For as much as I yammer on about it running isn’t even my favourite way to stay fit. It’s at least 4th after biking, swimming and yoga at least, maybe even after that pole dancing class I took 10 years ago. I haven’t tried every sport so it might even be after those undiscovered loves... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 27
This picture took me three years to take lots of trying for just missed it! Taking a picture of lightning was most definitely on my bucket list! Finally Mother Nature obliged on my birthday two years ago. If it's been a while since you ran your fastest mile, your longest bike ride or your heaviest... Continue Reading →
Bare Minimum Half Marathon Training Plan: Now Available
New training plan alert! All of the training programs I’ve written so far for a half marathon, an olympic and sprint triathlon have been in the same realistic series but ya’ll have been asking me for less so to speak. Previous plans have been geared to build your fitness AND confidence to cross the finish... Continue Reading →
1/2 Update 1: Gearing up, New Asics, Training Plan and Race Season Goals
Alright, I’m doing it 1/2 at Bluenose this year! What? But you said it was too early in the season for a half! You said this year was for olympic triathlons? Yeah well I lied and it is! Plus it’s the 15th anniversary and I have a big surprise to reveal for this Bluenose weekend!... Continue Reading →
Frostbite 5 Miler: Race Recap
Last year I started doing race recaps and last year I did all those fun races I always wanted to try as a goal after triathlon training fell through, well the race did anyway. But The Frostbite Five Miler is actually one I’ve done before and it was lots of fun! It’s actually a really... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 26
I took this picture many years ago on one of my first walks with my brand new camera (at the time). Since then the shutter has closed over 17 000 times but not enough recently. I love the contrast of the still water upstream and the movement below. You have those two options this weekend... Continue Reading →
Content Thief: Equilibreplus Exposed
You know what sucks having your content stolen. And if you're a blogger, especially a wordpress blogger you need to be monitoring this site! It happened to me for the first time late last November and again this past week. This site is totally made up of stolen content and outside video content wordpress bloggers... Continue Reading →
Living in a Fit Healthy Body vs. an Unhealthy One
I decided to put this infographic together to highlight the dichotomy between living in a healthy fit body vs. an unhealthy one. I worry about certain people I love a lot and I've lost some too because of unhealthy choices. When I spend time thinking about this it really does hit me as an either... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 25
When I made the switch to digital I treated it a lot like film but it's not. Then one of my favourite photographers made the point the one thing digital images have that film never will is editing options. This picture was taken on a VERY dark and stormy day about 60 m from the... Continue Reading →
Active Date Ideas for Valentine’s Day
A girl can only have so many fancy mid-winter dinners and long stemmed roses before she get’s sort of bored with it right? Plus after a few years with the same person the shine wears off those fancy planned dates but today is Valentine’s Day and you can’t let it pass totally unacknowledged right? PS... Continue Reading →