On Labour Day, I woke up and decided to go for an 8km run outside because 1) I can, 2) it was on our training plan, and 3) I knew that some of the ninjas were going to be running an 8km in Toronto so I channeled their energy and got myself out of bed, …
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Race report: Shakespeare Runs the Night 30k “Race Weekend”
I signed up for this race on a whim a couple of months ago. I really can't remember what happened but Lisa, Tracey, and I seem to all have different versions of the story. The only thing I remember is Lisa and Tracey saying they would sign up for it and then, all of a …
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I met this guy online…
Well, not that kind of guy! 😄 I'm part of a FB group affiliated with The San Francisco Marathon called The Run Experience. A guy from the group posted that he's coming to Toronto and was looking for recommendations on where to do his 16 mile run. So I invited him to join the Ninjas …
Test driving the Garmin 235
First time using my Garmin 235 yesterday. Took it out for an easy 12k through the cemetery. My pace was slower than I expected (6:27) but I don't know if that was because of the watch or because I was running with Rishi. It seems to take a longer time (vs my phone) for the …
Firsts
I had a lot of firsts today: For the first time, I did a pre-run before the MEC Ninja run. Thankfully, Lisa came to run with me before she went biking. We ended up doing 7.5km together in under 45 minutes - great pace! For the first time, I baked a banana bread to share …
Three lessons from today’s run
Each Saturday morning, I run up and down the house to get ready for my long run because my running stuff is usually all over the house. Some stuff is on the drying rack in the basement, some stuff is in my bedroom or closet, other stuff might be in neither place so I spend …
Spring has sprung…sort of
Last night was shorts and t-shirt weather. The weather was nice and birds were chirping. It finally feels like spring...except a cold front is coming this weekend so there might be freezing rain again. 😮 Lisa and I had an assignment from Jim. We had to track our cadence by counting one leg for 30 …
Running on empty
Today's run was tough. I had an emotionally-draining day at work which was made worse because I didn't have time to drink much water all day and I didn't have time for a pre-run snack. I also had to rush to get to MEC because I had a meeting that didn't end until 5:40pm and …
Progress is oh so sweet
Last year, I did the CN Tower Climb in 22:44. For someone who didn't do much training for it, I was pretty impressed with my time (the average person does it in 20-40 minutes). This gave me motivation and kickstarted my journey back to running. Today, almost exactly a year later, I climbed the CN …
Why don’t I feel hungry after long runs?
I love food. Always have. I used to run so I can eat more. But ever since I started running more, I have noticed that I actually don't have much of an appetite after a long run. This is very strange to me because I love food. Did I mention that already? 😄 I have …
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