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Almost all of the time running is one of the healthiest things you can do for yourself. We tend not to think of running as a very intense form of exercise if we do it all the time but it really is. Like anything else, even good things we can veer into doing them in... Continue Reading →
If you follow me especially on instagram (@alliy_sweat_sweetly) you might notice that I don’t generally share my pace for my runs or races. I don’t really share it on here either other than just a line in a race recap. When I do talk about pace I generally don’t make much of a comment on... Continue Reading →
In 2023 the Bluenose Marathon weekend is headed back to the way it ‘usually’ operates. Even before COVID the Macdonald Bridge project and a hockey tournament had things changing up from the norm for a few years. It does look like virtual races are here to stay as an option though. Just some of many,... Continue Reading →
I’m starting to feel like it’s almost time for another triathlon in my life. Believe it or not an olympic distance requires a racecation from Halifax as a home base, at least for a night or two. If it’s a half iron I’m after it’s all the way to Quebec at a minimum. For many... Continue Reading →
I’m a big believer in new year’s resolutions. I’ve written about it a lot in the past here, here and here for example. Some of the biggest and best changes I’ve made in my life started as a humble new year’s resolution. This new year’s is different. This is my last new year’s in my... Continue Reading →
Running in the dead of winter could not be more different than in the heat of the summer. Almost everything about it is different from what you wear, your top safety concerns to what you feel like when you’re giving it your all. But this doesn’t just relate to exercising in the great outdoors it... Continue Reading →
Let me say first that I didn’t expect that his summer would mean a total hiatus from the blog, but it’s happened. I did get busy with work this summer but not that busy in terms of hours worked. Save for a couple of dozen nights I was usually home well before dark. I did... Continue Reading →
We're all getting older like every single freaking day! As time passes we change physically we get wrinkly, things tend to spread and the grey hairs come. That part is inevitable and really nothing to be upset about. The other thing that happens as we get older is that we slowly but surely stop doing... Continue Reading →
Even when we say that we’re just hoping to finish strong most runners do have a (potentially super secret) time goal in mind. For some races though it’s all about that one time goal like when you’re looking to Boston Qualify. It is only natural to have a goal in mind after spending literally months... Continue Reading →
Short answer is yes you can and sometimes you should but only to a point. For reasons beyond performance and fitness though you might not always want to either. So that’s an answer but it’s a very complicated one. So the bad news is sometimes you really should go out and find a whole new... Continue Reading →
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