I don’t have a whole lot of running friends and I’m okay with that, for me the best runs are solo runs. But one of my favorite running friends says Valley Harvest is his favorite and he’s even done the full there three times! So when the perfect opportunity to run the 10k there presented... Continue Reading →
Did I Do the Right Thing Reporting an Athlete?
Part of the reason I wrote a post about race bibs a few weeks ago was in preparation for this post. You can tell from the title of this post what I decided to do but I did have the opportunity to think about it, which I did first. But I ultimately decided to report... Continue Reading →
What the Hell is Noom: Review
You can’t swing a cat video on the internet right now without seeing an ad for noom. Branded as a phycology based app for loosing wight, personalized coaching especially for millennials, It’s supposed to be an easy list of daily tasks rather than a food logger or fitness tracker and it will only take 10... Continue Reading →
How to Run in the Rain
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 →
Why We Wear Race Bibs
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 →
Race Recap: Terry Fox Run, Hubbards again and not Peggy’s Cove NS
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 →
Race Day Preparation Checklist and Rational, Free Printable
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 →
Weekend Motivation 55
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 →
Bucket List: Why You Should Put Things on it You CAN Check Off
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 →
Summer Fitness Finds 2018
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 →