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I took this picture during my last half this September at Maritime Race Weekend which was just named the best race in Canada! Way to go, you definitely deserve that golden sneaker award! It's a great picture but it just didn't make the cut for that race recap. It's exactly the picture that you would... Continue Reading →
Some of you keeners may have picked up on the fact that I haven't been running lately. Since September My left foot/ankle has been acting weird. I've decided to be the only runner that takes their own advice and actually stay off of it as much as possible. Well except for that one trail race... Continue Reading →
The snow once again came to my little part of Canada again this week. Not as much in the picture, this was last year, but it's here! That means checking the forecast obsessively for reasons other than running. Also the road conditions and plow tracker, how cool is that by the way? Winter like dentist... Continue Reading →
Last post was all about reflecting on the summer that was. This picture was pretty much the high point in my summer fitness wise and it took me almost 2 decades to do it. What made it so cool, nothing really there's this local river I've always wanted to swim in and I biked there... Continue Reading →
CHANGE IS SCARY! Especially if you don't absolutely have to do it or if you're otherwise in a happy place. Let's face it even if everything is only good enough staying where you are right now definitely feels the most comfortable. The change can even be demonstrably and rationally the right choice but that doesn't... Continue Reading →
Runners, athletes and especially endurance athletes hear it all the time. "I could NEVER do that." It seems though as much as you reassure them that they could no one ever believes you. At least once or twice a year I line up and do something that was in fact truly impossible for me just... Continue Reading →
I don't know about all of you but I'm reaching that point in my training cycle where things are getting, well a bit nuts. Where people ask you what you're doing later and you have to say things like "running 16 km and eating all the carbs." Then they look at you in disbelief, shake... Continue Reading →
We made it to 100 ya'll! On some level when you're running you're pretty much going in circles for no reason, using up all of your energy and it's hard for no reason while you're doing it. One answer you'll get is how much it adds to their life. The thing is it has a... Continue Reading →
Outside factors. Two words and so, so much meaning! Whether you're trying to lose weight, break a long standing personal record or just live to the end of the race and finish all that really matters is that you make yourself proud. Period. No one else matters! Sometimes you can feel pressure from outside forces... Continue Reading →
Whether you run, lift, cycle or swim, fast, far or slow someday you won't be able to perform at the level you are now. Sorry to bring it up but you probably already knew that right? It doesn't matter if you are 25 and headed to the olympics or 70 and the fast kid in... Continue Reading →
Sweat Sweetly 