Your body uses carbs for energy and protein to rebuild muscle. After a run, you need to refuel with both. For optimal recovery, refuel as soon as possible, ideally within 2 hours. Oyster Po Boy in Washington DC 😋😋😋 The typical recommended ratio is 3:1 or 4:1 carb to protein but based on a recent …
Category: Fueling
Run, Fuel, Repeat
Carbs are our body's preferred source of fuel. They are stored in your body as glucose in your blood or glycogen in your muscles and liver. But your body can only store a certain amount of glucose and glycogen so eventually, you will run out of this fuel if you are running long distances. If …
I ♥ Vancouver
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 …
On getting faster
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, …
ATB30K and Toronto Marathon training plan
I took 2 weeks off work over the holidays. I was able to run, swim, or skate every day during these 2 weeks. It was bliss! Tomorrow is back to work 😩 but it's also the start of my training plan for ATB30K and Toronto Marathon! 😊Mar 30 and May 5 seem so far away …
2018 Races and 2019 Goals
What a year! I did 12 races in 12 months. I did my first marathon, my first 30k, PB'd in a 10k, PB'd both half marathons, and PB'd my 2nd marathon. From top left to bottom right: Shakespeare Runs the Night 30k Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Oasis Zoorun 5k RBC Run for Kids 14k The …
Why I stopped drinking
Here's another way running has changed my life. When grocery stores started selling alcohol last year, my wine consumption significantly increased because it was so convenient to pick up a bottle (or two or three) during my weekly grocery trips. The wine section at my local Loblaws is conveniently and prominently located in the middle …
Race Report: Oasis Zoorun 5k
On Saturday, my whole family did the ZooRun 5k together. It was great to share this race experience with my husband and kids. It was a double run day for me because in the morning, the Ninjas did a sunrise run at 6:30am to celebrate the first day of Autumn. Jim also organized a breakfast …
6 weeks to STWM
We did a 25k run today. I ran to Lisa's house (3k) and then Lisa and I tried to run toward the reservoir but realized we had to head back to MEC for 8:30am before we made it there. We will do it next time! We ran to the Aga Khan Museum and took some …
Bagel talk
What a difference one day makes! We had perfect running weather on Thursday! Benny and I started running together at the beginning. He is a huge foodie and fellow bagel connoisseur. Gillian had told him about my love of bagels so we started runchatting about bagels. We were so engrossed by our #bageltalk we didn't …
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