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There is a lot of mythology connected to rainbows. It could be leprechauns or even a pot of gold. For me it's pretty much just reflection and refraction but that doesn't mean they aren't pretty cool to look at! I think it's almost impossible to look at a rainbow and not be just a little... Continue Reading →
There’s something romantic almost about being a runner, well the idea of it at least. When we think about runners we imagine them to be ridiculously fit, motivated, dedicated and energetic people. That can be true for some runners at least some of the time but not always. Lots of people want to start running... Continue Reading →
Lots of opinion pieces have been written with the thesis that giving a medal to everyone is the genesis of a generation of entitled snowflakes. You might think a certain generation is like that but it probably has to do with a whole lot more than the medals they received as children. But… when I... Continue Reading →
That's kind of a weird motivational quote isn't it. Hold on to your pants its going to get a WHOLE lot weirder! That's a picture of my very favorite tree or shrub flower. It's called an ornamental dogwood and I can't have one. But that's not really where we're going here. They are stunning, easy... Continue Reading →
I want to be fearless, always jump in with both feet and tackle anything the world puts in front of me. In other words I would love to be a bad a$$ bitch! I’m not though… Thoughts like “I can’t do that,” and “that’s too hard” have often held me back. Here’s the thing though... Continue Reading →
I’m not a super experienced triathlete but even still I have made some real mistakes and more “triathlon” mistakes. Some I made on purpose, a few because I didn’t have much of a choice and some were just plain old stupid. Personally I have found the culture of triathlon really intimidating and still do. There’s... Continue Reading →
Right now I'm writing about why and how we talk ourselves out of things before we ever even start. So spoiler alert you can look forward to reading all about that in the very near future. But I've been thinking a lot about it. About 5 years ago I stopped doing that when it comes... Continue Reading →
In Canada today is the official kick off to summer whatever that means for you. It’s also the day we celebrate what it means to be Canadian. It might be race season, boat season, beach season or gardening season. It’s the start of the few months of the year where the weather is reliably not... Continue Reading →
There is a trend emerging in the fitness community and that is replacing the idea of exercise with the idea of movement. Really Im not sure how I feel about that. On one hand moving regularly and being aware of how much you move can be eye opining and is a great place to start.... Continue Reading →
We are getting into our truly busy time of year, 12 -14 hour days and all the days it's not raining. Even when we're efficient with our time there are always a couple of other places we should be. Truthfully we need to be busy this time of year just in case we aren't in... Continue Reading →
