Warning: Super long post. Sorry not sorry. The short version My first race of the year is now in the books! I am super happy with my time of 2:47:26 (5:35/km). I didn't think I'd be able to sustain a 5:40/km average given the hilly course but we were able to bank enough time in …
The last time I did a 30k race, I didn't really train for it. I had just run The San Francisco Marathon a month before that and was recovering from a foot injury. I remember going into that race without much of a goal because I wasn't even sure that I was going to be …
My husband and I have been talking about booking an adult trip to NYC for a while. The last time we went to NYC together, our son was just 5 months old so it's been 11 years. So last week, during a stroke of genius combined with a moment of weakness, I decided to make …
A few months ago, I was chatting with my husband's cousin at a family dinner. He owns a gym and lifts so I wanted some strength training advice. I told him that I wanted to get faster at running and asked him what I should do. He answered my question in a delicate, but matter-of-fact, …
I wasn't able to run with the RunNinjas this morning because of a work event. Since I was already downtown, I wanted to run the Martin Goodman Trail by the lake in the afternoon. I was lucky that Lisa, Parm, Dave, and Vincent decided to join me. When the people at the work event asked …
Last year, someone in the San Francisco Marathon FB group asked me if I was running ATB. At the time, I didn't even know what ATB was. Turns out the Around the Bay 30k in Hamilton is the oldest road race in North America. One of its taglines is "Older than Boston". 😁 Since 2019 …
Pretty happy about my training this week. On Sunday, I dragged myself to the pool. It took every ounce of self-discipline to get there because no one else came with me. When I got to the parking lot, it was full. I thought about just driving home. I'm glad I didn't. I swam 60 laps …
Yesterday I was supposed to run 21km. I was tired even before I started because I was up late and, as usual, didn't sleep well. Also (TMI alert) because Aunt Flow was visiting after being late for 10 days. 😬 Even though I had done a 24k long run last Saturday, I didn't know if …
Our RunNinjas custom Ciele GoCaps came this week! I'm so happy with how they turned out! Now we look like a real runcrew! 😄 Next project will be RunNinjas shirts! 😄
During Family Day weekend, friends of ours invited us to stay with them at Carriage Hills Resort just north of Barrie. Jeremy had always wanted to take the kids skiing so, since Horseshoe Valley was nearby, it was the perfect opportunity to finally take them. After the Saturday long run (where I rolled my ankle), …
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