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It’s that time of year again. Athletes all over the world (or at least in the northern hemisphere) are dusting off training schedules and starting the long grind to prepare for races that might still be months away. Whether it is your first time training or your seventeenth it can seem like a long and... Continue Reading →
You don’t have to make a living or even win races to be considered an athlete. You really don’t even have to enter events to be an athlete! As athletes we must avoid doing things that actually work against our interest. We can look to the pros to learn how they get to the top... Continue Reading →
Okay, let’s start with a confession. I have a bit of a reputation for not liking dogs. For a time I would have said that was mostly true but I don’t think it is now. What I don’t like is running into loose dogs unexpectedly with no context. I’m fine with dogs, the issue I... Continue Reading →
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 →
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