It's been a couple of weeks since I completed the RRCA run coaching certification and announced it on IG. I have had some time to think about what I want to do with it so here we are! I've now updated this website and I'm excited to get started with my first few athletes who …
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lululemon winter running gear review
Disclaimer: As a lululemon ambassador, I go for regular fit sessions to try on their stuff. I get an ambassador credit to buy stuff for myself and they will also sometimes give things to me for free. All opinions are my own! Now that winter is almost here, it's so important to have the right …
Catching up
I haven't written anything for so long! Wow... I didn't write race recaps for IronGirl, Mama Yu's 5k, Donut Run 5k, Bold & Cold 5k, amongst others, and all the Dopey Challenge races!! Well, so much has happened over the past week with COVID-19 and now we are pretty much in unofficial lock-down mode. So …
Tannenbaum 10k – Free Photos!
This was #theracetoremember. Congrats to everyone who attempted to run through the 70km/hr winds and ice pellets. #isurvivedtannenbaum2019 I took photos until I couldn't feel my fingers anymore. Sorry to the runners who I missed on their way back... I had to abandon my post and thaw out at the Starbucks across the street. Quantity …
Race Recap: Army Run 2019
"It always seems impossible until it's done." - Nelson Mandela I haven't been blogging very much because, bad excuse, I've been busy with life stuff...so I'm gonna plagiarize myself and just add to what I posted on IG for this race. *** When I signed up for the 2019 Army Run Commander's Challenge with Lisa …
2019 Shakespeare Runs the Night – Free photos!
Congrats to everyone who ran 2019 Shakespeare Runs the Night! Such a great race! Here are the photos that I took... sorry if your images are blurry... my camera acted up and decided to stop auto-focusing half way into the race! And then it would only work with the flash on (I hate flash!) so …
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Race Recap: Beaches Jazz Half Marathon
Another half marathon, another PB! We did this race as a progression run starting at 5:40/km and ending at sub-5:15/km pace. I woke up at 5:15am, had my PB&J at 5:30, and headed out the door at 5:45am. Tracey picked us (Lisa, Brandon, me) up at 6am from People's Church. We arrived at the Beaches …
Biking in Niagara
Last weekend, Jeremy and I did a 3-day biking trip in the Niagara area. We left the kids with the inlaws and went with another couple (Eric and Grace) who had done this before and planned the whole trip for us. Day 1 We started out in Niagara-on-the-Lake on Saturday, parked our cars in a …
Half Marathon training plan – Week 1 Day 2
Here we go again! Another training cycle! The Ottawa Army Run will be our fall goal race and we will be doing the Commanders Challenge which is a 5k and then 21k. Jim is putting together a training plan for us and today was the 2nd day (first run day) of the 12-week training cycle. …
Race Report: Multisport Canada Rose City Sprint Triathlon
So. Much. Fun. That pretty much sums up my first triathlon. Background I signed up for a triathlon relay 2 years ago without knowing anything about the sport. I wasn't even a runner yet back then but I was really drawn to the idea of participating in a triathlon and thought a relay was a …
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