In the spirit of efficiency, we are looking at two things today so I am going to try not to be long-winded. I wanted to take a quick look back at my training and racing in December and how I did on my goals before jumping into what I am aiming for in 2017 (coming… Read More…
Running Nova Scotia
Happy Wednesday, everyone! I just got back from travelling to the East coast for the first time to celebrate a friend’s wedding. It was a gorgeous place and the scenery was off the hook. I am finally starting to feel recovered to do more frequent workouts in my off season and I took full advantage… 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…
Crossing the Endurance Athlete Off Your Gift List
Hi hi friends. How about a midweek Christmas shopping reminder? I have been pretty great with getting mine done but I have a few finishing touches to pull together. If you are anything like me, the hardest thing in the world is knowing what to GET people on your list. There are a ton of… Read More…
Momentum Monday: I’m BACK!
Well hello there, friends! It’s a holiday Monday here in Ontario and I am relaxing and enjoying some time with family and some people I consider family today! It was a bit of a non-stop weekend here including a night out to celebrate my some of my best friends birthday’s! We met in university and… Read More…
I’m accidently giving away more for Valentine’s Day than I did for Christmas…
It’s the Friday before the long weekend and it also is the day before Valentine’s Day. I have a wonderful weekend planned involving a 32 KM long run (!!), a birthday party with some of my best friends and an Above and Beyond concert. I’m in a celebrating mood so I thought I would go… Read More…
Christmas List for Runners
What a big week, guys. Things just seem to be unusually heart wrenching around Christmas time. This week, the local blogging community was deeply inspired by the incredibly brave response from Robyn Baldwin upon her diagnosis of MS. You can read her post on it here. Another huge thing that happened this week was my… Read More…
6 Ways to Stay Injury-Free In Marathon Training
Welcome to FRIDAY! I am really excited for this weekend. I am competing at the Lululemon Track & Roll and spending some time with Toronto friends as well as putting in another solid long run, this time WITHOUT chocolate pudding! This week has been my highest mileage week before the marathon and I am HURTING…. Read More…
How to Make a Training Plan (And Stick With It)
Welcome to Monday! It was a weekend jam packed with running for me. I did the Creemore Vertical Challenge 25KM on Saturday morning (recap will be on the blog on Friday). It was a fantastic course and although it was a training run for me, I was excited to finish first female. Sunday, I spent… Read More…
