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If you’ve been around here for a while now you’ll know that when I train for a big event, yes the big one of the year, it rains on race day. We’re not talking a gentle drizzle either! Both halfs I’ve run have been during heavy rainfall warnings and that olympic this year during the... Continue Reading →
Sorry about last week folks. Let's just say there was a lemonade/keyboard related incident that took me a few days and possibly my first grey hair to figure out. I haven't found the hair yet but I wouldn't be surprised. I know for a lot of you your biggest race of the season is just... Continue Reading →
Do you ever have one of those moments where you’re like “holy crap I know a lot about this!” Well that happened to me a few weeks ago. My next door neighbor is going through her second trimester hardcore nesting stage and she discovered canning. She was taking me all sorts of questions and get... Continue Reading →
Have you ever wondered why we wear race bibs with numbers on them. Neither did I for a long, long time and some reasons I kinda knew like timing but it’s actually WAY more nuanced than that! I dug into it after that former beauty queen in the USA got some of her ultra results... Continue Reading →
Want to know a fun fact, well maybe not that fun actually. I work or try to work a few posts ahead and I had the race recap for Peggy’s Cove really well started for this one but…I ended up doing the Hubbards one again and it was a really happy accident, like really happy!... Continue Reading →
This is what I do and if you’re at a loss, a first timer or you need to step up your game I think It’s a pretty good place to start. Attached to this post is a pretty free printable checklist with some spots for you to add your own thing. You’ll see that this... Continue Reading →
Most of us aren't natural born runners, swimmers or bodybuilders. Chances are we'll never ever win a race unless everyone else gets the date wrong. But that doesn't really matter does it? Finishing a race you never thought possible and not too long ago wasn't possible for you is a tremendous accomplishment. While we might... Continue Reading →
I keep a bucket list sort of either way I got to check a lot of things off it this summer and once again it got me thinking. While I don’t actually write it down I can tell you what’s on it! What makes a good bucket list, how should you curate it and maybe... Continue Reading →
Alright I know I might be late to the game for summer, but the sales on this stuff are ripe for the picking right now. Our summer while not over has been the most humid on record and it’ll either be the hottest on record or the second hottest and that was before August was... Continue Reading →
