It's been a really busy week with family gatherings but it's been so great to be able to run every day. I'm now on a 5 day run streak of 5km or more. Trying to get to 2400km has been both a motivation and an excuse to run. Not that I need a reason to …
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Running is a celebration of what your body can do.
2400km in 2018
Last night, I looked at my Strava stats and realized that I have run 2336km so far this year. Since it's so close to 2400km, I decided to make that my goal for the next 8 days. I figured 64km in 8 days is totally doable, especially since I'm not working this week. 😊 So …
2nd Annual Ugly Sweater Run
The weather was perfect for our 2nd annual ugly sweater run today. If anything, it might have been even a tad too warm for these sweaters! First, we ran to Inglewood Dr, aka Kringlewood, the street with all the inflatable Santas. Benson had the best costume. We "ran" into another group of runners so we …
Run Little Monkey
I'm excited and honoured to have been selected as one of three 2019 brand ambassadors for Run Little Monkey, a Canadian women-owned company that produces quality activewear. They sent me a couple of shirts to try out and I just love the soft bamboo-blend fabric. It's so soft. Did I mention it's SOFT?! You gotta …
Lactate threshold heart rate… Say what???
Ever since I met Ravi back in the Spring, he's been trying to get Lisa and I to pay more attention to our heart rate, zones, intervals, blah blah blah... Until now, all this has just gone in one ear and out the other. It's hard to understand it all when I don't care that …
Running is my therapy
I started getting a sore throat yesterday so I took a Nyquil before bed last night. Thankfully, my sore throat is pretty much gone but I was still feeling off the whole day today. When I got to MEC, I was pretty tired. If it wasn't for the Ninjas, I would have just gone home …
The Joys of… SWIMMING?
Lisa and I have been swimming once a week since the end of August. We are swimming at the beautiful Pan Am pool in Scarborough. While we do lengths, my kids and hubby are also there for the free leisure swimming. It's a win-win! Over the past 3 months, I have improved a lot. The …
Who runs 875km for socks?
Jim Willett does. He is my running coach, my dear friend, and the most badass but humble person I have ever met. When he told me he was going to run the Boston Marathon, I asked him if he was going to be like a normal person and fly there. Of course, he said no. …
Four in a row
I've been doing a Nov Fitness Challenge with coworkers this month. The goal is to lose weight by doing cardio, strength training, eating 3 fruits and 4 veggies, and by stretching/relaxation. Here's the chart we are following. I've been pretty good at doing all these things but sadly, I haven't been able to lose weight. …
All I ever needed to know I learned through running
Thanks Lily for giving me the idea to put together a list of life lessons that I've learned from running. Here it is! There are no secrets to success. Just a lot of hard work and discipline. In order to be good at something, you got to put in the time to practise and train …
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