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We got some good news (or bad news) around here this past week and that is our tiny little community on the far edge of the city is getting sidewalks! It’s good news for many and people have been fighting hard for it for years but I’m not so pleased. For years I’ve believed and... Continue Reading →
Believe it or not, I had written a training program before I ever started a blog. I started toying with the idea of completing an olympic triathlon when my cousin completed one and really inspired me. He was in fact super fit but also busy and had a medical issue that might have held him... Continue Reading →
I’ve heard about ‘muscle memory’ a lot over the years but what is it? Is is when your body just naturally knows how to do something because you’ve practiced it so much. That I kind of get but is it something else too? I’ve also heard it talked about in terms of getting back into... Continue Reading →
In 2019 I trained for an olympic triathlon and had no intention of heading to a pool for that. After all I live on the beach and there is also a lake. Weirdly though our super popular beach was closed for 10 days due to bacteria while I was training. Even though that didn’t close... Continue Reading →
Almost all of the time running is one of the healthiest things you can do for yourself. We tend not to think of running as a very intense form of exercise if we do it all the time but it really is. Like anything else, even good things we can veer into doing them in... Continue Reading →
If you follow me especially on instagram (@alliy_sweat_sweetly) you might notice that I don’t generally share my pace for my runs or races. I don’t really share it on here either other than just a line in a race recap. When I do talk about pace I generally don’t make much of a comment on... Continue Reading →
In 2023 the Bluenose Marathon weekend is headed back to the way it ‘usually’ operates. Even before COVID the Macdonald Bridge project and a hockey tournament had things changing up from the norm for a few years. It does look like virtual races are here to stay as an option though. Just some of many,... Continue Reading →
I’m starting to feel like it’s almost time for another triathlon in my life. Believe it or not an olympic distance requires a racecation from Halifax as a home base, at least for a night or two. If it’s a half iron I’m after it’s all the way to Quebec at a minimum. For many... Continue Reading →
Short answer is yes you can and sometimes you should but only to a point. For reasons beyond performance and fitness though you might not always want to either. So that’s an answer but it’s a very complicated one. So the bad news is sometimes you really should go out and find a whole new... Continue Reading →
If you’ve been hanging around here for very long you already know that I am mostly a runner and occasional triathlete. So that’s what I’m talking about for me when I talk about training. But for you that could be lifting, cycling, dancing or anything else you do to move your body. When we talk... Continue Reading →
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