I've been in Vancouver for a work event this week and took the opportunity to catch up with friends and enjoy all that the city has to offer. Day 1: Met up with Praise for lunch and ran with her in Richmond in between mom errands.Had dinner with JP, Louisa, and Kiefer. The sushi in …
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2019 Joggin for the Noggin – Your Free Race Photos!
Today's Joggin for the Noggin 5k race was so much fun! It was awesome to see so many families and kids come out to support SickKids! Here are the links to my photos. Hope you are able to find your photos! Part 1 – Kids Start Part 2 – Kids Race Part 3a – 5k …
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Pain-free again!
Yay! I'm pain-free again! It's been almost 2 weeks since I've been back at it so I'm super happy! We went camping last weekend (Victoria Day long weekend) and I even went trail running by myself. It was so therapeutic to run solo in the woods. I've always loved hiking but now, there's something about …
The week after…
It's been a week since the Toronto Marathon. I was in a lot of pain on Monday. My shin felt like there were little knives inside. 😱 I went to see Dr. Gill and got another round of electroacupuncture. Thankfully, the pain gradually subsided throughout the week. By the time I saw her again on …
Race Recap: Toronto Marathon 2019
Wow...Marathon #3 was tough. I didn't get my "A Goal" (sub-4) but at least I got my "B Goal" (PB). It was only 44 seconds faster than my @towaterfront42k time, but a PB is a PB! 😂 We met up with Sean, Jon, Vanessa, Denuja, Suba, Ravi, and Luis at the start. It was great …
Said no runner ever…
In no particular order...Let's stretchLet's do one more hill!I love port-a-potties!I'm not going to throw this cup on the side of the road like all these other savages on this courseI wish these races would start earlier because I love waking up at 3am to eat my pre-race breakfastI sleep like a baby the night …
2019 Bum Run – Your Free Race Photos!
When I can't race, I volunteer at races. - Raceaddict Anonymous I was supposed to race at the Toronto Triathon Festival Indoor Triathlon today. Unfortunately, due to my shin pain, I had to pull out (my first DNS 😭) so I decided to join @belovedrunner and other @RunNinjas to volunteer at the @bumruntoronto. I love …
Next Sunday is Toronto Marathon…
Last Saturday, we ran our last long run (34km) before tapering. I felt good the whole time, except for needing a potty break at ~10km. We even had brunch with the Ninjas afterward to formally welcome Jim back from Boston and I still felt fine. When I got home, I took a shower and crawled …
Race Report: Shape Women’s Half Marathon
When my husband and I decided to do a couples weekend trip to NYC, I decided to make it into a runcation. Of course I did! So, this is both a race report and a vacation report. 😂FridayWe flew into Newark on a Friday night, checked into our hotel in Newport, had poboys and crab …
Race Report: Spring Run-Off 8k 2019
My 2nd race of the year was also my 2nd race in 2 weeks so my plan was to treat it as part of a LSD run and not to race it. This was the first time I did the Spring Run-Off in High Park. It's apparently the oldest race in Toronto and kicks off …
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