At this point, things could only go wrong. I am getting SO READY to get on my very first half ironman race course and see what I can do! SPORTS TRACKED: Cycling, Running, Swimming, Strength, Mountain biking RUN STATS: 179 KM Run Elevation: 1,176 M Run Hours: 14 Rest Days: 1 Longest Run: 21 km on Leslie Street Spit in Toronto,… Read More…
Getting the Pacing Monkey off my back: Laurier Loop 5 KM Race Report
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post that made a number of you a bit upset. I wrote about a race that was a personal best and I followed up that I was ashamed of my performance. This was not a humble brag – I really was not proud of how I raced… Read More…
Run Review and Changes to Laces and Lattes
YAY! We are in 2015! How did you bring in the New Year? I had a chill evening with some girl friends and appetizers and headed to Hamilton on New Years Day for a waterfall terrain run with some runner friends. Taken from my Instagram. I am looking forward to an amazing year and I… Read More…
The Week Before The Marathon
Well hello friends. Now THIS was a beautiful weekend! The weather was perfect for racing which is exactly what I did! I was at the Albion Hills Conservation area for the 5 Peaks race. I will do a full recap on Friday along with a shoe review of the new New Balance trail shoe! … Read More…
Goal Setting for August
Hi friends! Happy holiday Monday to my Canadian readers! I got in late last night from Michigan – I spent a sun-soaked day running trails and lounging by the lake before heading home in the evening so I am posting this a little later than normal. I did my first adventure race this weekend in… Read More…
Time Trialling
Hey guys! I am making this a quick check in because I am currently on vacation with the family in New York. Taking a couple days to ride some roller coasters, get in some quality training sessions and spend some down time before heading to Michigan this weekend for my first adventure race. The adventure… Read More…
Recovery Popsicles
I am so excited about this week. It had been fairly rainy and temperate here the past week or so, which is fabulous for training, but I am a bit of an outlier in the fact that I love training in the heat. Humidity doesn’t bother me, in fact, I welcome it because I love… Read More…