The ninjas ran 18km from MEC to Distillery District this morning. Since I'm running the Toronto Women's Half Marathon tomorrow, I subwayed to Rosedale and joined them at Bayview and Rosedale Valley Road. I only ended up running 8.3km which is about what I wanted to do today. My original plan was to get off …
Category: Motivation
16 thoughts
Yesterday was Jim's 4x4 Hill Hell. Here's what I told myself at each hill. Hill 1: Only 3 more of these to go! This is good practise for San Fran How did that biker beat me?! Last one...for now! (3 mores sets to go!) Hill 2 Okay, I can do this, just 3 more Misery …
Race report: Sporting Life 10k
This is the 2nd time I've run this race. The first time was 10 years ago and all I remember was that it was really cold while we were waiting in the corral. It's a net downhill course and I've never been more prepared so I was definitely hoping for a PB. Here's how it …
My inner monologue
The weather has been so weird. It was so hot the day before but yesterday was super cold, I had to wear a long sleeve shirt! It was just Lisa and I so we meandered through the neighborhood to look for cherry blossoms. The very first tree that we saw was the best one. I'm …
8 things I learned as a marathon spectator
On Sunday, a bunch of us went to cheer on the ninjas who ran the Toronto Half Marathon and Marathon. This was my first time being part of a cheer squad and here are some lessons I learned. 1. Have a planned route. Figure out where you need to be based on the estimated pace …
RunNinjas running in the rain be like
Tonight was interval training in the rain. After a ~2km warm-up, we did 11 intervals of slow, medium, hard effort ~500m/interval. According to Strava, I went out way too fast the first couple of intervals (4:52) but I was able to maintain a sub-5:30 pace for the rest of the intervals which is great. One …
Just keep running
A tragic incident happened in North York today and ended just outside my work. A van drove on the sidewalk for about 2km killing 10 people and injuring 15. I was having lunch across the street at Kinka Izakaya just 10 minutes before this happened. My prayers go out to those who have been affected …
Race Report: Indoor Triathlon Relay
I participated in my first indoor triathlon relay today which consisted of a 15-minute lap swim, a 15-minute stationary bike, and a 15-minute track run. I did it with my P&G triathlon relay teammates: Loretta and Charlotte. Since it was our first time doing an indoor triathlon, we had no idea what to expect. We …
Help send kids with cancer to Camp Ooch
In a month, I will be running the Sporting Life 10k. The last time I ran this race was 10 years ago, when my son was only 8 months old and iPhones were just becoming popular. I ran that race in 1:05:50 which I thought was pretty good after having given birth just 8 months …
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 …
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