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We have friends in the USA but we also have family in Europe. Which means we know that our healthcare system is very much middle of the road worldwide. As Canadians our heart breaks for our American friends who find themselves sick or with sick family. I actually started this post long before the current... Continue Reading →
Usually by this time every year I’m at least 6 weeks into a training program and let’s just say letting other things go. This year due to a flare up of runner’s knee and you know the Covid not so much… So let’s take some time to appreciate and thank our amazing partners now for... Continue Reading →
While life is not totally back to normal it is slowly getting back to normal. Large parts of the economy are getting to re-open and that means lots more people are getting back to work. Parts of our social lives might even be able to resume. This break has been a lot of things many... Continue Reading →
Run streaks are when you run at least a mile everyday potentially forever. They’ve become popular lately and there isn’t anything really, really wrong with them I think you might be doing yourself a disservice by participating. Run streaks have become more popular lately and I get it, especially if like me you post ALL... Continue Reading →
I wrote a little while ago about how lots of the things we call self care aren’t really. We use the term one way generally but it really means things you do to improve your health like taking medications as prescribed, tracking symptoms and following a diet plan that happen outside a medical setting. We’ve... Continue Reading →
I'm getting older, every year in fact, and I think I've felt most of the feelings there are to feel by now. Let's leave the negative ones behind today and just focus on the great ones. Of course there are levels. We can feel a little happy or a lot happy. We can feel a... Continue Reading →
Side hustles love them or hate them they are a thing. There are pretty much just as many reasons to have one as options for what to do. For many these days it’s hard to find that perfect job that gives you all the hours you need, pays enough, fulfills you and provides benefits all... Continue Reading →
What are they, do you need one, do they help and which one is best? Big questions for sure but do they even work is a pretty good one too! I found it a really weird concept that I would eat while I was running when I trained for my first half. It was a... Continue Reading →
Okay it's official there are lot's of disappointed runners, cyclists and triathletes out there, probably for the duration of race season. While I was still a tiny bit on the fence I was probably going to run my first full marathon this year. The trainees were really planning their very first half. Even the elites... Continue Reading →
Before we want anything else for our kids we want them to be happy and healthy even if we aren’t always. Personally, I think that fostering a love or a habit of exercise in your kids is a really big part of that. But that, like so many other things in life is complicated. If... Continue Reading →
Sweat Sweetly 