This race has been on my radar for a few years now but I’ve been busy with other things. Honestly I love a good campy experience no matter how it happens. I also love a good costume and a reason to dress up as a grown up. Check and check. Truthfully it’s far from home,... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 108
A picture says a thousand words right? Well not always, sometimes what your missing is the larger context and sometime that doesn't fit into a picture at all. But what you see in a picture really is up to you. We're working in a new community for us this week and for the next little... Continue Reading →
Voting in Canada: It’s NOT Like on TV!
That’s it the writ is dropped and Canadians are headed to the polls. So are the Americans really it just takes them a lot longer. I’ve had this post on the to do list for well over a year now and it turns out this is the perfect time. I have an extensive background in... Continue Reading →
I Worked Damn Hard to be This Average of a Runner
I’m a very average now and I’m damn proud of that. It didn’t happen overnight in fact it took about three years of getting really serious, staying dedicated and lots of determination to be this average for me. But to be fair I’ve been well and truly average for over a year now and I’m... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 107
CHANGE IS SCARY! Especially if you don't absolutely have to do it or if you're otherwise in a happy place. Let's face it even if everything is only good enough staying where you are right now definitely feels the most comfortable. The change can even be demonstrably and rationally the right choice but that doesn't... Continue Reading →
Bare Minimum Half Training Update 10: Race Week and Taper
Usually I do a two week taper which puts me into that classic itchy with a B mode but this plan calls for only a one week taper since it is a bare minimum plan after all. I was down with the taper but walked one of the runs because I had fun walking stuff... Continue Reading →
Training and Guilt: The Kind That Comes From Not Skipping Your Workouts
What are the chances that everyone in your life is a lifter, runner, triathlete or cyclist? Not that high! Even if you get that lucky a lot of this is still going to apply to you, sorry. I can’t be the only one feeling guilty about my training out there from time to time at... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 106
Runners, athletes and especially endurance athletes hear it all the time. "I could NEVER do that." It seems though as much as you reassure them that they could no one ever believes you. At least once or twice a year I line up and do something that was in fact truly impossible for me just... Continue Reading →
Bare Minimum Half Trining Update 10: It’s Finally Peak Week and Dorian
Have you lost track of my training because I have. One would have to say that peak week pretty much didn’t happen but then again it sort of did… Anyway here’s a quick recap of getting here. I was on track until week 8 when I got married. Previous to that I was extending my... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 105
Maybe you're done for the season, good for you and sorry about the FOMO you're currently experiencing BTW. I'm not quite done yet, in fact it's peak week and it's getting hard ya'll. But on race day I'll be stoked I did all this hard training. This week I even picked up my super cute... Continue Reading →