Hello friends. Welcome to another week. I hope you rocked your weekend. I had a lot of fun checking out the Toronto Aquarium, spending some time with my best friends from university and of course, doing the Waterloo 10 KM Classic race which I will have a full review of for Friday. I have received… Read More…
RIVAL frames – A Zeal Optics Review
Growing up as the daughter of a small business owner, I have a soft spot in my heart for the hometown feel when it comes to where I buy things. Whether it is the hole in the wall breakfast spot beside a chain restaurant, a Home Hardware store instead of a big box building supply… 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…
Goals for May 2014
What a weekend! It was one of those weekends full of amazing people, great memories and not enough sleep. The kind of weekend that leaves you exhausted come Monday morning, but with a huge smile on your face. I am so blessed to have a strong community of friends and runners who consistently make my… Read More…
RunWaterloo Endurrace 8 KM Race Recap
Welcome to Friday. Put on your party hats, friends! We made it through the week! I am not going to lie, it has been a bear of a week for me – it has been extremely stressful week at work and I had my first back to back workout with cycling and running and felt… Read More…
DNF and Cornstarch – What I Learned in My First Two Races of 2014
It was a dark, cold night after the Re-frigee-eighter. Our Health + Performance group was standing around our coach to hear what the workout was for the evening. Before we began, he asked who raced that weekend and what their times were. There was a lull in the conversation and I blurted out “I DIDN’T… 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…
2014 Race Schedule
Good morning! We’ve made it to the weekend! It is the time of year when I whip out the calendar and the brochures of my race sponsors and series and start dreaming and scheming for the upcoming year! 2014 is going to be an AMAZING year of races. (Change that to weddings and you… Read More…
Half Marathon: The Endurrun – Stage 1
Ok. So we have looked at what to expect while preparing for a half marathon, but what happens the morning of the race when your alarm goes off and it is GO TIME? I have decided to frame the discussion around a race that I did last weekend, Stage 1 of the Endurrun. Although large… Read More…
