This is a question I have fielded quite a bit since my Ironman this past summer. I have stood on the podium for both an Ironman and a multi-day adventure race so am equally competitive in both sports. The other element that makes this a fair analysis is that I am deeply passionate about both… Read More…
Lake Placid Ironman Race Report
I wanted to get all of this out before I forgot anything. Just a warning though – it is a long race, so this will be a long post. I decided I wanted to try an Ironman last fall and my coach and I chose Lake Placid because the harder the course, the better I… Read More…
Checklist for Ironman Race Week
Ok. Here we go. You guys. I can hardly believe that it is here. I am in Lake Placid dialing in my last minute preparations before my first Ironman – something I have been training double digit hours for every week since December 2016. No matter how this race goes, I am so proud and… Read More…
June Polar Performance Report – 2017
This is the last report before the Ironman. Crossing my fingers I will be doing some good running on race day! Thankfully, my training has gone well, despite a few hiccups and I am going into the taper feeling confident. June Training Distance Covered: 1169 KM Training Hours: 62 Swimming – 32 KM Running – 220… Read More…
Goals for July 2017
Summer is by far my favourite time of the year. Watermelon, sunshine and long hours outside – I love everything about it. I find that in the summer, I spend more time playing than goal chasing, but I do have a few things up my sleeve. Before I look to what I am setting out… Read More…
2017 Race Schedule
I think I very well get the worst friend of the year award. Recently, one of my closest university friends let me know she was engaged and asked me to be a bridesmaid. My response was: “As long as it isn’t on one of my race weekends.” What I really meant was as long as it… Read More…
Polar Performance Report: July 2016
SPORTS TRACKED: Cycling, Running, Swimming, Strength, Mountain biking RUN STATS: 182 KM Run Elevation: 1,864 M Run Hours: 14.5 Rest Days: 5 Longest Run: 21 km on Muskoka half marathon Shortest Run: 2.2 KM TT with Health and Performance Most enjoyable training run: I had a lot of really fun training runs this past month. I think maybe the best one was the… Read More…
GENUINE HEALTH IRONMAN 70.3 TEAM: JUNE TRAINING UPDATE
Well folks. That’s it. The very last training update before the race. It has been an incredible journey with the team that began was sparked on a group cycle and morphed into months of commitment, hardwork and a lot of discovery! We have been so excited to experience this together and have been so fortunate… Read More…
Goals for June 2016
I don’t know about you guys, but I am having an amazing 2016. I have gotten comments about how I am blogging less these days and although I do apologize, I am just in a stage of my life where I need to prioritize my health and budget my time. With my current work and… Read More…
Polar Performance Report – April
I know, I know. We are almost 1/3 through May and I am only now getting around to recapping April. That is a bit what my life is as the moment, but I did want to share some of the big moments in April with you. APRIL TRAINING SPORTS TRACKED: Cycling, Running, Swimming, Strength, RUN STATS: 274.5 KM… Read More…
