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I’m writing this post as the COVID-19 pandemic is unfolding so perfect timing right? A little bit of the introduction is specific to that but pretty dang quick we get right back to the topic at heart and that is solo running. Why it’s great, why you should do it and why always running with... Continue Reading →
Wow, I'm pretty sure that if you got a bunch of experts together and asked them if we were all capable of making the changes we have all been asked to before all this they would have said no. Are we capable of those changes, well that remains to be seen. Remember though we're all... Continue Reading →
My heart goes out to the grad students out there that are now out of their labs or in from the field without warning. Had I not been able to get to the lab during my research it would have shut down my progress entirely and every continuing semester cost me about $3000 dollars. I... Continue Reading →
This information was up to date as of March 21st, 2020 in the Canadian context. PS that big May race has now been deferred until the fall. I wanted to do this post then I didn’t, then I did again, so here we are. For runners the prospect of an entire race season being canceled... Continue Reading →
There is no reason to freak out but there is also no reason to dismiss the recommendations of public health agencies because you are young, fit, healthy or this probably won't hurt you even if you do get sick. If you don't have some sort of expertise in virology AND work for public health there's... Continue Reading →
We’re a shifty, shady bunch ya’ll. We are pretty much constantly lying about our runs, running and what it means to be a runner. Sure most of them are pretty harmless and often we’re mostly lying to ourselves. If you live with a runner you might already know about some of these lies already but... Continue Reading →
I’m not sure when it happened, maybe when it was happening to me in 2016 then but it seems running a half has become a common bucket list item. These tips are mostly directed for runners tackling their first half but you might find some gems here if you are a repeat offender too. Even... Continue Reading →
Life is hard and progress is harder. No this isn't going where you think it is so read on we are coming back around. When we work towards something we are focused and motivated by the something at the end rather than all the baby steps it takes to get there. I've been thinking a... Continue Reading →
I’m largely a vegetarian and my main reason for being so is climate change. So I do eat some sustainably harvested local seafood and game when it’s available. I also found that once I gave it up the health benefits were pretty great too. There are lots of great reasons to be vegetarian or even... Continue Reading →
Lots and lots of people use exercise to either lose or control their body weight. You all can click off this isn’t for you. However, if you continue to train for the love of the sport over the long term all that training potentially leads to a lower weight than you’d like then this is... Continue Reading →
Sweat Sweetly 