my off season and it is… Read More…
Handling nutritional deficiencies in training
Happy Friday, friends! Before I dive in, remember that 72-hour race I did back in March? Well, we just released the video series on it last week and I thought I would share it with you here! (I promise I was not crying in the final interview, although it honestly sounds that way.) I did… Read More…
March Coffee Date
Ok. Time to have another coffee date. This is appropriate because I had a coffee saturated weekend. Yesterday alone, I visited three different coffee shops because it was the weekend and it is my favourite place to have good conversations with the awesome people in my life. So, let’s have a good conversation, shall we?… Read More…
Secrets to Fuelling for an Ultra-Endurance Event
On Monday, I discussed the race. Now I will get a little more into the nutrition side of what made me successful both in the race and recovering from the race. I took three days off and more or less jumped back into training. I have been more gentle with myself in the past couple… 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…
That Time I Was Hit By A Car
Well, it has certainly been a while, hasn’t it? I’m so sorry, but I do have a good excuse. I was hit by a car. It has been a busy two weeks of insurance, police reports, hospitals and physiotherapy. Add on to that that it just happened to be the busiest time of the year… Read More…
