75% health and fitness, 25% life and 100% me!
Do I really truly think this? YES!!! Have I thought about, tried or ruled out ever possible alternative, No. Am I biased, yes, but I'm alright with that and it's still pretty great! It burns a tremendous number of calories, is a full body workout, fun, provides an adrenaline rush (if you're doing it right),... Continue Reading →
Most of all I learned that I could do it! And If I can you probably can too! It was sort of 10 years in the making and pretty darn close to a life changing experience. I learned A LOT in the process about myself, running, training and how I want to be in the... Continue Reading →
This turned out to be a trail run, did not know that, a trail run in the cold and rain actually. So I have my outdoorsy points for the week nailed down! It was a lot of fun and I ran without music or pacing so it is some good unintentional triathlon training. A bit... Continue Reading →
If you have outdoor space you can grow your own food and lots of it if you want to. I'll let you know how to prioritize what to grow, do it for next to nothing, do it without a car and make it theft proof if you are on the ground floor, well the planters... Continue Reading →
Three sports, a fancy bike, special shoes, wetsuit and a triathlon suit, adds up right? Well it doesn't have too. Maybe it's because I come from mountain biking where we fix most things with zip ties, because I used to get paid to swim or maybe just because I'm cheap but I'm here to tell... Continue Reading →
So you have a black thumb, don't worry there is hope! If you can't grow squat then you don't need advice on pruning, composting or freeing root bound plants. Let's go back, way, way back and get you to the "I might be able to grow more tomatoes per plant next year," by the end... Continue Reading →
Is it possible to say that before I even start I have a crisis? Is it a crisis that as of right now I have no race to compete in? How did this happen and how can I fix it? To be honest right now I don't even really have a real plan but I... Continue Reading →
What would you like to do this summer? What will you do if you don't actually plan it? The answer probably Netflix and Chill, probably with beer. Then the summer will be gone, it will be back to school, then frost and then Thanksgiving and Christmas, Yikes! So let's sit down and make a plan... Continue Reading →
Can any one person be knowledgeable about all aspects of health and fitness even if that is their full time job? I wanted to sit down and get real about the things I truthfully judge without enough information, well most of these fall into that category anyway. I'm going to tell you honestly why I... Continue Reading →
This was my second time officially running in bluenose marathon weekend festivities. I did the 10 k last year, in a lot of pain but got a PR none the less, to be fair I hadn't run many 10k's. One time I sort of ran a bit of the 5k as a bandit in a... Continue Reading →
Sweat Sweetly 