Guess what I’m Canadian and in Canada it get’s freezing F-ing cold. I also run outside at least once every single week, every single month of the year. We’ve certainly seen some dramatic warming trends the last few years but we can reliably count on 4-8 weeks of truly frigid temperatures. How cold? The kind... Continue Reading →
10 + 1 Tips for Overcoming Race Day Anxiety
Anxiety is a bit of a buzzword right now and dealing with it is a big part of many people’s day to day life. Whether you suffer from anxiety day to day or not you might get more than a little anxious on race day. Even if anxiety is something you effectively manage on your... Continue Reading →
Bye, Bye Blisters and Foot Care for Runners
Google ‘marathoner’s feet’, go ahead, I’ll wait. Gross right? Guess what I’m an endurance runner and I don’t have feet like that at all! I have had a few issues over the years, not that many but I did have a big toe nail turn black and fall off once. The key with foot issues... Continue Reading →
Stuff I Don’t Know How to Clean or How It’s Getting Dirty
I’ve made quite a few jokes on here at my lack of cleaning interest and skills and the struggle is real yo! I don’t like it, it’s not something I care about being good and I’m not stupid but some of this is really mysterious. I’m not a total lost cause you guys after all... Continue Reading →
45 Pretty Dang Easy Ways to Save Money at Home
What do you want to save for? What thing do you love to do but there’s never any money leftover for? Having a hard time whittling down debt? Is there anyone out there that wouldn’t want thousands of extra dollars a year to do something better with? I’m pretty frugal/thrifty/cheap by nature but I also... Continue Reading →
Time Change Post: How to Run Safely in the Dark
Here are my top tips for staying safe running in the dark
How to Customize a Training Plan for Your Life
No training plan is written just for you. Here's how to customize one to fit your life!
Make-Up that will Last Through a Workout
Half of you are going to find this absolutely nuts the other half will be like “Yaaaasssss!” All I’m asking is that one side not judge the other. AKA don’t judge me. In my old hood, there was this lovely young lady runner who had the perfect swinging long blond ponytail, matching shorts and bra... Continue Reading →
7 Easy Cheap Ways to Critique and Improve your Running Form
Good running form, have three more complex words ever been uttered? The thing is when you go out to look for tips you get the same four over and over. That’s not what this is. What this is instead is hands on approaches to evaluating your form and steps you can take to make it... Continue Reading →
How to Avoid Giving Up on Running (and 10 Tips)
Now this one is going to be running specific so like the movies any similarity to other sports is entirely unintentional unless you found it helpful. If that’s the case I meant to do it on purpose then. Runners, even those that claim to have loved it often times find themselves lapsed. Maybe they get... Continue Reading →