Aw yeah. The best thing about coming through one of the worst weeks ever is that you know it is ONLY uphill from here. This week, I am looking forward to NOT being in two car accidents, stroking some huge work projects off my list and hopefully getting my little car back and finding renters… Read More…
Beet Juice and Endurance Athletes
I visited my naturopath the other week to talk nutrition and training. I have never talked about this on the blog before, but I am an endurance athlete with Graves Disease which is an aggressive form of hyperthyroidism. Basically, while everyone else’s thyroid decides to slow down, mine wants to ramp into high gear which causes… Read More…
Track Drills and Beet Juice
Welcome to the first week of August, friends! It was an awesome weekend for me that was a perfect balance of relaxation and hard work! Friday night was kicked off with a nice hard long run, fuelled by beet juice. I saw my naturopath last weekend and she suggested that in between my hard… Read More…
Dealing with Hunger after a Long Run
It seems to defy all science, but most runners who complete a long distance run or complete an endurance race such as a marathon are not hungry after the run. There was a particularly bad scenario in 2010, when I raced a 30 KM in Toronto. I finished, checked my time and curled into the car… Read More…
Post Run Protein Shakes
So, I don’t want to be dramatic or anything, but I literally went on the BEST run of my training plan this summer on Sunday. It was raining, I got a late start, I had raced the day before, and I was only supposed to run 32 km as I started to taper for the… Read More…
Staying Focused During a Long Run
I remember standing at the starting line of cross country races in high school and thinking: “This is going to hurt.” I was almost always undertrained, underfed and over stressed, but I would launch myself through the course with reckless abandon and would indeed, be hurting by the end when I crawled into the team… Read More…
August Goal Checkin and 5 More!
Happy Monday! I hope you all had a fabulously rested weekend full of sunshine, friends and delicious food! I had a busy, but satisfying weekend. Sunday, I rose early and took advantage of the new sunshine and ran 32 km. I went to church and had lunch with a good friend. Lots of restful and… Read More…
The Long Run along the Interstate #notbeach
Long runs can be epic things. I didn’t get my run on the beach because we are now at the resort. But I did know I needed a long run or Around the Bay will be a bigger death march than it already is shaping up to be. So I went to the front desk… Read More…
