This past weekend I got back on my old heavy mountain bike for the first time since well early June. And it sort of hurt but I loved it. There are certain aspects of training or working out in general that you might not like such as hills, intervals, balance poses and I've heard terrible... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 61
Race season and therefore training season is probably over for you for another year. Sad face yes, but next year isn't that far off. Sometimes training can make us loose sight of why we fell in love with out sport in the first place. Marathon training anyone? So as another race season draws to a... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 60
As runners, lifters or cyclists we're always pushing our boundaries seemingly just for the next race distance, weight class or some other arbitrary reason. People think we're nuts because all those hours spent training, early nights and missed parties do add up. Sure there is no real reason for most people to be able to... Continue Reading →
Race Recap: Terry Fox Run, Hubbards again and not Peggy’s Cove NS
Want to know a fun fact, well maybe not that fun actually. I work or try to work a few posts ahead and I had the race recap for Peggy’s Cove really well started for this one but…I ended up doing the Hubbards one again and it was a really happy accident, like really happy!... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 36
Well we're finally done in Peggy's Cove... for now. So this week's Peggy's Cove picture is probably the last one for a while. I took this still from a video I shot on a day when the waves were absolutely dramatic at the tail end of the storm. It made me think how much the... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 34
It's no secret that I love the ocean and I feel lucky every day to live near it! You would think that at some point it might get old but nothing is further from the truth. Pretty much every single run I go for involves the sea but getting to go on the regular in... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 31
For almost the whole of the past year we've been working in Peggy's Cove, which is admittedly a bit of a tourist trap. We haven't made it as far as the lighthouse although we're there with visitors pretty dang often. At least 10 times I've had my running gear in the car but I've always... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 29
We've had a crazy winter for surf this year, high tides have coincided with surges and storms. It's actually caused a lot of damage. We've been working on a big project in Peggy's Cove all winter were the surf is world famous for it's rugged beauty. This week I had to pull over and take... Continue Reading →