It’s been one of those ‘blink and you’ve missed it’ weeks. It may be because I have been busily tackling my list of goals for September already, including getting in my first squash session of the year as well as going to my first Muay Thai lesson ever! It is a busy week that is… Read More…
Baden 7 Miler Race Recap
Happy Friday, friends! Welcome to the weekend! It has been a huge week of change for me as I started a new position at my work place and it has been non-stop madness. On top of that, it has been a high volume/high intensity training week so I am ready to glide into this glorious… Read More…
Part 2: It Band Syndrome – Treatment and Therapy
Well hello friends! What a weekend it has been. I apologize for spamming your instagram feed all weekend with pictures of the race weekend in Toronto but I had so. much. fun! I will post an official recap of the race along with my official race time. For right now, it’s time to dig back… Read More…
Yoga for Runners
Good morning, friends! How was your weekend? I had a fabulous and glowing return to running, renewed my CPR and spent some much needed time with friends! Last week, I had the pleasure to be involved in the first session of a Yoga for Runners workshop held at Urban Wellness Studio. The location is a… Read More…
Breathing Patterns and Running
A couple weeks ago, I was working with my physiotherapist and he was barking orders while I ran on a treadmill. “Keep your left foot 1/2 cm to the left.” “Get rid of that toe strike on your right foot!” “Midfoot on the left.” I was thinking so hard about running properly that I felt… Read More…
A.M vs P.M Training
Well hello there! I hope you had a fabulous weekend and are ready to get back at it this week! I spent the weekend in Toronto at a work conference, visiting some friends and having lunch with these fabulous ladies. Only with these ladies will the lunch time conversation revolve around race schedules, training plans… Read More…
Genuine Health Giveaway – CLOSED
Hello there! It has been a crazy week so far – it is the first week back to the regular grind and normal training schedule and I feel as if I have been playing catch up! Now that I am back to my regular training schedule to prep for racing this year, it is more… Read More…
For The Days You Don’t Want To Run
I thought I would use the rest of the week to tackle some of the common running questions that I get from you. The problem is, they are good questions, which means I have a long answer (per usual) and split them into two posts. Today’s question: Do you ever have days that you just don’t want to… Read More…
Time Management When Training
This past week, I received this tweet: Unfortunately, the answer cannot fit in 140 characters, so this post was born. Simply put, it is hard. I love to be busy, connected and have a problem with the concept that NO is a complete sentence so I am constantly running around when I should be… Read More…
When a Run isn’t Fun
This may come as a shock to you, but I don’t feel like running every time I go on a run. To be honest, the days that I want to bail out are rare and often the laziness occurs after I have started. All it takes is one, niggling thought: I don’t want to do this…. Read More…
