Ok – how seriously awesome are summer weekends? I just got back from Muskoka where I spent the entire weekend training, living outdoors and cheering on some awesome athletes at the Muskoka 70.3. Sadly, summer tends to fly by so I figured it was high time to chat about my last race before I head… Read More…
Mississauga Half Marathon Race Report
It is no secret to anyone who has been following along that I have shifted my racing focus to multi-sport for 2017 and I am really loving the training and lowered impact from increased cycling and swimming. I love the challenge of learning new sports and honing new skills, but sometimes it feels great to… Read More…
Thoughts on my First Swim Meet
Today is a big day for a few reasons. It is my first day back to structured training. I am hopping back into regular workouts from my coach (you can read a bit about why I am with this particular coach here). It is Cyber Monday. This is the day where I try to clear off what… Read More…
2015 Running Year in Review
Wow. I am sure I will say this every year for many years to come, but this has been the biggest year in running for me in terms of performance, experiences and learning. WHAT A YEAR. I raced a lot this year and won’t mention every thing I did because we have lives to live,… Read More…
Training Update
Happy Wednesday! I just wanted to check in with a quick update to say things are finally settling back to normal. My big races are over and I am looking forward to sharing the Wilderness Traverse adventure race recap on Friday! Things are great around here but since my accident, nothing has been normal. My… 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…
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…
Triathlons: Tips from the Nuun Team
Sometimes I find it easy to get stuck in a rut of sorts. I know how to run inside out so there is something so safe and cuddly about filling my weeks with intervals and long slow distance runs that I forget what it’s like to be scared and out of my element. Enter my… Read More…
Learning to Ski at Blue Mountain
Well hello there! I hope everyone has had a fabulous week! I spent the week foam rolling and icing my IT Band (while keeping an eye on the Olympics) in hopes that it is up to snuff for my first race of 2014 this weekend! I may have to drop down to 8 KM from… Read More…
