Welcome to Monday, loves. I had a weekend full of fun, running the RunWaterloo 8 KM Endurrace on Saturday night and putting in a beautiful long ride with a friend on Sunday afternoon, capping the evening off with a long run. Official stats for the race can be seen here, but I finished first… Read More…
Part 3: IT Band Syndrome – Fixing and Preventing
Welcome back from a long weekend friends! I hope you had a wonderful time with family and friends! I spent a lot of time running, in fact, I did about 5 different runs because that seems to be the best way to get caught up with friends these days and get all my miles in!… 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…
Injury Series: The IT Band
Happy Monday, friends! I had quite the weekend. I covered 2 back to back 11 milers, went to a concert, participated in a pancake flipping contest and attended a work event for my new job. You know…the standard weekend. I have been getting a lot of questions about injuries lately and goodness knows I’ve had… Read More…
For The Days You Don’t Want To Run
I thought I would use the rest of the week to tackle some of the common running questions that I get from you. The problem is, they are good questions, which means I have a long answer (per usual) and split them into two posts. Today’s question: Do you ever have days that you just don’t want to… Read More…
How to Deal with Achilles Pain
So you have been running a while and you are feeling strong, confident and ready to take on that huge race. In a moment of hazy runners high, you decide to add an extra night of hill training, increased speed work or you move your afternoon workouts to the morning. Suddenly, there is a pain… Read More…
Shin Splints
I received an email with a question on what causes shin splints and how to treat them. Shin splints are pain in the leg below the knee and above the ankle. It often happens late in the training season for athletes due to overtraining and to new runners who are starting out after a period… Read More…
