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…
Goals for November 2015
It is November which means it’s time to attack some goals. I ended up not setting any new goals for October because I was focusing on rest and recovery, but let’s review some of the month highlights, shall we? Did my first 24 hour adventure race and finished 2nd Coed Team Went to Ohio for… Read More…
Wilderness Traverse Race Report
It’s been 2 weeks since I headed up to Parry Sound for my final 24 hour event of the year and I figure it is high time to do a race report. Wilderness Traverse was held October 3-4 in North Muskoka District Ontario, Canada. As usual, I was racing with the boys of Team Ripkin. Wilderness Traverse is… Read More…
Recovery Update and MAKING IT HAPPEN
Well, we are getting back to at least a solid one a week posting schedule, folks. Things have been a little hairy with my work and racing schedule combined with accident rehab, but I am standing on both feet and am making great strides forward. Last weekend, I was racing the Ragnar Adirondacks 200 miler… Read More…
That Time I Was Hit By A Car
Well, it has certainly been a while, hasn’t it? I’m so sorry, but I do have a good excuse. I was hit by a car. It has been a busy two weeks of insurance, police reports, hospitals and physiotherapy. Add on to that that it just happened to be the busiest time of the year… Read More…
Friday Things x 2
Hi hi. We have MADE IT. In almost every way. Through the week, through the winter, through the morning… Thank you all so much for all your love and support this week. You are all incredible and I am so lucky to have gotten to know you all. I’m still thinking pretty linearly, so here… Read More…
Friday Things
This has been a whirlwind of a week. I am working on a huge project at work which has taken a lot of my focus and attention. Considering I had something going on every evening and I am up early to get my training in every morning, it felt a bit like I was burning… Read More…
Planning Your Race Schedule
I think it is safe to say that we all know I am a list maker and planner. If you stir in the fact that I am a social butterfly, you have a recipe for race planning disaster. In fact, I already have all my A races lined up for 2016. Any takers for 2017?… Read More…
